Lok Sabha Question No. 2832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Reconstruction of Ganga Ghats
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2832

ANSWERED ON 05.08 .2021

## RECONSTRUCTION OF GA NGA GHATS

2832. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the funds allocated for the reconstruction/improvement of Ganga ghats in and in the other States of the country during each of the last three years and the curre present status of the ghats reconstruction, State/ UT - wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

- (a) The  State - wise  and  year - wise  funds  released/disbursed  by  National  Mission  for  Clean Ganga (NMCG),  for  the  ghats  &  crematoria  projects  under  Namami  Gange  Programme  during  the  last financial years and current financial year (up - to 30 June 2021) are as under: -

| Financial Year   | Uttarakhand       | Uttar Pradesh     | Bihar             | Jharkhand         | West Bengal       | Total             |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                  | (Rupees in crore) | (Rupees in crore) | (Rupees in crore) | (Rupees in crore) | (Rupees in crore) | (Rupees in crore) |
| 2018- 19         | 41.82             | 266.74            | 18.52             | 6.36              | 4.82              | 338.26            |
| 2019- 20         | 3.21              | 48.15             | 22.07             | 2.28              | 1.15              | 76.86             |
| 2020- 21         | 9.45              | 4.18              | 11.82             | 3.23              | 3.79              | 32.47             |
| 2021- 22         | 6.71              | 1.18              | 1.64              | -                 | 0.94              | 10.47             |
| Total            | 61.19             | 320.25            | 54.05             | 11.87             | 10.70             | 458.06            |

The details of Present Status of Ghats and crematoria as given below:

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| Sl. No.   | State         |   Total No. of Ghats and Crematoria Sanctioned |   Total No. Ghats and Crematoria Completed |   of Total No. Ghats and Crematoria Under Progress |   of Total No. Ghats and Crematoria Under tendering |
|-----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Uttarakhand   |                                             45 |                                         43 |                                                  2 |                                                   0 |
| 2         | Uttar Pradesh |                                            103 |                                         99 |                                                  0 |                                                   4 |
| 3         | Bihar         |                                             31 |                                         14 |                                                 15 |                                                   2 |
| 4         | Jharkhand     |                                             16 |                                         15 |                                                  1 |                                                   0 |
| 5         | West Bengal   |                                             36 |                                         33 |                                                  3 |                                                   0 |
| Total     | Total         |                                            231 |                                        204 |                                                 21 |                                                   6 |