Lok Sabha Question No. 2748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## GARIB KALYAN ROJGAR ABHIYAN

† 2748.    SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  identified  the  infrastructure projects which are developed under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan;
- (b) if so, the number of such projects identified in Maharashtra;
- (c)    whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  generated  more  than  5.5  lakhs mandays of work under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in selected States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof,  State-wise particularly in Maharashtra;
- (e) the  number  of  migrated  workers  are  engaged  till  date  under  the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in Indian Railway; and
- (f) whether the Railways has identified a lot of works for execution by the State Government/local authorities under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme which provide direct and indirect benefits to the rural communities and if so, the number of works done under MGNREGA in Maharashtra including Vashim-Yavatmal, Usmanabad, Ramtek and Parbhani districts?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (f):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2748 BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI, SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR, DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE AND SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2021 REGARDING GARIB KALYAN ROZGAR ABHIYAN

(a) to (d)    Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan was announced on 20.06.2020 for  125  days  i.e.,  up  to  22.10.2020.  The  Indian  Railways  identified  143 numbers of ongoing infrastructure projects like doubling of railway line, electrification of line, construction of new line, construction of Bridge/Road over Bridge, Signaling works etc. for expediting the progress  of  these  projects,  under  Garib  Kalyan  Rozgar  Abhiyan  in  six selected States. Details are as under:

| S.No.   | No. of Infrastructure Projects   |   No. of Infrastructure Projects |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar                            |                               36 |
| 2       | Jharkhand                        |                                4 |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh                   |                               28 |
| 4       | Odisha                           |                                6 |
| 5       | Rajasthan                        |                               16 |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh                    |                               53 |
|         |                                  |                              143 |

Indian Railways generated 14,14,604 mandays during the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in above States. Details are as under:

| S.No.   | State          | No. of mandays generated   |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar          | 3,95,527                   |
| 2       | Jharkhand      | 20,572                     |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh | 2,05,415                   |
| 4       | Odisha         | 84,190                     |
| 5       | Rajasthan      | 1,96,521                   |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 5,12,379                   |
|         | Total          | 14,14,604                  |

Maharashtra  State  was  not  included  in  the  Garib  Kalyan  Rozgar Abhiyan.    As  such,  there  was  no  project  identified  in  the  State  of Maharashtra under this Abhiyan. (e) No  separate  data  was  maintained  for  engagement  of  migrated workers during the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan. (f) Yes,  Sir.  Under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme, total 3748 numbers of Railway works have  been  identified  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  out  of  which  924 number of works have been completed and 846 numbers of works are ongoing. The total expenditure till date is ₹ 14.33 crores. In  the  district  of  Washim,  20  number  of  Railway  works  have  been identified, out of which 7 number of works have been completed and 6 number of works are ongoing. The total expenditure till date is ₹ 47.32 lac. In  the  district  of  Yavatmal,  52  number  of  Railway  works  have  been identified, out of which 8 number of works have been completed and 5 number of works are ongoing. The total expenditure till date is ₹ 21.77 lac. In the district of Osmanabad, 200 number of Railway works have been identified, out of which 18 number of works have been completed and 57  number  of  works  are  ongoing.  The  total  expenditure  till  date  is ₹ 101.15 lac. No  Railway  work  has  been  identified  in  the  Parbhani  district  and

Ramtek Tehsil under Nagpur district.

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