Lok Sabha Question No. 1366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Development Works under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1366 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## DEVELOPMENT WORKS UNDER MGNREGS

## 1366.   SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Kutcha  and  Pucca  developmental  works  undertaken  under  Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  during  the  last  five years along with the details of the costs and locations thereof;
- (b) the District-wise details in the State of Rajasthan and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  undertaking  the  works  regarding  construction  of  contour bunding  and  pits  related  work  in  the  fields  by  carrying  out  amendments  under  the aforesaid scheme in order to provide relief to the farmers;
- (d) if so, the district-wise details of such works along with the number of beneficiaries in the State of Rajasthan & Maharashtra; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to include the use of machinery also by carrying out amendment in this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) There are 262 works which are permissible under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, of which 182 kinds of works relate to Natural Resources Management (NRM) and out of the 182 NRM works,  85  are  water  related.  164  of  the  total  works  are  related  to  Agriculture  and  Allied Activities  works.  These  works  are  derived  from  Schedule  I  of  the  Act.  In  the  Schedule  I,  the works have been classified under major categories as under;
- I. Category:A : Public works relating to Natural Resource Management
- II. Category:B : (Community assets or Individual assets) for vulnerable  sections (only for households in Paragraph 5)
- III. Category:C  :Common  Infrastructure  (Including  for  NRLM)  Compliant  Self  Help Groups
- IV. Category: D: Rural Infrastructure

In  the  MIS  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA,  provision  has  been  made  to  capture  the  details  of works in 17 categories. The categories are at Annexure.

(b) The  category-wise  category  details  for  the  States  of  Rajasthan  and  Maharashtra  is  at Annexure-I.

(c)  &  (d)      As  per  Schedule  I,  section  4(3),  Para  4(I):  Category  :  A:  Public  works  relating  to Natural Resource Management (ii) Watershed management-works such as contour trenches and contour bunds are permissible activities under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.

These works are permissible for community as well as individual beneficiaries. The number of beneficiaries covered under Contour bund/trench work in the State of Rajasthan and Maharashtra are 6888 and 1640 respectively. The details of individual works related to contour bunding and contour trenches taken up in the States of Rajasthan and Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS are at Annexure-II.

(e)   Para 22 of Schedule-1, Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, lays down that 'As far as practicable, works executed by the programme implementing agencies shall be performed by using manual labour  and  no  labour  displacing  machine  shall  be  used.'  However  there  may  be  activities  in executing  works,  which  cannot  be  carried  out  by  manual  labour,  where  use  of  machine  may become  essential  for  maintaining  the  quality  and  durability  of  work  to  be  completed  under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS.  A  suggested  list  of  machines  which  can  be  used  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, are at Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I

|   1 | Rural Infrastructure                    |
|-----|-----------------------------------------|
|   2 | Bharat Nirman Sewa Kendra               |
|   3 | Coastal Areas                           |
|   4 | Drought Proofing                        |
|   5 | Fisheries                               |
|   6 | Flood Control and Protection            |
|   7 | Food Grain                              |
|   8 | Land Development                        |
|   9 | Micro Irrigation Works                  |
|  10 | Other Works                             |
|  11 | Play Ground                             |
|  12 | Renovation of traditional water bodies  |
|  13 | Rural Connectivity                      |
|  14 | Rural Drinking Water                    |
|  15 | Rural Sanitation                        |
|  16 | Water Conservation and Water Harvesting |
|  17 | Works on Individuals Land (Category IV) |

## Annexure-II

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| CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-RAJASTHAN (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-RAJASTHAN (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-RAJASTHAN (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-RAJASTHAN (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-RAJASTHAN (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-RAJASTHAN (so far)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                  | District                                                                                               | ONGOING                                                                                                | ONGOING                                                                                                | COMPLETED SINCE INCEPTION                                                                              | COMPLETED SINCE INCEPTION                                                                              |
| S No.                                                                                                  | District                                                                                               | NUMBER OF WORKS                                                                                        | EXPENDITURE IN RS.(LAKH)                                                                               | NUMBER OF WORKS                                                                                        | EXPENDITURE IN RS.(LAKH)                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                      | AJMER                                                                                                  | 46                                                                                                     | 6.54                                                                                                   | 189                                                                                                    | 71.38                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                      | ALWAR                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                     | 5.33                                                                                                   | 55                                                                                                     | 31.43                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                      | BANSWARA                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                      | 1.19                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                     | 15.59                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                      | BARAN                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                      | 0.08                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                     | 5.98                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                      | BARMER                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                      | 9.4                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                      | 19.31                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                      | BHARATPUR                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                      | 0.24                                                                                                   | 202                                                                                                    | 53.4                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                      | BHILWARA                                                                                               | 62                                                                                                     | 29.04                                                                                                  | 55                                                                                                     | 38.11                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                      | BIKANER                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                      | 4.42                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                     | 5.44                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                      | BUNDI                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                     | 9.89                                                                                                   | 121                                                                                                    | 61.33                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                     | CHITTORGARH                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                      | 2.08                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                     | 5.62                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                     | CHURU                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                      | 6.18                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                     | DAUSA                                                                                                  | 23                                                                                                     | 8.88                                                                                                   | 38                                                                                                     | 15.6                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                     | DHOLPUR                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 1.18                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                     | DUNGARPUR                                                                                              | 18                                                                                                     | 4.39                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                      | 2.04                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                     | HANUMANGARH                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                      | 0.05                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                      | 2.74                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                     | JAIPUR                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                      | 4.41                                                                                                   | 23                                                                                                     | 6.69                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                     | JAISALMER                                                                                              | 23                                                                                                     | 25.82                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                     | 34.1                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                     | JALORE                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                      | 3.22                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                      | 1.3                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                     | JHALAWAR                                                                                               | 1309                                                                                                   | 861.77                                                                                                 | 3460                                                                                                   | 3763.59                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                     | JHUNJHUNU                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                      | 1.06                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                     | 2.44                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                     | JODHPUR                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                     | 10.28                                                                                                  | 51                                                                                                     | 9.35                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                     | KARAULI                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                      | 2.38                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                     | KOTA                                                                                                   | 182                                                                                                    | 33.98                                                                                                  | 240                                                                                                    | 80.24                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                     | NAGAUR                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                      | 2.62                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                     | 15.95                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                     | PALI                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                      | 5.09                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                     | 10.93                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                     | PRATAPGARH                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                      | 0.05                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                     | RAJSAMAND                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                      | 2.23                                                                                                   | 51                                                                                                     | 13.72                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                     | SAWAI MADHOPUR                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 62                                                                                                     | 50.79                                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                                     | SIKAR                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                      | 1.53                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                      | 7.04                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                     | SIROHI                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                      | 0.24                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                      | 0.27                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                     | SRIGANGANAGAR                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                     | 10.96                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                     | TONK                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                     | 18.34                                                                                                  | 116                                                                                                    | 91.66                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                     | UDAIPUR                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                      | 1.76                                                                                                   | 221                                                                                                    | 114.71                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                  | 1823                                                                                                   | 1056.3                                                                                                 | 5065                                                                                                   | 4549.12                                                                                                |

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| CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-MAHARASTRA (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-MAHARASTRA (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-MAHARASTRA (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-MAHARASTRA (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-MAHARASTRA (so far)   | CONTOUR BUND/TRENCH TAKEN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARY UNDER MAHATMAGANDHI NREGA-MAHARASTRA (so far)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                   | District                                                                                                | ONGOING                                                                                                 | ONGOING                                                                                                 | COMPLETED SINCE INCEPTION                                                                               | COMPLETED SINCE INCEPTION                                                                               |
| S No.                                                                                                   | District                                                                                                | NUMBER OF WORKS                                                                                         | EXPENDITURE IN RS.(LAKH)                                                                                | NUMBER OF WORKS                                                                                         | EXPENDITURE IN RS.(LAKH)                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                       | AHMEDNAGAR                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 36                                                                                                      | 10.82                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                       | AKOLA                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 0.83                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                       | AMRAVATI                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                       | 0.53                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                       | 2.93                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                       | AURANGABAD                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 1.47                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                       | BEED                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 1.9                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                       | BHANDARA                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       | 2.02                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                       | BULDHANA                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                       | CHANDRAPUR                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                      | 21.7                                                                                                    | 131                                                                                                     | 353.54                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                       | GADCHIROLI                                                                                              | 169                                                                                                     | 173.17                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                      | 17.94                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                      | GONDIA                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 0.51                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                      | HINGOLI                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0.77                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                      | JALGAON                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 2.15                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                      | JALNA                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                       | 2.59                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                       | 6.65                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                      | KOLHAPUR                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                      | LATUR                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 9.1                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                      | NAGPUR                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0.59                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                      | NANDED                                                                                                  | 26                                                                                                      | 5.62                                                                                                    | 153                                                                                                     | 33.8                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                      | NANDURBAR                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                       | 13.27                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                      | NASHIK                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                       | 0.27                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                      | 4.56                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                      | PALGHAR                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                       | 13.75                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                      | PUNE                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0.18                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                      | RAIGAD                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                       | 0.54                                                                                                    | 242                                                                                                     | 52.94                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                      | RATNAGIRI                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0.18                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                      | SANGLI                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                      | SATARA                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                       | 0.23                                                                                                    | 378                                                                                                     | 60.11                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                      | SINDHUDURG                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 16                                                                                                      | 1.81                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                      | SOLAPUR                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                       | 0.1                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                       | 1.03                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                      | THANE                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                       | 4.53                                                                                                    | 176                                                                                                     | 23.31                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                      | WARDHA                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                      | 14.29                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                      | WASHIM                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                       | 1.73                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                      | YAVATMAL                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                      | 1.7                                                                                                     | 175                                                                                                     | 32.34                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                   | 239                                                                                                     | 212.71                                                                                                  | 1401                                                                                                    | 662.79                                                                                                  |

## Annexure-III

|   # | Name of work as per para 4.(1) of Schedule-1, MGNREGA                        | Name of Activity                                                                                                                                   | Name of Machine(s) that can be used                                                                                                                                                                              |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   1 | I. Category A: Public Works Related toNRM                                    | i) Compaction of earthen embankment in 15 to 23 cm layers, at optimum moisture content                                                             | i) Plate Rammers / Vibrating plate compactors / vibro tampers ii) Static smooth wheeled roller of 8 - 20 ton weight/ Power roller / Sheep foot roller / Pneumatic tyred roller / Vibratory roller / Grid roller. |
|   2 | II. Category B: (i) Improving productivity of lands, dug wells               | i) The excavation/ deepening of dug well                                                                                                           | i)Pump set for dewatering, ii)Tractor mounted Compressor hammer for rocky strata, iii) Lifting device/ Chain pulley (motorised)                                                                                  |
|   3 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | i) Compaction of earthen embankment in 15 to 23 cm layers, at optimum moisture content                                                             | i) Static smooth wheeled roller of 8 - 20 ton weight/ Power roller / Sheep foot roller / Pneumatic tyred roller / Vibratory roller / Grid roller. ii)Trailer mounted water browser                               |
|   3 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | ii)Compaction of morum/ gravel in 15 to 20 cm layers at optimum moisture content                                                                   | i) Static smooth wheeled roller of 8 - 20 ton weight/ Power roller / Sheep foot roller / Pneumatic tyred roller / Vibratory roller / Grid roller. ii)Trailer mounted water browser                               |
|   3 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | iii) Mixing of cement concrete.                                                                                                                    | i) Mechanical Mixer                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   3 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | iv)Compaction of cement concrete                                                                                                                   | i) Mechanical Vibrator                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|   3 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | v) Cutting of joint in Cement Concrete                                                                                                             | i) Concrete joint cutter                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|   4 | IV. Category D: (v) Construction of building                                 | i) RCC Footing, Column, Beam and Roof                                                                                                              | i) Mechanical mixer and Mechanical vibrator                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   5 | IV. Category D: (vii) Production of building materials                       | i)For compressing Compressed Stabilised Earthen Blocks (CSEB)                                                                                      | i) Machine for making CSEB.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   5 |                                                                              | ii) For production of fly ash bricks/ blocks                                                                                                       | ii) Pan mixer &Brick/ block making machine (Vibratory table/ Hydraulic press)                                                                                                                                    |
|   6 | I. Category A: (v) Afforestation, tree plantation in common and forest lands | i) Digging pits for plantation, which cannot be done manually in Usar areas, where there is Kankar pan and soil is alkaline with pH more than 8.5. | i) Mechanical Auger                                                                                                                                                                                              |

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