Lok Sabha Question No. 2536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Constructions of Tanks under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2536 ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

## CONSTRUCTIONS OF TANKS UNDER MGNREGS

## 2536. Shri Amra Ram:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether tanks are being constructed under  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) and other  schemes  in  Rajasthan  for  drinking  water  for  which  the beneficiary is depositing his share of contribution and the work is being entrusted to the contractors, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said work can be entrusted to the beneficiary, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the construction of the tanks can be entrusted to the beneficiary itself on the lines of construction of house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) to (c): In  so  far  as  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  concerned  for improving productivity of lands of households specified in Paragraph 5 through land development in order to provide suitable infrastructure for irrigation, construction of  dug wells, farm ponds and other water harvesting structures are permissible activities.

The selection of beneficiaries has to be done as per provision made in Para 5 of Schedule I of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA which are as under: -

Para 5. Works creating individual assets shall be prioritized on land or homestead owned by households belonging to the:

- (a) Scheduled Castes
- (b) Scheduled Tribes
- (c) Nomadic tribes
- (d) denotified tribes
- (e) other families below the poverty line
- (f) women-headed households
- (g) physically handicapped headed households
- (h) beneficiaries of land reforms
- (i) the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awass Yojana-Gramin]
- (j)  beneficiaries  under  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (2 of 2007), and

After  exhausting  the  eligible  beneficiaries  under  the  above categories, on lands of the small or marginal farmers as defined in the Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 subject to the condition that such households shall have a job card with at least one member willing to work on the project undertaken on their land or homestead.

In  accordance with these provisions, water bodies known as *tanka* are being constructed in the State of Rajasthan on the land of  eligible  beneficiaries  in  Rajasthan  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS.  These  works  are  taken  up  under  the  work  name  of 'Construction of Farm Pond for Individuals.'

District-wise  details  of  farm  pond  taken  up  in  the  State  of Rajasthan  since  inception  (as  on  11 th December  2025)  is  given  at Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2536 dated 16.12.2025

| District-wise details of farm pond taken up in the State of Rajasthan since inception (as on 11th December 2025)   | District-wise details of farm pond taken up in the State of Rajasthan since inception (as on 11th December 2025)   | District-wise details of farm pond taken up in the State of Rajasthan since inception (as on 11th December 2025)   | District-wise details of farm pond taken up in the State of Rajasthan since inception (as on 11th December 2025)   |
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| S No.                                                                                                              | District                                                                                                           | Completed                                                                                                          | Ongoing                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                  | AJMER                                                                                                              | 892                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                  | ALWAR                                                                                                              | 777                                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                  | BANSWARA                                                                                                           | 1,735                                                                                                              | 433                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                  | BARAN                                                                                                              | 2,481                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                  | BARMER                                                                                                             | 2,11,417                                                                                                           | 75,362                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                  | BHARATPUR                                                                                                          | 214                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                  | BHILWARA                                                                                                           | 8,241                                                                                                              | 132                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                  | BIKANER                                                                                                            | 12,703                                                                                                             | 6,439                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                  | BUNDI                                                                                                              | 993                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                 | CHITTORGARH                                                                                                        | 1,233                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                 | CHURU                                                                                                              | 21,970                                                                                                             | 9,466                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                 | DAUSA                                                                                                              | 780                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                 | DHOLPUR                                                                                                            | 317                                                                                                                | 62                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                 | DUNGARPUR                                                                                                          | 8,367                                                                                                              | 159                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                 | HANUMANGARH                                                                                                        | 2,252                                                                                                              | 359                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                 | JAIPUR                                                                                                             | 1,084                                                                                                              | 19                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                 | JAISALMER                                                                                                          | 9,225                                                                                                              | 1,859                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                 | JALORE                                                                                                             | 4,266                                                                                                              | 1,941                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                 | JHALAWAR                                                                                                           | 2,500                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                 | JHUNJHUNU                                                                                                          | 2,068                                                                                                              | 265                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                 | JODHPUR                                                                                                            | 19,886                                                                                                             | 15,573                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                 | KARAULI                                                                                                            | 635                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                 | KOTA                                                                                                               | 672                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                 | NAGAUR                                                                                                             | 27,183                                                                                                             | 4,832                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                 | PALI                                                                                                               | 3,222                                                                                                              | 278                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                 | PRATAPGARH                                                                                                         | 208                                                                                                                | 55                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                 | RAJSAMAND                                                                                                          | 470                                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                 | SAWAI MADHOPUR                                                                                                     | 9,843                                                                                                              | 975                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                 | SIKAR                                                                                                              | 1,841                                                                                                              | 461                                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                                 | SIROHI                                                                                                             | 636                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                 | SRI GANGANAGAR                                                                                                     | 1,749                                                                                                              | 1,496                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                 | TONK                                                                                                               | 706                                                                                                                | 576                                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                                 | UDAIPUR                                                                                                            | 8,433                                                                                                              | 65                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                              | 3,68,999                                                                                                           | 1,20,883                                                                                                           |

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