Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Amrit Sarovars Target
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Arun Sao, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Singh, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Saikia Dilip, Devendrappa Y

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 419 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## AMRIT SAROVARS TARGET

## 419.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  districts  which  have  achieved  the  target  of  75 Amrit  Sarovars  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  particularly  in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, North Eastern States and Karnataka;
- (b) whether certain States are yet to achieve the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars per district and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to encourage mobilization of citizens and non-Government resources for supplementing the Government's efforts to achieve the target?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):        State/UT-wise  including  Jharkhand,  Chhattisgarh,  Rajasthan, Maharashtra,  Gujarat,  North  Eastern  States  and  Karnataka  detail  of districts which have achieved the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars is given at Annexure-I.

(b):        The  number  of  districts  yet  to  achieve  the  target  of  75  Amrit Sarovars  is  207  out  of  735  districts  covered  under  Mission  Amrit Sarovar. State/UT-wise detail of districts yet to achieve the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars is given at Annexure-II.

(c):       Peoples'  participation  has  been  the  key  to  the  entire  Mission. To encourage mobilization of citizens and non- Government resources for  supplementing  the  Government's  efforts  to  achieve  the  target, explicit  provisions  have  been  made  in  the  guidelines  of  the  Mission Amrit Sarovars as follows:

(1)   Laying  the  foundation  stone  for  the  Amrit  Sarovar  to  be  led  by freedom  fighter  or  her/his  family  member  or  by  the  family  of  martyr (post-independence) or a local Padma awardee, and in case no such citizen is available, by the eldest member  of the local  Gram Panchayat.

(2).  Provision  for  people  to  participate  by  donating  construction material,  benches  and  by  ShramDaan.  During  the  mission  1,139 number ShramDaan events have been reported .

(3).  If  village  community  so  desires,  beautification  works  on  the Sarovar site may mobilize necessary donations through crowd sourcing  and  CSR  contributions.  A  total  1,428  Amrit  Sarovars  have been  constructed with  a  contribution  of  Rs.131.59  crore  by  people's participation including CSR contribution.

(4).   Provision has been made that on the occasion of  Independence Day/ Republic Day, Tricolour to be hoisted at each Amrit Sarovar sites, by  the  freedom  fighter  or  his/her  family  member  or  by  the  family member of martyr or a local Padma Awardee. On Amrit Sarovars sites, National event has been celebrated.

(5).  Possible  users  of  such  water  structure,  including  for  irrigation, fishery or water chestnut cultivation, should be identified and creation of their group encouraged. A total 64,931 users' group are associated with Amrit Sarovars Mission.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 419 dated 05.12.2023.

| State/UT-wise including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, North Eastern States and Karnataka details of districts which have achieved the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars   | State/UT-wise including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, North Eastern States and Karnataka details of districts which have achieved the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars   | State/UT-wise including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, North Eastern States and Karnataka details of districts which have achieved the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars   | State/UT-wise including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, North Eastern States and Karnataka details of districts which have achieved the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars   |
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| SI. No.                                                                                                                                                                                         | State/ UT                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                  | 23                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                                           | 23                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                                    | 26                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                               | GOA                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                                         | 33                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                       | 22                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                                       | 29                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                              | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                  | 46                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                              | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                                         | 12                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                              | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                                         | 11                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                              | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                              | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                                          | 30                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                              | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                              | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                                       | 24                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                              | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                              | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                                                      | 13                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                              | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                              | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                   | 74                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                              | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                              | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                              | THE DADRA NAGAR AND HAVELI, DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                              | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                           | 528                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 419 dated 05.12.2023.

| SI. No.            | State/ UT                                 | Number of districts which have not achieved the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH   | 3                                         |                                                                               |
| 2                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                         | 9                                                                             |
| 3                  |                                           | 10                                                                            |
| 4                  | ASSAM BIHAR                               | 15                                                                            |
| 5                  | 2                                         |                                                                               |
| 6 GOA              | CHHATTISGARH                              | 1                                                                             |
| 7 HARYANA          | 12                                        |                                                                               |
| 8 HIMACHAL PRADESH | 2                                         |                                                                               |
| 9 JHARKHAND        | 2                                         |                                                                               |
| 10                 | KARNATAKA                                 |                                                                               |
| 11                 | KERALA                                    | 2 10                                                                          |
| 12 MADHYA PRADESH  |                                           | 6                                                                             |
| 13 MAHARASHTRA     |                                           | 5                                                                             |
| 14 MANIPUR         | 4                                         |                                                                               |
| 15 MEGHALAYA       |                                           | 7                                                                             |
| 16                 | NAGALAND                                  | 11                                                                            |
| 17                 | PUNJAB                                    | 15                                                                            |
| 18                 | RAJASTHAN                                 | 9                                                                             |
| 19                 | SIKKIM                                    | 6                                                                             |
| 20                 | TAMIL NADU                                | 25                                                                            |
| 21                 | TELANGANA                                 | 26                                                                            |
| 22                 | UTTARAKHAND                               | 1                                                                             |
| 23                 | UTTAR PRADESH                             | 1                                                                             |
| 24                 | WEST BENGAL                               | 20                                                                            |
| 25                 | THE DADRA NAGAR AND HAVELI, DAMAN AND DIU | 2                                                                             |
| 26                 | LADAKH                                    | 1                                                                             |
|                    | TOTAL                                     | 207                                                                           |

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