Lok Sabha Question No. 661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Construction of Amrit Sarovar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dimple Yadav, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 661 ANSWERED ON 06/02/2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF AMRIT SAROVAR

## 661.  SHRIMATI DIMPLE YADAV:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched Mission Amrit Sarovar in all rural districts of the Country;
- (b) the objectives and features of the Mission Amrit Sarovar Scheme;
- (c) the details of sites identified and   the total number of Amrit Sarovars constructed and developed till date in starting phase, State and districtwise;
- (d) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised so far, State and district-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has set any target under the Mission, if so, the details of targets achieved so far;
- (f) the other steps being taken by the Government for effective implementation of Mission Amrit Sarovar;
- (g) the details of the rural districts identified or listed for construction/development of Amrit Sarovars for next phase, phase-wise; and
- (h) the list of the rural districts and their locations in each district with allocation of funds?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    Yes, Sir.
- (b):    The Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on 24th April 2022, with an  objective  to  conserve  water  for  the  future.  The  Mission  aimed  at developing  /  rejuvenating  75  Amrit  Sarovar  (Pond)  in  each  district  of the Country, totaling about 50,000 Amrit Sarovars in the country. Amrit Sarovar has been a visible manifestation of the actions during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The salient features of the Mission Amrit Sarovar are given at Annexure-I.
- (c):     States/UTs-wise details of number of sites identified, number of works commenced out of total identified sites and  number of works completed  out  of  the  commenced  works  under  the  Mission  Amrit Sarovar are given at Annexure-II.

District-wise  details  of  number  of  sites  identified,  number  of works commenced out of total identified sites and  number of works completed  out  of  the  commenced  works  under  the  Mission  Amrit Sarovar are available on https://amritsarovar.gov.in/Masterreport

- (d):    No separate allocation of funds was done.
- (e):      The  Initial   target  of  the  Mission  Amrit  Sarovar  for  all  States/ UTs was 50,000 (at least 75 Amrit Sarovar in every rural district of the country). The target of 50,000 Amrit Sarovar was achieved on the 10th May 2023.
- (f): Monitoring  application  for  better  implementation  has  been provided. Comprehensive guidelines for the construction, maintenance and use of the Amrit Sarovar were issued by the Ministry. Further, a monitoring application has been developed for comprehensive monitoring of the Mission. In addition to this, regular review meetings at the Centre and State levels as well as  field visits have been carried out for the effective implementation of the Mission.
- (g):    The target of 50,000 Amrit Sarovar has already been achieved on the 10th May 2023. The Mission has been completed.
- (h): District-wise details of Amrit Sarovar may be seen at https://amritsarovar.gov.in/Masterreport. There is no separate allocation of funds for the Mission.

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Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred

Question No.661 dated 06.02.2024.

- i. Mission  Amrit  Sarovar  is  based  on  'Whole  of  Government' approach  with  the  participation  from the Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of  Panchayati  Raj,  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate Change and technical organizations.
- ii. Under the Mission every district of the country will construct or rejuvenate at least 75 Amrit Sarovars.
- iii. Every Amrit Sarovar will have a pondage area of at least 1 acre with a water holding capacity of about 10,000 cubic metre.
- iv. Every  Amrit  Sarovar  will  be  surrounded  by  trees  like  Neem, Peepal and Banyan etc.
5. Every Amrit Sarovar will be a source of generation of livelihoods by using the water for different purposes like irrigation, fisheries, duckery, cultivation of water chestnut, water tourism and other activities. The Amrit Sarovar will also act as a social gathering
- v. point in that locality.
7. Mission  Amrit  Sarovar  is  a  visible  manifestation  of  the  action
- vi. during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- vii. Every  Amrit  Sarovar  site  is  a  place  for  flag  hoisting  on  every Independence Day. In Mission Amrit Sarovar, freedom fighters or their family members, martyrs' family members, Padma awardees are associated.
- viii. The Mission Amrit Sarovar works through the States and Districts with  convergence  from  various  schemes  such  as  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS),  15th Finance Commission  Grants, Pradhan Mantri  Krishi  SichayiYojna  sub  schemes  such  as  Watershed Development  Component,  HarKhetkoPani,  besides  States'  own scheme.  Public  contribution  like  crowd  funding  and  Corporate Social Responsibility is also allowed for the work.
- ix. The  Mission  Amrit  Sarovar  focuses  on  water  conservation, people's  participation  and  proper  utilization  of  soil  excavated from the water bodies to boost infrastructural projects.
- x. Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and other public agencies engaged for infrastructure project development are also engaged in the Mission for the purpose of
13. use of soil/silt excavated out of the Amrit Sarovar.

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## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 661 dated 06.02.2024.

| States/UTs-wise details of number of sites identified, number of works commenced out of total identified sites and number of works completed out of the commenced   | States/UTs-wise details of number of sites identified, number of works commenced out of total identified sites and number of works completed out of the commenced   | States/UTs-wise details of number of sites identified, number of works commenced out of total identified sites and number of works completed out of the commenced   | States/UTs-wise details of number of sites identified, number of works commenced out of total identified sites and number of works completed out of the commenced   | States/UTs-wise details of number of sites identified, number of works commenced out of total identified sites and number of works completed out of the commenced   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                             | State                                                                                                                                                               | Number of sites identified                                                                                                                                          | Number of works commenced out of total identified sites                                                                                                             | Number of works completed out of the commenced works                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                   | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                                   | 395                                                                                                                                                                 | 257                                                                                                                                                                 | 247                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                      | 5100                                                                                                                                                                | 3911                                                                                                                                                                | 2196                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                   | 2856                                                                                                                                                                | 2245                                                                                                                                                                | 2044                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                                                                               | 3424                                                                                                                                                                | 3058                                                                                                                                                                | 2890                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                                                                               | 4418                                                                                                                                                                | 3306                                                                                                                                                                | 2717                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                        | 3880                                                                                                                                                                | 3231                                                                                                                                                                | 2916                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                                                                 | 166                                                                                                                                                                 | 166                                                                                                                                                                 | 165                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                             | 2650                                                                                                                                                                | 2649                                                                                                                                                                | 2649                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                             | 7746                                                                                                                                                                | 3373                                                                                                                                                                | 1764                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    | 2685                                                                                                                                                                | 2024                                                                                                                                                                | 1787                                                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                  | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                                                   | 4519                                                                                                                                                                | 2825                                                                                                                                                                | 2653                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                           | 4160                                                                                                                                                                | 2608                                                                                                                                                                | 2088                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                           | 5264                                                                                                                                                                | 4670                                                                                                                                                                | 3786                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                                              | 936                                                                                                                                                                 | 936                                                                                                                                                                 | 856                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                  | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                              | 210                                                                                                                                                                 | 155                                                                                                                                                                 | 152                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                      | 6667                                                                                                                                                                | 5991                                                                                                                                                                | 5537                                                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                         | 3397                                                                                                                                                                | 3195                                                                                                                                                                | 3013                                                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                                                                             | 1607                                                                                                                                                                | 1257                                                                                                                                                                | 1224                                                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                           | 1299                                                                                                                                                                | 773                                                                                                                                                                 | 687                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                             | 1362                                                                                                                                                                | 1047                                                                                                                                                                | 1019                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                            | 356                                                                                                                                                                 | 289                                                                                                                                                                 | 267                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                                              | 4656                                                                                                                                                                | 3271                                                                                                                                                                | 2385                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                          | 171                                                                                                                                                                 | 157                                                                                                                                                                 | 152                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                                                                              | 2373                                                                                                                                                                | 1745                                                                                                                                                                | 1422                                                                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                           | 3980                                                                                                                                                                | 3458                                                                                                                                                                | 3085                                                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                              | 203                                                                                                                                                                 | 199                                                                                                                                                                 | 199                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                          | 3518                                                                                                                                                                | 2740                                                                                                                                                                | 2349                                                                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                                                                           | 3942                                                                                                                                                                | 2827                                                                                                                                                                | 1888                                                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra Nagar And Haveli, Daman And Diu                                                                                                                               | 193                                                                                                                                                                 | 117                                                                                                                                                                 | 117                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                                                                             | 953                                                                                                                                                                 | 953                                                                                                                                                                 | 948                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                         | 1983                                                                                                                                                                | 1383                                                                                                                                                                | 1302                                                                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 24461                                                                                                                                                               | 20572                                                                                                                                                               | 15510                                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                         | 257                                                                                                                                                                 | 33                                                                                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                                                                                  |