Lok Sabha Question No. 2020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Activities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2020

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## ACTIVITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 2020. SHRI PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give priority to renovation and restoration of bodies  by  repairing  ponds,  stepwells ,  lakes  and  wells  in  rural  areas  under  Maha Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  targets  to  increase  water  storage  capac country with the help o f MGNREGA; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a)& (b): Yes, Madam. As per Para 4 of Schedule -I of Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Act , 2005 the r enovation of traditional water bodies including desil irrigation tanks and other water bodies, are permitted under MGNREGA and are being c on priority under MGNREGA.
- (c)&( d): Yes,  Madam.  In  the  current  financial  year,  2016 - 17,  atarget of  constructing 8,82,325Farm Ponds under MGNREGA has been kept. State/ UT wise details of the targets constructing Farm Ponds are given in the Annexure.

In addition to above ,following w ater related works are permitted under MGNREGA and bein taken up:

## Category: A: PUBLIC WORKS RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

- (i) Water conservation and water harvesting structures
- (ii) Watershed management works resulting in a compr ehensive treatment of a watershed;
- (iii) Micro and minor irrigation works and creation, renovation and maintenance ofirrigation canals and drains;

## Category B:COMMUNITY ASSETS OR INDIVIDUAL ASSETS:

- (i) Improving productivity of lands by providing suitable infrastructure for irrigation including dug wells, farm ponds and other water harvesting structures;

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part (c)&(b) of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2020 dated 05. 05.2016.

| No.   | State             |   No of Farm Pond |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1     | 2                 |                 3 |
| 1     | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR |               307 |
| 2     | ANDHRAPRADESH     |            250000 |
| 3     | ARUNACHALPRADESH  |              1108 |
| 4     | ASSAM             |             13239 |
| 5     | BIHAR             |             15000 |
| 6     | CHHATTISGARH      |             55000 |
| 9     | GOA               |                25 |
| 10    | GUJARAT           |             27516 |
| 11    | HARYANA           |                61 |
| 12    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |             10361 |
| 13    | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   |              1885 |
| 14    | JHARKHAND         |            128132 |
| 15    | KARNATAKA         |            111340 |
| 16    | KERALA            |              5000 |
| 17    | MADHYAPRADESH     |             50000 |
| 18    | MAHARASHTRA       |              1000 |
| 19    | MANIPUR           |              2724 |
| 20    | MEGHALAYA         |               300 |
| 21    | MIZORAM           |              2131 |
| 22    | NAGALAND          |               603 |
| 23    | ODISHA            |             20340 |
| 24    | PUDUCHERRY        |                 5 |
| 25    | PUNJAB            |              1581 |
| 26    | RAJASTHAN         |             25000 |
| 27    | TAMILNADU         |             17500 |
| 28    | TELANGANA         |             25000 |
| 29    | TRIPURA           |             18700 |
| 30    | UTTAR PRADESH     |              5705 |
| 31    | UTTARAKHAND       |              3814 |
| 32    | WEST BENGAL       |             88948 |
|       | Total             |            882325 |