Lok Sabha Question No. 2791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Check Dams
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT oepaniusNr  oF RURAL DEVELoPMENT

## LOK SABHA [II\STARRED  QUESTION  NO'2791

io  eE, eNswERED  oN 06'08'2015

## CHECKDAMS

## 2791. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT'  be pleased to state:

- (a) the number  of check  dams  constructed  under'the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment ar**,#"i"-" 1rt'lcNnrcsl  in the country including  Andhra
- Pradesh StateA]T-wise; (b) whether the Co'"--"nt  has devised  monitoring  and regulatory  checks  to monitor  the \v'l quJiry or*o.t  constructed under the MGNREGS;  and

## ANSWER

- (c) iiso, the details  thereof?

## MINISTER  OF' STATE  IN TIIE MINISTRY  OF RURAL  DEYELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN  BHAGAT)

(a):  StateruT-wise  details  of number of check dams constructed  under the Mahatma Gandhi  National nurar amiro'fr*i-c"*u"r""  Scheme (MGNREGS)  since  inception  are given in Annexure'

Yes, Madam.  The Govemment  has taken the following  measures to monitor ity of works constructed  under the MGNREGS:(b)&(c): the qual I wor

- The associated  outcomes of each work are being  les6tded before taking  up the worf' and the same is being ."u.*"4 ut"t compleiion of the work-thereby  bringing  in more focus on outcomes.
- ,{J'ii",".rur.  have been asked to deploy State  Quality  Monitors  to inspect the quality of assets created  under the Scheme'
- a il;i.ry  would conduct  training of Technical Resource Persons  from the StatesfuTs on different  technical urp"* "ot typ" of works  which can be taken up tmder the scheme.
- Tofacilitatestatestoengagetechnicalassistants/barefootengineersfor better  technical planning *i -tu!t*itio" of works under MGNREGA'  guidelines have been issued  to allow their esiablishment  cost as a part of material  cost of works instead  of administrative  cost'
- il;;;;il;g Svstems has been inffoduced  in 35000  GPs to empower  GPs and imolementation  agencies *itr' fi"" iutu fiom  the worksites  and allow an online  and aaul-ti*"  updation  of database for complete transparency' a

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred uestion No. 2791 dated 06.08.2015

| No.   | States               | slnce t tion . Nos. Check dams constructed   |
|-------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 48 l9                                        |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0                                            |
| 3     | ASSAM                | 166                                          |
| 4     | BIHAR                | 2293                                         |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH         | 8701                                         |
| 6     | GOA                  | 0                                            |
| 7     | GUJARAT              | 19892                                        |
| 8     | HARYANA              | 696                                          |
| o     | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 3993                                         |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 1032                                         |
| 11    | JHARKHAND            | 53 56                                        |
| t2    | KARNATAKA            | 42527                                        |
| 13    | KERALA               | 3370                                         |
| 14    | MADHYAPRADESH        | 335719                                       |
| l5    | MAHARASHTRA          | 22519                                        |
| 16    | MANIPUR              | 106                                          |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA            | 1383                                         |
| 18    | MIZORAM              | t6                                           |
| t9    | NAGALAND             | 137                                          |
| 20    | ODISHA               | 6796                                         |
| 2t    | PTINJAB              | 47                                           |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN            | 16041                                        |
| 23    | SIKKIM               | 6                                            |
| 24    | TAMILNADU            | 3647                                         |
| 25    | TELANGANA            | 6714                                         |
| 26    | TRIPURA              | I1130                                        |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH        | 13543                                        |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND          | 4935                                         |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL          | 7083                                         |
| 30    | ANDAMAN ANDNICOBAR   | 2                                            |
| 31    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 1                                            |
| 32    | DAMAN&DIU            | 0                                            |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 1                                            |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY           | 0                                            |
|       | Total                | 522691                                       |