Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Changes in MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, NAGARAJAN P., SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, MANOJ RAJORIA, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF NNDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTTION NO.623 T0 BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## CHANGES IN MGNREGS

623.

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

DR: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN;

SHRI J.C DIVAKAR REDDY:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

ADV: M: UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJA YSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

DR: C GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR: HEENA VIJA YKUMAR GAVIT:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

DR: MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI K PARASURAMAN:

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

- whether the Government proposes to make certain changes in the existing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- the number of watershed management programmes running and yet to be operationalised in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- if the details thereof including the changes in respect of drought affected areas and the districts identified therefor  along with the additional financial  implications under   the scheme; SO,
- whether the Government proposes to start the work to identify, demarcate and making a record of all the water bodies in the villages and if S0, the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

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

- (a): No Madam. Several changes have already been affected in the programme design in July 2014 to improve the quality of the assets and focus on agriculture and irrigation bring
- households completing one hundred days of work in areas where drought or & natural calamity hes been notified by the State Governmeni: The exact financial implication and account of this higher entitlerent in the areas affected natural disasters depends on actual demand.
- spillover works) taken Up under MGNREGA till 17h July, 2015 are given in Annexure
- (d): The work of identification and demarcating the water bodies does not lie within the purview of this Ministry.

Annexure referred to im reply to part (c) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No: 623 dated 23.07.2015

In Nos)

| Watershed managemeat works takenup (New-Spillover works) under MGNREGA (Financial Year 2015-16 till 17/07/2015)   | Watershed managemeat works takenup (New-Spillover works) under MGNREGA (Financial Year 2015-16 till 17/07/2015)   | Watershed managemeat works takenup (New-Spillover works) under MGNREGA (Financial Year 2015-16 till 17/07/2015)   | Watershed managemeat works takenup (New-Spillover works) under MGNREGA (Financial Year 2015-16 till 17/07/2015)   | Watershed managemeat works takenup (New-Spillover works) under MGNREGA (Financial Year 2015-16 till 17/07/2015)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nc                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                   | Watershed management                                                                                              | Watershed management                                                                                              | Watershed management                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                   | States                                                                                                            | Completed                                                                                                         | Ongoing                                                                                                           | Approved not in progress__                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                               |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                   | 665                                                                                                               | 880                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                   | 226                                                                                                               | 217                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                 | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                   | 1148                                                                                                              | 147                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                              |                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                 | DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                 | GOA                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                | GUJARAT                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   | 105                                                                                                               | 101                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                | HARYANA                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                | 53                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 40                                                                                                                | 130                                                                                                               | 35                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 499                                                                                                               | 52                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                                                         | 83                                                                                                                | 259                                                                                                               | 128                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                | KARNATAKA                                                                                                         | 29                                                                                                                | 2495                                                                                                              | 830                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                | KERALA                                                                                                            | 42                                                                                                                | 3467                                                                                                              | 564                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 187                                                                                                               | 1137                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                       | 47                                                                                                                | 897                                                                                                               | 871                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                | MANIPUR                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   | 74                                                                                                                | 17                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                | MIZORAM                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                | NAGALAND                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                | ODISHA                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   | 119                                                                                                               | 144                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                                | PUNJAB                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                 | 733                                                                                                               | 109                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                | SIKKIM                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                        | 38                                                                                                                | 129                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                                | TELANGANA                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   | 1482                                                                                                              | 1831                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                | TRIPURA                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                | 314                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                                | 1519                                                                                                              | 538                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                 | 72                                                                                                                | 27                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                | 303                                                                                                               | 140                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                             | 538                                                                                                               | 15574                                                                                                             | 7071                                                                                                              |