Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Irrigation Schemes under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1937

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## IRRIGATION SCHEMES UNDER MGNREGA

## 1937. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to synchronize the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Watershed Development Programme and Water Resources Development Proj ects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  undertaking  any  work  for  developing  irrigation  r under MGNREGS; and
- (d) the  details  of  progress  likely  to  be  made  for  expansion  of  such  irrigat throughout the country, State/UTwise including Maharashtra?

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

(a)&(b): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Water Shed Development Programmeand Water Resource Development Project is already  being  synchronized.  Guidelines  for  convergence  between  MGNREGA  and  Integr Watershed  Management  Programme  of  Department  of  Land  Resources  and  guidelines convergence between MGNREGS and the scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources have bee issued .

(c)&(d): Yes, Madam. In current financial year, 2016 - 17, a national target of constructin lakh Farm Ponds under MGNREGA was kept, against this States/ UTs in their annual budget  and  shelf  of  w orks  for  the  year  2016 - 17  has  kept  the  target  of  8,  82,  325  F Ponds. State/  UT  wise  details  of  the  targets  of  constructing  Farm  Ponds  are  gi Annexure.

In addition to above, following irrigation related projects are permitted and being up under MGNREGA:

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

- (i) Water conservation and water harvesting structures
- (ii) Watershed  management  works resulting  in  a  comprehensive  treatment  of watershed;
- (iii) Micro and  minor  irrigation  works  and  creation,  renovation  and  maint of irrigation canals and drains;
- (iv) Renovation of traditional water bodies including desilting of irrigation tanks other water bodies;

## Category B:COMMUNITY ASSETS OR INDIVIDUAL ASSETS:

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

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part (c)&(b) of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1937 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 Total | 88948 882325      |