GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5425
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PONDS
5425. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the construction of new ponds had been brought under the ambit of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last few years;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total number of new ponds constructed during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, State/UT-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) & (b): Construction of ponds for water conservation, water harvesting, irrigation and stabilization ponds are permissible works under Schedule-I of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
(c): State/UT-wise status on number of ponds constructed during FY 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (as on 30.03.2017) is given at Annexure.