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.