(a) whether the Government is aware that resentment/protests have been expressed by
our neighbouring countries over the construction of roads under the Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
(b) if so, the details therefor; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT(SHRI PRADEEP JAIN `ADITYA`)
(a)to(c): A civilian road construction project in Ladakh was being implemented under
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in October 2009. Such construction in the proximity of the
International Boundary (IB)/Line of Actual Control (LAC) can not be undertaken without
approvals from the Central Government. In the absence of such approvals, work on the
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA road in Ladakh was halted.