(a) the number of wells constructed under the Integrated Rural Development Programme in
the country during the last three years, State-wise;
(b) the expenditure incurred thereon during the said period, State-wise; and
(c) the details of the amount spent under the Million wells scheme, State-wise?
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUNDAR LAL PATWA)
(a) & (b) : The number of wells constructed and the expenditure incurred for their construction under the erstwhile Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) were not monitored separately. Monitoring was done on the basis of the number of beneficiaries assisted for minor irrigation activities.
(c) : IRDP and its allied programmes including Million Wells Scheme (MWS) have been merged with the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) w.e.f. 1.4.1999. State-wise details of the amount spent under MWS are given in the Annexure.
Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1472 admitted for
reply on 1.8.2000
State-wise amount spent under Million Wells Scheme (MWS) since inception i.e. from 1989
to 1998-99
(Rs. In lakhs)
Sl.No. States/UTs Amount spent since inception
1. Anahra Pradesh 41301.13
2. Arunachal Pradesh 284.78
3. Assam 9364.97
4. Bihar 72705.19
5. Goa 57.80 6. Gujarat 16619.62
7 Haryana 2724.62
8. Himachal Pradesh 1781.16
9. Jammu & Kashmir 2354.99 10. Karnataka 27536.29 11. Kerala 9403.19 12. Madhya Pradesh 50779.18 13. Maharashtra 31284.07 14. Manipur 490.02 15. Meghalaya 548.50 16. Mizoram 557.65 17. Nagaland 531.64 18. Orissa 30719.61 19. Punjab 142.60 20. Rajasthan 15636.81 21. Sikkim 358.21 22. Tamil Nadu 34936.64 23. Tripura 1390.08 24. Uttar Pradesh 104418.37 25. WestBengal 41535.54 26. A&N Islands 39.67 27. D&N Haveli 86.81 28. Daman & Diu 9.84 29. Lakshadweep 17.85 30. Pondicherry 47.61 TOTAL : 497664.44