(a) whether the Government proposes to grant permission to carryout works such as Hand Pumps in rural areas and to undertake grit wash plaster outside the accommodation in Government colonies out of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme funds;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND
FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) to (c) Installation of Hand Pumps in common/government land is permissible
under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Works
pertaining to office and residential buildings belonging to Central and State
Governments, their Departments, Government Agencies/ Organizations and Public
Sector Undertakings are prohibited under the scheme. Moreover, all maintenance/
repair works are also prohibited under the MPLADS guidelines and therefore grit
wash plaster in Government colonies is not permissible.