this is all about Jawahar wells scheme.

1. PRESENTATION ON JAWAHAR WELL SCHEME
RISHAV PATRA
DCE
3RD YEAR
ROLL NO. 33

2. WHAT IS JAWAHAR WELL SCHEME…?
 JAWAHAR WELL SCHEME is also known
as JEEVANDHARA.
 The scheme was under taken by central
government in the year of 1992-’93.
 The total cost of the project was
Rs.23 crores.

3. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT…
 To help the farmers by giving100%
financial assistance for construction of
open irrigation wells.
 To provide them open irrigation wells
for the better production of crops.
 Near about10 lakhs irrigation wells in
the country was under this project.

4. THE MAIN TARGET GROUP OF THIS PROJECT…
 Mainly the farmers of the rural areas was
under this project.
 This project was mainly focused on marginal
farmers belonging to scheduled castes/
scheduled tribes and freed bonded labourers.
 The initiative was taken to increase the
agriculture production through irrigation.

5. District Rural Development Agency acts as a nodal agency for this programme at the
district level.
The responsibility of construction of wells sanctioned by the District Committee is
entrusted to the Executive Engineer.
The District Collectors provideed the necessary funds from the Employment Guarantee Scheme for Jawahar wells.
The Central Government shares 80% expenditure for the this programme and the rest
20% is provided by the State Government.
NECESSARY STEPS TAKEN FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT…

6. EMPLOYMENT GENERATED UNDER THIS PROJECT…
 The work generated per well under this
program , on an average was 781 man-days.
 Out of the total employment generated,
23% were for skilled labourers and the
remaining 77% was for the unskilled
labourers.
 It was expected that the members of the
beneficiary families would participate in the
construction work of wells.

7. COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE WELLS…
 It was observed that out of 116 wells
selected for study, 2 wells were not
undertaken for construction at all.
 the remaining 114 wells, 104 wells
(91%) were completed.
 The success rate of this program was
98%.

8. REASONS FOR INCOMPLETENESS OF WELLS…
 The shortage of the funds (40%) was found
out as the main reason for incompleteness of
the wells.
 The another reason was the non-availability
of workers in the prescribed wage rates
(30%).
 The discontent shown on the part of the
beneficiaries on construction of wells
resulted in incompleteness of wells (20%).

9. CONCLUTIONS…
 Increase in Irrigated area and Income.
 Helping the farmers by providing them
the necessary water supply for the
irrigation.
 In some of the wells pumps was installed
for better water supply.
 Under this project near about10,000 wells
was to be constructed.