Summary:
This indicates that 8% of the construction work remained pending across the total canal network. The center gave grants of Rs 4,699.50 crore against the state government's demand of Rs 6,691 crore for the project during the period of fiscal years of 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19. As per the reply filed by the state government, against the demand of Rs 2,368 crore in 2016-17, only Rs 1,643 crore were approved followed by approval of Rs 2,100 crore against demand of Rs 2,322.30 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 955 crore against a demand of Rs 2,000 crore in 2018-19. The central government allocated Rs 1,991.5 crore less to Gujarat government for Narmada Yojana against the demands the state had made for the last three years. The Gujarat government provided the details in answers to a questionnaire that was tabled on Wednesday in the Gujarat assembly..