Jaipur: About Rs 48,800 crore has been spent by the Rajasthan government for various schemes of the rural development and panchayati raj department over the last four years, claimed minister Rajendra Singh Rathore on Wednesday.The rural development minister alleged that the previous Congress government had only spent Rs 30,659 crore during the entire tenure of five years.Giving a break up of the state funding, he said Rs 15,790 crore was spent under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), Rs 4,998 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Rs 2,000 crore for Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Yojna (MJSY) and Rs 6,181 crore for PM Housing Scheme and other such initiatives.Speaking at a press conference, the minister noted that Rajasthan stood second in the country for constructing 21.62 lakh toilets in 2015-16 and 27.94 lakh toilets in 2016-17.A total of 73.75 lakh families have constructed toilets in the desert state from December 13, 2013 till date, he said, claiming that the state was posed to achieve the target before time.Speaking about the works done under the Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Yojna, Rathore said water conservation works were carried out in 21,000 villages in four years.After the completion of two phases of the project, 11,173 million cubic metres of water was conserved during the monsoon, reducing supply through water tankers by 57%, he said.A sum of Rs 15,790 crore was spent on 5.4 lakh workers in four years under the MNREGA, with Rajasthan holding fourth position in the country, he said.The desert state received five national awards for excellent execution of schemes under MNREGA in the year 2015-16.Under the PM Rural Housing scheme, 71,000 houses were constructed. A total of 9.20 lakh houses are being constructed under various housing schemes executed in the state, Rathore added.

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