Lok Sabha Question No. 320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Watershed Management in Drought Hit Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## Watershed Management in Drought Hit Rural Areas

## 320. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for promoting watershed management in the drought hit rural areas of the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/  UT-wise  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government for the implementation of the proposal; and
- (c)  the  details  of  Central  assistance  sanctioned  and  funds  given  to  the  States  to implement various projects under the programme during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) to (c): Department of Land Resources is currently implementing 8214 watershed development  projects  in  28  States  (except  Goa)  covering  an  area  of  about  39.07 million  hectare  under  the  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) principally for development of rainfed  portions  of  net  cultivated  area  and  culturable  wastelands.  The  activities being undertaken inter  alia include  ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line  treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rain water harvesting, nursery raising, afforestation, horticulture,  pasture  development,  livelihoods  for  assetless  persons,  etc.  The projects are at various stages of implementation.

State-wise details of number of projects, sanctioned area of the projects and central assistance released during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure .

In addition, other Central Ministries / Departments like Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers  Welfare  are  implementing  schemes  and  programmes  like  the  Per  Drop More Crop component  of  PMKSY which inter  alia includes  activities  for  water conservation, drought proofing, water harvesting, ground water recharge, etc. that complement and supplement interventions undertaken under the WDC-PMKSY.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 320 due for reply on 17.11.2016

State-wise details of number of projects, sanctioned area of the projects and funds released for the projects in the last 3 years and the current year

(Area in million ha & Amount in Rs. crore)

| S.No.   | State             | No.         | Sanctioned area of the   | Central Share Released   | Central Share Released   | Central Share Released   | Central Share Released      |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                   | of Projects | Projects                 | 2013-14 @                | 2014-15 @                | 2015-16 #                | 2016-17# (upto 31- 10-2016) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 432         | 1.810                    | 107.67                   | 163.28                   | 86.73                    | 83.09                       |
| 12 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 156         | 0.467                    | 110.83                   | 0.00                     | 18.00                    | 23.12                       |
| 3       | Assam             | 372         | 1.577                    | 116.60                   | 6.99                     | 45.00                    | 0.00                        |
| 3 4     | Bihar             | 123         | 0.612                    | 15.42                    | 21.47                    | 5.00                     | 19.19                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 263         | 1.195                    | 26.00                    | 10.00                    | 20.00                    | 34.96                       |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 610         | 3.103                    | 60.0                     | 72.34                    | 100.00                   | 57.48                       |
| 7       | Haryana           | 88          | 0.362                    | 14.20                    | 26.97                    | 6.91                     | 12.82                       |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 163         | 0.840                    | 46.08                    | 0.00                     | 20.00                    | 35.40                       |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 159         | 0.652                    | 0.0                      | 51.43                    | 0.00                     | 0.00                        |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 171         | 0.911                    | 29.40                    | 0.00                     | 20.00                    | 0.00                        |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 571         | 2.569                    | 586.11                   | 125.43                   | 125.00                   | 69.70                       |
| 12      | Kerala            | 83          | 0.423                    | 0.0                      | 15.16                    | 20.00                    | 11.37                       |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 517         | 2.937                    | 135.57                   | 303.98                   | 150.00                   | 89.27                       |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 1186        | 5.128                    | 180.35                   | 197.91                   | 250.00                   | 80.34                       |
| 15      | Manipur           | 102         | 0.491                    | 30.28                    | 11.10                    | 9.00                     | 0.00                        |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 96          | 0.236                    | 28.06                    | 37.16                    | 18.00                    | 11.56                       |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 89          | 0.373                    | 69.18                    | 75.81                    | 8.87                     | 16.06                       |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 111         | 0.476                    | 74.67                    | 95.09                    | 27.00                    | 28.20                       |
| 19      | Odisha            | 310         | 1.700                    | 136.91                   | 248.79                   | 67.50                    | 63.38                       |
| 20      | Punjab            | 67          | 0.314                    | 15.44                    | 0.00                     | 7.95                     | 0.00                        |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 1025        | 5.764                    | 0.0                      | 403.08                   | 200.00                   | 199.35                      |
| 22      | Sikkim            | 15          | 0.066                    | 0.0                      | 0.00                     | 6.30                     | 0.00                        |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        | 270         | 1.368                    | 168.55                   | 124.02                   | 75.00                    | 0.00                        |
| 24      | Telangana         | 330         | 1.399                    | 75.58                    | 124.58                   | 70.00                    | 0.00                        |
| 25      | Tripura           | 65          | 0.213                    | 47.81                    | 19.04                    | 20.89                    | 12.47                       |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       | 65          | 0.346                    | 0.0                      | 49.77                    | 25.68                    | 11.23                       |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 612         | 3.045                    | 88.09                    | 75.39                    | 75.00                    | 0.00                        |
| 28      | West Bengal       | 163         | 0.693                    | 0.0                      | 25.85                    | 10.00                    | 24.06                       |
|         | Total             | 8214        | 39.07                    | 2162.80                  | 2284.63                  | 1487.83                  | 883.05                      |

# Released  under  the  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

Note: 1) WDC-PMKSY is not operational in Union Territories.

2) There is no sanctioned project in Goa.