Lok Sabha Question No. 1153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Irrigation Facilities under PMKSY
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1153

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## IRRIGATION FACILITIES UNDER PMKSY

## †1153.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL

Will the Minister of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total arable land lying unused in the absence of means of irrigation in the country;
- (b) the total land in hectares proposed to be brought under irrigation area through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and the year-wise total amount allocated during the current plan period under the said Yojana;
- (c) the mandatory conditions laid down for farmers to join with the said Yojana; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  projects  being  run  under  PMKSY  in  the  desert  areas  of  Rajasthan,  locationwise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) As per the information provided by Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation &Farmers Welfare, net sown area in the country is 139.93 Mha., out of which 66.10 Mha. is irrigated area and 73.82 Mha. area is under rain fed farming.
- (b) As  approved  during  2015-16,  targets  during  period  2015-16  to  2019-20  under  various components of PMKSY are given below:

| Components                                                                                                                                                                          | Targets          |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)                                                                                                                                    | 76.03 Lakh Ha.*  |
| Har Khet Ko Pani  Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) &Ground Water (GW)  Command Area Development &Water Management (CADWM) | 21.0 Lakh Ha.    |
| Per Drop More Crop                                                                                                                                                                  | 10.0 Million Ha. |
| Watershed Development                                                                                                                                                               | 11.5 Lakh Ha     |

Funds released under PMKSY (Rs. in Crore) are as under:

| Component             | Year    | Year    |
|-----------------------|---------|---------|
|                       | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| AIBP                  | 2327.81 | 2133.7  |
| HKKP                  | 1905.79 | 839.75  |
| Per Drop More Crop    | 1556.73 | 1688.55 |
| Watershed Development | 1487.83 | 1112.06 |

(c) Provisions  such  as  creation  of  Water  Users'  Associations  (WUAs),  their  capacity  building, and taking over of the control & management of irrigation network by them, have been included in the CADWM component of PMKSY scheme.  Farmers from their side are also required to contribute 10%  of  one-time  functional  grant  (Rs.1200  per  hectare  of  CCA)  released  to  the  WUAs  for participatory irrigation management.

- (d) Under  PMKSY two  major  projects  namely  Narmada  Canal  and  Gang  Canal  of  Rajasthan have  been  prioritized  for  completion  by  2018.  Out  of  these,  Narmada  Canal  project  envisages  to provide irrigation facilities to 2.46 lakh Ha. CCA for drought prone ares of Jalore & Barmer district of Rajasthan.

Further, under RRR of water bodies 32 water bodies with potential of 7583 ha. have been taken up benefitting  Pratapgarh,  Bundi,  Banwara,  Pali,  Jalore,  Jodhpur,  Dholpur  and  Karoli  districts  of Rajasthan, out of which 5 water bodies have been completed.

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