Lok Sabha Question No. 1969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting Schemes
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, REKHA ARUN VERMA

†1969.

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1969

ANSWERED ON 27 .0 7.201 7

## RAIN WATER HARVESTIN G SCHEMES

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA

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

(a) the details of ongoing rain water harvesting schemes in the country;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  running  any  scheme/programme  for  converting  rain  w ater  into potable water and if so, the details thereof and the extent to which rain water is being

(c) the details of the expenditure incurred by the Government for rain water harvesting water crisis during the last two years; and

(d)  whether  any  special  measures  have  been  taken/are  being  taken  by  the  Government  fo water harvesting at village and town level during the said period and if so, the details

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## ( DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BA LYAN )

(a) to (d) The National Water Policy (2012) formulated by Ministry of Water Resources, RD GR, inter - alia, advocates conservation, promotion and protection of water and highlights for  augmenting the availability of water through rain water harvesting, direct use of other  management measures. The National Water Policy (2 012) has been forwarded to all State Governments/ UTs and concerned Ministries/ Departments of Central Government for adoptio the policy.

Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  has  prepared  a  conceptual  document  entitle "Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharg e  to  Ground  Water  in  India"  during  2013,  involving  ground water scientists/experts. The Master Plan envisages construction of 1.11 crore rain water and    artificial  recharge  structures  in  the  Country  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  79,17 harness    85BCM  (Billion  Cubic  Metre)  of  water.  The  augmented  ground  water  resources enhance  the  availability  of  water  for  drinking,  domestic,  industrial  and  irrigation  p Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementa tion. Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to  enable them suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of

rain  water  harvesting. So  far,  15  States/UTs  have  adopted  and  implemented  the ground  water legislation on the lines of Model bill. 30 States/UTs have made rain water harvesting mandato enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in Buil g bye laws or through suitable Government Orders.

CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the  scheme  of  Ground  Water  Management  and  Regulation.  The  Aquifer  Mapping  is  aimed  a delineating  aquifer  disposition  and  t heir  characterization  for  preparation  of  aquifer/area  spe ground water management plans.

Department  of  Land  Resources  is  currently  implementing  8214  watershed  developme projects in 28 States (except Goa) covering an area of about 39.07 million ha. 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 was

The  major  activities  taken  up  under  the  WDC - PMKSY,  inter - alia,  include  ridge  area treatment,  drainage  line  afforestation,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  rain  water horticulture, pasture development, creation of livelihoods for asset - less person, etc. An amount of Rs. 2162.80 crore during 2013 - 14,Rs. 2284.63 crore during 2014 - 15 and Rs. 1487.83 crore during 2015- 16 was released as central share.

Ministry of Urban Development has circulated its Model Building Bye -Laws (2016) to all State  Governments  which,  inter - alia,  incorporates  provisions  for  Rain  Water  Harvesting.  A Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) mandates the State s to formulate a policy  and  action  plan  for  having  rain  water  harvesting  structures  in  all  commerci buildings and new buildings on plots of 300 sq.m and above.

Under  MGNREGS  (Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme), RainwaterHarvesting structures, watershed management works and renovation of traditional bodies  are  undertaken  to  improve  the  ground  water  situation.  To  bring  about  the  conv among the schemes - MGNREGS, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) and I ntegrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), the Ministry of Rural Development has developed Natural  Resource  Management  Framework  under  MGNREGS  within  the  overall  framework  of PMKSY.

Under the MGNREGS, during last three financial year i.e., 2013 - 14 t o 2015 - 16, a sum of Rs. 3274368.00 lakhs, 3247686.69 lakhs and 3664479.70 lakhs respectively had been relea financial assistance to the States/UTs.

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