Lok Sabha Question No. 1729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Jal Kranti Abhiyan
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1729 ANSWERED ON 28 .12.2017

## JAL KRANTI ABHIYAN

## †1729. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Jal Kranti Abhiyan to promote water conservatio

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  success  of Jal  Gram  Yojana  being  implemented  there  under  has  been  quit encouraging; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (d) Yes, Madam. Central Government launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan (2015 - 18) on 5 th June, 2015 in  order  to  consolidate  water  conservation  and  management  in  the  country  through  a  hol integrated  approach  involving  all  stakeholders,  making  it  a  ma ss  movement.  The  objectives  of  Jal Kranti Abhiyan (JKA) are: -

- Strengthening grassroot involvement of all  stakeholders including Institutions and local bodies in water security and development schemes;

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- Encouraging the adoption/utilization o f traditional knowledge in water conservation and its management;

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- To utilize sector level expertise from different levels in government, NGO's, citizens etc.; and
- Enhancing livelihood security through water security in rural areas.

The components of JKA include (i) Jal Gram Yojana (ii) Development of Model Comma Area (iii) Mass Awareness Programme and (iv) Other Activities.

Under the Jal Gram Yojana component, two villages in each district preferably faci water scarcity have been envisaged for identification across country. So far, 1115 Jal Gra se lected and 269 water security plans have been prepared under the Jal Gram Yojana. The S - wise details of selected Jal Grams are at Annexure - I .

Jal Kranti Abhiyan is a convergence programme and no separate funds have been provid the activities und er JKA. Expenditure on various activities under JKA have been proposed th convergence of the existing schemes of Central / State Governments for example, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) ,Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sincha i Yojana (PMKSY) , Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) etc.

The results of Jal Kranti Abhiyan have been encouraging.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts(a) to (d) of  the  Unstarred  Question  No.  †1729 to be answered inLok Sabha on 28.12.2017 regarding ' Jal Kranti Abhiyan '

## State - wise number of Jal Grams identified/to be identified under Jal Kranti Abhiyan

| S.No.   | State                |   Total No. Jal Grams be selected |   of to No. of Grams selected | Jal   |   Jal Grams in the process of selection |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh       |                                26 |                            26 |       |                                       0 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh    |                                40 |                            40 |       |                                       0 |
| 3.      | Assam                |                                54 |                            27 |       |                                      27 |
| 4.      | Bihar                |                                64 |                            30 |       |                                      34 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh         |                                54 |                            54 |       |                                       0 |
| 6.      | Goa                  |                                 6 |                             6 |       |                                       0 |
| 7.      | Gujarat              |                                66 |                            50 |       |                                      16 |
| 8.      | Haryana              |                                42 |                            42 |       |                                       0 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh     |                                24 |                            24 |       |                                       0 |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                44 |                            44 |       |                                       0 |
| 11.     | Jharkhand            |                                48 |                            48 |       |                                       0 |
| 12.     | Karnataka            |                                60 |                            60 |       |                                       0 |
| 13.     | Kerala               |                                28 |                            28 |       |                                       0 |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh       |                               102 |                            53 |       |                                      49 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra          |                                68 |                            60 |       |                                       8 |
| 16.     | Manipur              |                                18 |                             9 |       |                                       9 |
| 17.     | Meghalaya            |                                22 |                            22 |       |                                       0 |
| 18.     | Mizoram              |                                16 |                            14 |       |                                       2 |
| 19.     | Nagaland             |                                24 |                            24 |       |                                       0 |
| 20.     | Odisha               |                                60 |                            60 |       |                                       0 |
| 21.     | Punjab               |                                44 |                            32 |       |                                      12 |
| 22.     | Rajasthan            |                                66 |                            66 |       |                                       0 |
| 23.     | Sikkim               |                                 8 |                             8 |       |                                       0 |
| 24.     | Tamilnadu            |                                62 |                            62 |       |                                       0 |
| 25.     | Telangana            |                                18 |                            18 |       |                                       0 |
| 26.     | Tripura              |                                16 |                             8 |       |                                       8 |
| 27.     | Uttar Pradesh        |                               150 |                           150 |       |                                       0 |
| 28.     | Uttarakhand          |                                26 |                            26 |       |                                       0 |
| 29.     | West Bengal          |                                40 |                             0 |       |                                      40 |
| 30.     | Andaman & Nicobar    |                                 6 |                             6 |       |                                       0 |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           |                                 0 |                             0 |       |                                       0 |
| 32.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                 2 |                             2 |       |                                       0 |
| 33.     | Daman & Diu          |                                 4 |                             4 |       |                                       0 |
| 34.     | Lakshadweep          |                                 2 |                             2 |       |                                       0 |
| 35.     | Delhi                |                                 6 |                             6 |       |                                       0 |
| 36.     | Puducherry           |                                 4 |                             4 |       |                                       0 |
|         | Total                |                              1320 |                          1115 |       |                                     205 |