Lok Sabha Question No. 4079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Release of Funds under PMKSY
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4079 ANSWERED ON 10 .0 8.201 7

## RELEASE OF FUNDS UND ER PMKSY

## 4079. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN SHRI RAJESH RANJAN

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

(a)  the  percentage  of  the  allocated  money  which  has  been  released/utilized  for  micro - irrigation under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) d uring each of the last three years; and

(b) the area of land covered by the micro - irrigation project there under out of the total area during the said period, till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURECES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENTION

(DR.SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(b)  &  (b)    Yes  Madam.  Funds  are  released  for  Micro  Irrigation  under  the  'Per  Drop  More Crop'(PDMC)  component  of  PMKSY.  The  PDMC  component  mainly  fo cuses  on  water  use efficiency at farm level through precision / micro irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigat promoting precision irrigation and better on - farm water management practices to optimize the use of available water resources, this c omponent also supports gap filling interventions like micro l water storage or water conservation / management activities as other interventions, to c and  supplement  the  works  undertaken  through  various  national  /  state  level  programm dr ought proofing measures. In addition to PDMC, the 'Har Khet ko Pani (HKKP)' component of PMKSY also aims for creation of infrastructure (future ready) for micro irrigation in 10% of Culturable Command Area targeted by the scheme component. The PMKS Y was launched in  2015 - 16.  Accordingly,  details  of  funds  released  in  the  last  2  years  and  the  curren PDMC component of PMKSY(which is inclusive of both Micro Irrigation and other interventions)along with area coverage under Micro Irrigation is gi ven at Annexure I.

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## Annexure - I

Annexure referred to in reply of admitted unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No 4079 for answer on 10.08.2017 regarding ' RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER PMKSY'

## Funds released under Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) & resultant Micro-Irrigation Coverage

| Year                       | Allocation under PDMC (Rs. in crore)   |   Release (Rs. in crore) |   % of allocated fund released | Release under Micro Irrigation (Rs. in crore)   |   Area covered under MI(in Ha) |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.                         | 2.                                     |                     3    |                           4    | 5.(Out of Col 3)                                |                              6 |
| 2015- 16                   | 1556.73*                               |                  1556.73 |                         100    | 1001.23                                         |                         572980 |
| 2016- 17                   | 1991.17*                               |                  1991.17 |                         100    | 1470.27                                         |                         839961 |
| 2017- 18 (as on 30.7.2017) | 3400.00#                               |                  1378.2  |                          40.53 | 1219.00                                         |                         192150 |