Lok Sabha Question No. 5183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Irrigation Facilities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5183

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## IRRIGATION FACILITIES

5183.     SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  drought  situation,  lower  water  storage  and inadequate water availability a result of deficient rainfall in the country during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to conduct a survey of those agricultural areas in the country which depend on rains for irrigation and which are irrigated through ground water sources like wells, tube-wells, canals and tanks; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  findings  in  this  regard  including  the  amount  of  funds allocated and utilized for this purpose, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a)  &  (b):        In  view  of  deficit  rainfall,  during  2015-16,  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Rajasthan. Telangana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh reported drought situation of varying magnitude and during 2016-17, the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu reported drought situation of varying magnitude.
- (c)  &  (d):        With  a  view  to  according  high  priority  to  water  conservation  and  its management, the Government of India has been implementing, with effect from July, 2015,  the  Prime  Minister  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY).  The  scheme  has  been formulated  with  the  vision  of  extending  the  coverage  of  irrigation 'Har  Khet  Ko Paani' and improving water use efficiency 'More Crop Per Drop' in a focused manner with end-to-end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application  and  extension  activities,  by  amalgamating  some  of  the  ongoing  schemes implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga Rejuvenation,  Department  of  Land  Resources  and  the  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. State-wise details of funds allocated and released during  2015-16  and  2016-17  under  PMKSY  (Per  Drop  More  Crop)  are  placed  at Annexure-I and II respectively.

## Annexure referred to in parts (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5183 for reply on 27.03.2018

Releases under PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop (2015-16)

Rs. Lakh

| Sl. No.   | Name of the state   |   Micro Irrigation |   Other Interventions |     Total |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |              17768 |               2878.52 |  20646.5  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                  0 |                259.5  |    259.5  |
| 3         | Assam               |                 50 |                453.27 |    503.27 |
| 4         | Bihar               |               1000 |               1859.86 |   2859.86 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                750 |               1280.18 |   2030.18 |
| 6         | Goa                 |                  0 |                 30.04 |     30.04 |
| 7         | Gujarat             |              20410 |                895.02 |  21305    |
| 8         | Haryana             |               1694 |               1802.58 |   3496.58 |
| 9         | HP                  |                 75 |                685.27 |    760.27 |
| 10        | J&K                 |                  0 |                486.95 |    486.95 |
| 11        | Jharkhand           |                  0 |               1496.74 |   1496.74 |
| 12        | Karnataka           |              11175 |              10137.3  |  21312.3  |
| 13        | Kerala              |                 86 |                767.2  |    853.2  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      |              13433 |               2740.5  |  16173.5  |
| 15        | Maharashtra         |               8838 |               1888.24 |  10726.2  |
| 16        | Manipur             |                136 |                140.21 |    276.21 |
| 17        | Meghalaya           |                  0 |                142.64 |    142.64 |
| 18        | Mizoram             |                225 |                101.76 |    326.76 |
| 19        | Nagaland            |                  0 |                233.85 |    233.85 |
| 20        | Odisha              |                835 |               2034.76 |   2869.76 |
| 21        | Punjab              |                  0 |               4299.99 |   4299.99 |
| 22        | Rajasthan           |               5237 |               9047.07 |  14284.1  |
| 23        | Sikkim              |                426 |                 60.09 |    486.09 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          |               7275 |               5703.18 |  12978.2  |
| 25        | Telangana           |               9515 |               1616.52 |  11131.5  |
| 26        | Tripura             |                  0 |                155.32 |    155.32 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh       |                750 |               3001.03 |   3751.03 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         |                350 |                609.5  |    959.5  |
| 29        | West Bengal         |                  0 |                480.38 |    480.38 |
| 30        | Delhi               |                  0 |                 10    |     10    |
| 31        | Puducherry          |                  0 |                202.55 |    202.55 |
| 32        | A&N Islands         |                  0 |                 20    |     20    |
| 34        | D&NHaveli           |                  0 |                 10    |     10    |
| 35        | Daman &Diu          |                  0 |                 20    |     20    |
| 36        | Others              |                 45 |                  0    |     45    |
|           | Total               |             100073 |              55550    | 155623    |

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ANNEXURE-II

State-wise Release for PMKSY(Per Drop More Crop) for 2016-17

(Rs in Crore)

| Sl   | State            | Allocation (Tentative)   | Allocation (Tentative)   | Allocation (Tentative)   | Release 16-17    | Release 16-17       | Release 16-17   |
|------|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
| Sl   | State            | Micro Irrigation         | Other Interventions      | Total                    | Micro Irrigation | Other Interventions | Total           |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   | 220.00                   | 43.0                     | 263.00                   | 265.7            | 43.0                | 308.69          |
| 2    | Bihar            | 25.00                    | 36.0                     | 61.00                    | 0.0              | 21.6                | 21.60           |
| 3    | Chattisgarh      | 20.00                    | 28.0                     | 48.00                    | 24.0             | 20.8                | 44.80           |
| 4    | Goa              | 0.50                     | 1.0                      | 1.50                     | 0.3              | 0.5                 | 0.80            |
| 5    | Gujarat          | 220.00                   | 40.0                     | 260.00                   | 250.0            | 24.0                | 274.00          |
| 6    | Haryana          | 40.00                    | 5.0                      | 45.00                    | 24.0             | 3.0                 | 27.00           |
| 7    | Himachal Pradesh | 2.25                     | 16.0                     | 18.25                    | 0.5              | 8.0                 | 8.50            |
| 8    | Jharkhand        | 20.00                    | 31.0                     | 51.00                    | 12.0             | 18.7                | 30.70           |
| 9    | Jammu& Kashmir   | 7.00                     | 9.0                      | 16.00                    | 0.0              | 5.4                 | 5.40            |
| 10   | Karnataka        | 130.00                   | 60.0                     | 190.00                   | 169.0            | 60.0                | 229.00          |
| 11   | Kerala           | 7.00                     | 23.0                     | 30.00                    | 0.0              | 0.0                 | 0.00            |
| 12   | Madhya Pradesh   | 140.00                   | 62.0                     | 202.00                   | 84.0             | 37.1                | 121.10          |
| 13   | Maharashtra      | 250.00                   | 97.0                     | 347.00                   | 247.5            | 58.3                | 305.80          |
| 14   | Odisha           | 18.00                    | 29.0                     | 47.00                    | 10.8             | 29.0                | 39.80           |
| 15   | Punjab           | 10.00                    | 4.0                      | 14.00                    | 1.2              | 0.0                 | 1.18            |
| 16   | Rajasthan        | 120.00                   | 95.0                     | 215.00                   | 72.0             | 57.0                | 129.00          |
| 17   | Tamil Nadu       | 95.00                    | 47.0                     | 142.00                   | 110.0            | 33.5                | 143.50          |
| 18   | Telangana        | 115.00                   | 24.0                     | 139.00                   | 165.0            | 24.0                | 189.00          |
| 19   | Uttrakhand       | 10.00                    | 13.0                     | 23.00                    | 10.0             | 5.0                 | 15.00           |
| 20   | Uttar Pradesh    | 20.00                    | 49.0                     | 69.00                    | 12.0             | 29.2                | 41.20           |
| 21   | West Bengal      | 6.50                     | 32.0                     | 38.50                    | 3.9              | 16.0                | 19.90           |
| 22   | Arunachal Pr.    | 0.75                     | 4.0                      | 4.75                     | 0.0              | 2.0                 | 2.00            |
| 23   | Assam            | 1.50                     | 43.0                     | 44.50                    | 0.0              | 11.0                | 11.00           |
| 24   | Manipur          | 3.75                     | 6.0                      | 9.75                     | 0.0              | 3.6                 | 3.60            |
| 25   | Meghalaya        | 0.75                     | 6.0                      | 6.75                     | 0.0              | 0.0                 | 0.00            |
| 26   | Mizoram          | 6.50                     | 4.0                      | 10.50                    | 3.9              | 4.2                 | 8.10            |
| 27   | Nagaland         | 0.50                     | 9.0                      | 9.50                     | 0.0              | 4.5                 | 4.50            |
| 28   | Sikkim           | 6.50                     | 3.0                      | 9.50                     | 3.9              | 1.5                 | 5.40            |
| 29   | Tripura          | 2.50                     | 8.0                      | 10.50                    | 0.0              | 0.0                 | 0.00            |
| 30   | A&N Islands      | 0.00                     | 1.0                      | 1.00                     | 0.0              | 0.0                 | 0.00            |
| 31   | Pudicherry       | 0.00                     | 1.0                      | 1.00                     | 0.0              | 0.0                 | 0.00            |
|      | NCPAH (TSG)/HQ   | 1.00                     | 11.0                     | 12.00                    | 0.6              | 0.0                 | 0.60            |
|      | Grand Total      | 1500.00                  | 840                      | 2340.00                  | 1470.27          | 520.90              | 1991.17         |

RE

1992.26 cr.