Lok Sabha Question No. 3528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Irrigation of Land under PMKSY
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3528

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## IRRIGATION OF LAND UNDER PMKSY

## 3528.        SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

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  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  and  the  year-wise  total  funds  allocated  during  the  current  plan  period thereunder;
- (c) the mandatory conditions laid down for farmers to join the said yojana; and
- (d) the details of the projects being run under PMKSY in Gujarat, locationwise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)As  per  Land  Use  Statistic-2015  of  Ministry  of  Agriculture,  total  arable  land  (net  sown  area)  in  the country is 139.932 million hectare (mha.) and the net irrigated area is 66.103mha.

(b)Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was approved during 2015-16. Details of the targets for the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 under its various components and funds released so far are given below:

| Components                                       | Components                                       | Targets          | Funds Released (Rs. In crores)   | Funds Released (Rs. In crores)   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                                                  |                                                  |                  | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          |
| Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) | Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) | 76.03 Lakh Ha.*  | 2327.82                          | 2969.26                          |
| Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP)                          | RRR, SMI,GW                                      | 6.0 Lakh Ha.     | 763.10                           | 148.01                           |
|                                                  | CADWM                                            | 15.0 Lakh Ha. *  | 956.95                           | 732.08                           |
| Per Drop More Crop                               | Per Drop More Crop                               | 10.0 Million Ha. | 1556.23                          | 1975.68                          |
| Watershed Development                            | Watershed Development                            | 11.5 Lakh Ha     | 1487.83                          | 1471.73                          |

( c) The scheme in general benefits all the farmers in the area of its implementation and there are no specific conditions for farmers as such in this regard. ( d) Sardar Sarovar Project, having irrigation potential of 1792 th.ha. benefitting 17 districts of Gujarat is one of the 99 prioritized projects under AIBP.  Central Assistance of Rs. 961.88 crore for AIBP and Rs. 586.93  crore  for  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management  (CAD&WM)  has  been  released during 2016-17 for this project. Further, an amount of Rs.463 crore has been released by NABARD for

State share for Sardar Sarovar Project out of Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) during the current year.

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