Lok Sabha Question No. 3540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Assistance under AIBP
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3540

## ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## ASSISTANCE UNDER AIBP

## †3540. SHRI RAJU SHETTY

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  providing grants/loan assistance to the States  under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP);

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  grants/assistance  provided  during  the  last  three years, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the proposals sent by various States including Maharashtra during the said period which are pending for approval; and

(d) the steps taken to clear the pending proposals at the earliest possible?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  &  (b) Yes, Madam. State wise details of Central Assistance (CA) released during last three years under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) are at Annexure .

(c)  &  (d)  Ninety  nine  (99)  projects,  including  26  projects  of  Maharashtra,  have  been identified in consultation with the States for completion in phases up to December, 2019. For completion of these projects in a mission mode, funding mechanism through NABARD has been  approved  by  the  Government  for  both  central  and  State  share.  Funds  are  regularly released to States based upon the proposals received from the state and their eligibility as per the guidelines of the scheme.

During  2016-17,  CA  of  Rs.  2969  cr.  has  been  released  under  AIBP  including Rs.361.33  crore  for  Maharashtra.    Further,  CA  of  Rs.2081.54  crore  has  been  released  for Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh.  In addition to that, an amount of Rs.1723 crore and Rs.463 crore has been released for AIBP projects of Maharashtra and Gujarat respectively by NABARD for their State share out of Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF).

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Unstarred Question No. 3540 due for answer on 23.3.2017 in Lok Sabha regarding 'Assistance Under AIBP'.

| CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER AIBP DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (Rs. In Crore)   | CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER AIBP DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (Rs. In Crore)   | CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER AIBP DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (Rs. In Crore)   | CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER AIBP DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (Rs. In Crore)   | CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER AIBP DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (Rs. In Crore)   | CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER AIBP DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR (Rs. In Crore)   |
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| States                                                                                           | States                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 89.22                                                                                            | 107.92                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 41.51                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 37.53                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                          | 607.57                                                                                           | 1033.94                                                                                          | 128.00                                                                                           | 961.88                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                   | 13.85                                                                                            | 14.21                                                                                            | 34.31                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 281.62                                                                                           | 145.75                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                        | 199.84                                                                                           | 150.82                                                                                           | 208.16                                                                                           | 131.34                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 314.41                                                                                           | 96.01                                                                                            | 188.21                                                                                           | 265.85                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 279.52                                                                                           | 32.00                                                                                            | 307.81                                                                                           | 361.33                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                             | 82.68                                                                                            | 142.38                                                                                           | 89.25                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                             | 19.98                                                                                            | 173.80                                                                                           | 308.29                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 1.05                                                                                             | 47.17                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                             | 9.49                                                                                             | 45.51                                                                                            | 45.90                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                             | 65.33                                                                                            | 112.50                                                                                           | 538.87                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 595.73                                                                                           | 307.99                                                                                           | 555.04                                                                                           | 73.63                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 2048.45                                                                                          | 1901.67                                                                                          | 2327.82                                                                                          | 2969.26                                                                                          |