Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Water Conservation and Management
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1937

ANSWERED ON 27 .0 7.201 7

## WATER CONSERVATION A ND MANAGEMENT

## †1937. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

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

(a) whether the Government has received any proposals for water conservation and manag from various States including Rajasthan during the last two yea rs and the current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy  for  harvesting,  conservatio management of water and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the funds  allocated  for  this  purpose  to  various  States  particularly  Rajasthan  durin period, State and year - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)to(d)  The proposal of 36 water bodies from Rajasthan with planned restoration of i potential to the tune of 5614.25 ha and estimated cost of Rs. 98.13 crore was received Water Commission (CWC) for inclusion under Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies  scheme.  The  proposal  was  examined  and  views/observations  were  communicated  to State  Government.  The  compliance  on  the  same  was  received  and  the  proposal  has  also approved by State Level Sanctioning Committee in it s meeting held on 15.02.2017. However, the State Government of Rajasthan has not so far sent the proposal for release of Central As per the guidelines of scheme. Statewise Central Assistance released to the states during 2015 - 16, 2016- 17 and 201 7- 18 is at Annexure - 1.

The  Ministries  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  & Ganga  Rejuvenation;  Rural Development;  and  Agriculture  and  Farmer's  Welfare  jointly  have  developed  an  actionable Framework for Natural  Resources  Management  (NRM),  titled  'Mission  Water  Conservation'  to ensure  gainful  utilization  of  funds.  The  Framework  st rives  to  ensure  synergies  in  MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY), Integrated Watershed Management

Programme  (IWMP)  and  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management  (CAD&WM) programmes,  given  their  common  obje ctives.  Types  of  common  works  undertaken  under  these programmes/  Schemes  are  Water  Conservation  and  Management,  Water  Harvesting,  Soil  an Moisture Conservation, Groundwater Recharge, Flood Protection, Land Development, Comman Area Development & Watershed Management. All the NRM works that have been planned under MGNREGA or in convergence are to be part of District Irrigation Plan under PMKSY.

With  the  view  of  bridging  the  gap  between  irrigation  potential  created  and  i potential utilized the command area development and water management (CAD&WM) works of the major and medium irrigation projects are proposed to be funded under PMKSY -Har Khet Ko Pani. The Govt. of India, from 2016 - 17 onwards has taken up 99 priority projects of various Sta including  Rajasthan  for  completion  along  with  their  Command  Area  Development  works  i mission mode. The details of central assistance under CAD&WM programme during the last two years and the current year is given at Annexure - 2.

The  National  Water  Policy  (2012)  formulated  by  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  R Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, interalia, advocates conservation, promotion and prot ion of  water  and  highlights  the  need  for  augmenting  the  availability  of  water  through  r harvesting, direct use of rainfall, recycle and reuse of water and other management measu

The Government of India has established National Water Mission ( NWM) under National Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change.  The  main  objective  of  NWM  is  'conservation  of  water, minimizing  wastage  and  ensuring  its  more  equitable  distribution  both  across  and  withi through integrated water resources development and managem ent'.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of  Unstarred Question No. 1937 to be answeredin Lok Sabhaon 27.07.2017 regarding 'Water Conservation and Management'  .

## Central Assistance Released to Various states under  RRR Scheme (Rs. In Crores)

| S. No.          | Name of States   | 2015- 16        | 2016- 17        | 2017- 18                    | Total CA released   |
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1               | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 0.00            | 7.46            | Proposals are under process | 7.46                |
| 2               | ASSAM            | 107.92          | 0.00            |                             | 107.92              |
| 3               | BIHAR            | 41.51           | 0.00            |                             | 41.51               |
| 4               | CHHATISGARH      | 0.00            | 13.29           |                             | 13.29               |
| 5               | GOA              | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 6               | GUJARAT          | 128.00          | 961.88          |                             | 1089.88             |
| 7               | HARYANA          | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 8               | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 9               | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 34.31           | 0.00            |                             | 34.31               |
| 10              | JHARKHAND        | 281.62          | 145.75          |                             | 427.37              |
| 11              | KARNATAKA        | 208.16          | 135.47          |                             | 343.63              |
| 12              | KERALA           | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 13              | MADHYA PRADESH   | 188.21          | 300.14          |                             | 488.35              |
| 14              | MAHARASHTRA      | 307.80          | 379.88          |                             | 687.67              |
| 15              | MANIPUR          | 142.38          | 126.99          |                             | 269.37              |
| 16              | MEGHALAYA        | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 17              | ORISSA           | 173.80          | 457.73          |                             | 631.53              |
| 18              | PUNJAB           | 1.05            | 52.42           |                             | 53.47               |
| 19              | RAJASTHAN        | 45.51           | 45.89           |                             | 91.40               |
| 20              | TAMILNADU        | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 21              | TELANGANA        | 112.50          | 545.45          |                             | 657.95              |
| 22              | TRIPURA          | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 23              | UTTRA PRADESH    | 555.04          | 135.63          |                             | 690.67              |
| 24              | UTTRAKHAND       | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
| 25              | WEST BENGAL      | 0.00            | 0.00            |                             | 0.00                |
|                 | Total            |                 |                 |                             |                     |
| 2327.80 3308.00 | 2327.80 3308.00  | 2327.80 3308.00 | 2327.80 3308.00 | 2327.80 3308.00             | 5635.80             |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of  Unstarred Question No. 1937 to be answere in Lok Sabha on 27.07.2017 regarding 'Water Conservation and Management'  .

Year-wise Central Assistance Released to States Under CADWM Programme (Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | 2015- 16     | 2016- 17    | 2017- 18    |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 8.310        | 0.000       |             |
|         3 | Assam               | 24.319       | 0.000       |             |
|         4 | Bihar               | 7.752        | 12.643      |             |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh        | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|         6 | Goa                 | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|         7 | Gujarat             | 354.718      | 681.644     |             |
|         8 | Haryana             | 77.389       | 0.000       |             |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh    | 1.674        | 0.000       |             |
|        10 | Jammu & Kashmir     | 27.673       | 0.000       |             |
|        11 | Jharkhand           | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        12 | Karnataka           | 61.095       | 31.426      |             |
|        13 | Kerala              | 1.925        | 0.000       |             |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh      | 104.309      | 77.794      |             |
|        15 | Maharashtra         | 4.781        | 15.174      |             |
|        16 | Manipur             | 27.919       | 0.000       |             |
|        17 | Meghalaya           | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        18 | Mizoram             | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        19 | Nagaland            | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        20 | Orissa              | 57.951       | 35.276      | In process* |
|        21 | Punjab              | 155.921      | 0.000       |             |
|        22 | Rajasthan           | 1113.220     | 0.000       |             |
|        23 | Sikkim              | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu          | 29.271       | 0.000       |             |
|        25 | Telangana           | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        26 | Tripura             | 0.000        | 0.000       |             |
|        27 | Utter Pradesh       |              |             |             |
|        28 | Uttrakhand          | 76.934 0.000 | 0.000 0.000 |             |
|        29 | West Bengal         | 7.552        | 0.000       |             |

From  2016- 17  onwards  only  99  prioritized  AIBP  Projects  are  being  funded  under  CADWM Programme  and  the  projects  of  Haryana,  Tamil  Nadu,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Arunachal  Prade Sikkim, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Uttrakhand, West Bengal are not inclu ded in the list of prioritized projects.

*Proposals for release of CA of Rs 37.10 Crore under CADWM programme received from Govt. Orissa during 2017 - 8