Lok Sabha Question No. 1587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Watershed Projects
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1587

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## WATERSHED PROJECTS

1587      SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO:  SHRI  SANJAY  SADASHIVRAO  MANDLIK: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a) the details of sown area, irrigated and unirrigated area and rainfed area out of total cultivable area including its percentage in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken several steps for optimum utilization of watershed projects for the development of rainfed farming in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number of watershed projects that have been sanctioned and completed during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of funds/subsidy allocated, released and utilized for watershed projects for exclusive growth of rainfed farming in the country; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  intends  to  sanction  new  watershed  projects  for  rainfed agricultural  areas  in  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Jharkhand  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As per publication on Land Use Statistics for 2015-16 (latest available), State-wise details of net area sown, net irrigated area and net un-irrigated area and their percentages, are at Annexure I. The data on rainfed area is not centrally maintained.
- (b): Department of Land Resources (DoLR) has sanctioned 8214 watershed development projects in 28 States (except Goa) [now 27 States and UT of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh] from 2009-10 to 2014-15  covering  an  area  of  about  39.07  million  hectare  under  Integrated  Watershed  Management Programme (IWMP). IWMP was amalgamated as the Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  in  2015-16.    The  activities  being  undertaken through  the  watershed  development  projects  inter  alia  include  ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation, horticulture, pasture development, livelihoods for assetless persons, etc.

…..contd…2/-

The Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects 2008 (Revised Edition 2011) provide  for  various  mechanisms  to  ensure  proper  implementation,  such  as  regular  monitoring including  GIS  /  web  based  online  monitoring  of  process  and  outcomes,  social  auditing  and independent  and  external monitoring  by  third party agencies and  dedicated institutions with professional support at the State, District and project levels. In addition, the DoLR supervises the work through periodic review meetings, video conferences, regional review meetings and field visits etc.

(c):  As  per  the  Common  Guidelines  for  Watershed  Development  Projects-2008  (Revised  Edition2011),  the  period  for  completing  PMKSY  (Watershed Development)  projects  is  up  to  7  years.  The Government is focusing on completion of all on-going projects and therefore no new projects under the  WDC-PMKSY  are  sanctioned  w.e.f.    2015-16.  State  /  UT-wise  number  of  watershed  projects sanctioned during the period 2009-10 to 2014-15 and completed during each of the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure II.

(d):  Under watershed projects, fund is being released primarily keeping at Center Stage the rainfed & degraded area development in the project areas and not exclusively for growth of rainfed farming in the country. Since inception, Rs. 19,185.26 crore (as on 16.09.2020) has been released as Central share and as per provisional unaudited information received from States about Rs. 24,670.93 crore (up to 31.03.2020) has been utilized. The expenditure includes Central share, State share and miscellaneous receipt utilized for implementation of watershed projects.

(e):  Government of India is examining the prospects of launching new generation watershed projects for development of rainfed and degraded areas in the country with the target to cover 20 m. ha. by 2023-2024 by sanctioning new projects.

## State-wise details of net area sown, net irrigated area and net un-irrigated area and their percentages for the year 2015-16 (latest available)

|                           | (thousand hectares)   | (thousand hectares)   | (thousand hectares)       | (thousand hectares)                               | %                                                     |
|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| STATES/UTs                | Net Area Sown*        | Net Irrigated Area**  | Net Un- irrigated Area*** | Percentage of Net Irrigated Area to Net Area Sown | Percentage of Net Un- Irrigated Area to Net Area Sown |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 6209                  | 2743                  | 3466                      | 44.2                                              | 55.8                                                  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 227                   | 56                    | 171                       | 24.6                                              | 75.4                                                  |
| ASSAM                     | 2801                  | 297                   | 2504                      | 10.6                                              | 89.4                                                  |
| BIHAR                     | 5205                  | 2958                  | 2246                      | 56.8                                              | 43.2                                                  |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 4651                  | 1476                  | 3175                      | 31.7                                              | 68.3                                                  |
| GOA                       | 130                   | 39                    | 92                        | 29.7                                              | 70.3                                                  |
| GUJARAT                   | 10302                 | 4233                  | 6069                      | 41.1                                              | 58.9                                                  |
| HARYANA                   | 3522                  | 2956                  | 566                       | 83.9                                              | 16.1                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 551                   | 120                   | 432                       | 21.7                                              | 78.3                                                  |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 754                   | 356                   | 398                       | 47.2                                              | 52.8                                                  |
| JHARKHAND                 | 1386                  | 213                   | 1173                      | 15.3                                              | 84.7                                                  |
| KARNATAKA                 | 10006                 | 3243                  | 6764                      | 32.4                                              | 67.6                                                  |
| KERALA                    | 2023                  | 414                   | 1609                      | 20.5                                              | 79.5                                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 15149                 | 9284                  | 5865                      | 61.3                                              | 38.7                                                  |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 17192                 | 3215                  | 13976                     | 18.7                                              | 81.3                                                  |
| MANIPUR                   | 437                   | 73                    | 364                       | 16.7                                              | 83.3                                                  |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 245                   | 80                    | 166                       | 32.4                                              | 67.6                                                  |
| MIZORAM                   | 145                   | 16                    | 129                       | 11.2                                              | 88.8                                                  |
| NAGALAND                  | 384                   | 104                   | 280                       | 27.0                                              | 73.0                                                  |
| ODISHA                    | 4198                  | 1230                  | 2968                      | 29.3                                              | 70.7                                                  |
| PUNJAB                    | 4137                  | 4137                  | 1                         | 100.0                                             | 0.0                                                   |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 18024                 | 7938                  | 10086                     | 44.0                                              | 56.0                                                  |
| SIKKIM                    | 77                    | 16                    | 62                        | 20.3                                              | 79.7                                                  |
| TAMIL NADU                | 4833                  | 2833                  | 2000                      | 58.6                                              | 41.4                                                  |
| TELANGANA                 | 4175                  | 1486                  | 2688                      | 35.6                                              | 64.4                                                  |
| TRIPURA                   | 255                   | 81                    | 174                       | 31.9                                              | 68.1                                                  |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 698                   | 330                   | 369                       | 47.2                                              | 52.8                                                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 16469                 | 14231                 | 2238                      | 86.4                                              | 13.6                                                  |
| WEST BENGAL               | 5243                  | 3105                  | 2139                      | 59.2                                              | 40.8                                                  |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 15                    | 0                     | 15                        | 1.1                                               | 98.9                                                  |
| CHANDIGARH                | 1                     | 0                     | 1                         | 2.3                                               | 97.7                                                  |
| DADRA& N HAVELI           | 19                    | 5                     | 14                        | 23.8                                              | 76.2                                                  |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 3                     |                       | 3                         | 0.0                                               | 100.0                                                 |
| DELHI                     | 22                    | 22                    |                           | 100.0                                             | 0.0                                                   |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 2                     |                       | 2                         | 0.0                                               | 100.0                                                 |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 15                    | 13                    | 2                         | 85.8                                              | 14.2                                                  |
| ALL INDIA                 | 139506                | 67300                 | 72206                     | 48.2                                              | 51.8                                                  |

Source: Directorate of Economics And Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

Note:'0' relates to the area below 500 Hectares

*This represents the total area sown with crops and orchards.  Area sown more than once in the same year is counted only once.

** It is the area irrigated through any source once in a year for a particular crop.

*** It is the area arrived at by deducting the net irrigated area from net sown area.

Annexure II State / UT-wise number of watershed projects sanctioned and completed during each of the last three years and the current year

| Sl.   |                   | Total no. of Projects Sanctioned 2009-10 to 2014-15) @   | Year wise completion of projects during the years   | Year wise completion of projects during the years   | Year wise completion of projects during the years   | Year wise completion of projects during the years   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| No    | State             | (from                                                    | 2017-18                                             | 2018-19                                             | 2019-20                                             | 2020-21 (as on 16.09.2020)                          |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 432                                                      | 62                                                  | 96                                                  | 0                                                   | 102                                                 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 13                                                  | 0                                                   |
| 3     | Assam             | 372                                                      | 0                                                   | 57                                                  | 86                                                  | 83                                                  |
| 4     | Bihar             | 123                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 49                                                  |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                                      | 41                                                  | 71                                                  | 49                                                  | 20                                                  |
| 6     | Gujarat           | 610                                                      | 134                                                 | 141                                                 | 17                                                  | 138                                                 |
| 7     | Haryana           | 88                                                       | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 15                                                  |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 27                                                  |
| 9     | Jharkhand         | 171                                                      | 20                                                  | 0                                                   | 35                                                  | 32                                                  |
| 10    | Karnataka         | 571                                                      | 158                                                 | 88                                                  | 58                                                  | 97                                                  |
| 11    | Kerala            | 83                                                       | 0                                                   | 21                                                  | 5                                                   | 14                                                  |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                                      | 115                                                 | 0                                                   | 89                                                  | 65                                                  |
| 13    | Maharashtra       | 1186                                                     | 239                                                 | 348                                                 | 11                                                  | 191                                                 |
| 14    | Manipur           | 102                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 5                                                   | 22                                                  |
| 15    | Meghalaya         | 96                                                       | 26                                                  | 21                                                  | 0                                                   | 14                                                  |
| 16    | Mizoram           | 89                                                       | 16                                                  | 0                                                   | 16                                                  | 17                                                  |
| 17    | Nagaland          | 111                                                      | 41                                                  | 0                                                   | 20                                                  | 17                                                  |
| 18    | Odisha            | 310                                                      | 65                                                  | 62                                                  | 0                                                   | 68                                                  |
| 19    | Punjab            | 67                                                       | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 6                                                   |
| 20    | Rajasthan         | 1025                                                     | 181                                                 | 32                                                  | 221                                                 | 167                                                 |
| 21    | Sikkim            | 15                                                       | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 6                                                   |
| 22    | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                                      | 100                                                 | 12                                                  | 56                                                  | 32                                                  |
| 23    | Telangana         | 330                                                      | 0                                                   | 121                                                 | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 24    | Tripura           | 65                                                       | 10                                                  | 0                                                   | 10                                                  | 9                                                   |
| 25    | Uttarakhand       | 65                                                       | 0                                                   | 86                                                  | 163                                                 | 0                                                   |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 24                                                  | 7                                                   |
| 27    | West Bengal       | 163                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 46                                                  |
| UTs   |                   |                                                          |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |
| 28    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                                      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 29    | Ladakh            |                                                          |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     | 0                                                   |
|       | Total             | 8214                                                     | 1208                                                | 1156                                                | 878                                                 | 1244                                                |

Source: Department of Land Resources, MoRD

@   Sanctioned  under  the  erstwhile  Integrated  Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP),  which  has  been  amalgamated  as  the  Watershed Development Component (WDC) of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with effect from 2015-16. No new project sanctioned w.e.f. 2015-16.

Out of 8214 projects, 1832 projects (345 uninitiated + 1487 preparatory phase projects) were transferred to States to implement with State funds in 2018.

Note:   1) Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh have been created as UTs quite recently. WDC-PMKSY has not been taken up in other Union Territories

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