Lok Sabha Question No. 2353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Reclamation of Wasteland
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Subrata Pathak, Rebati Tripura, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Ganesan Selvam

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## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARttD QUESTION No\_2353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## Reclamation of Wasteland

2353.SHRISUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRISELVAM G.:

win thc Ministerof RURAL DEVELOPMEN′ I｀ be pleased to state:

- (a)WhCther the Departmcnt of I」 and Resources in collaboration with the National Remote Sensing Centre(NRSC)haS released Wastelands Atlascs oflndia editions,2019;
- (b)if SO,thc dctails thcrcof along、 vith thc salicnt fcatures and advantages of conducting such an cxerclsc;
- (C)thC details of fa1low and barren/wasteland in telllls of perCentage and tOtal area in the country along with the per capita availability ofthe agricultural land in lndia,State/1」 T-wise;
- (d)thC details of thc prttcctS implcmcnted and arcas of wasteland brought under cult市 ation along with the FnethOds used to tum thc、 vasteland into arable land and to preventthe land from becoming barren and the extcnt of succcss aChieved therefronl:
- (C)thC details of hnds sanctioncd/rclcased alld cxpcnditurc incurrcd under the programmc for rcclalnation of、 vastcland particularly in thc tribal arcas ofthc country,Statc/1」 T-、 visc;and
- (う thC agCncics through which these programmcs have been/are bcing implcmcntcd and thc stcps takel1/bcing taken by thc Govcmmentto lnakc thc said progral■ rnc successhl?

## ANSlWER

## MINIS′ 「 ER OF RURAL DEVELOP]ⅥENT (SHRINARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)&(b)Yes Sir.An asscssment study was commissioned by the Dcpartment of Land Rcsources namely``Wrastclands Atlas of lndia(Changc Analysis Based on Temporal Satenite lData of2008-09 and 2015-16)''.ThiS Study、 ハ ′ as conducted by National Reinotc Scnsing Centrc,Hydcrabad.′ 「 hc outcolllc has bcen publishcd

as "Wastelands  Atlas of India 2019"  and released  on 4th November, 2019 which  . inter alia contains  district-wise  estimated area under wastelands in 2008-09  and in 2015-16.

The salient features of this Atlas are (i) updation  wastelands maps of 2008-09 with 2015-16  Resourcesat-2  data and generation of wastelands  map of 2015-16, (ii) areas with major wastelands  change  between 2008-09  and 2015-16 are identified  and depicted,  (iii) creation of wastelands  geospatial database and dissemination  ttrrough Bhuvan geo-portal;  and (iv) preparation of category-wise spatial change  statistics  and summation  in the form of wastelands  atlas'

The wastelands atlas provides inputs to identify specific  areas for further reducing their extent ancl is helpful in identifying  areas for productive  use / greening,  new infrastructure  projects and potential  solar farms for renewable energy and so on. For planning  the development  of rainfed  areas and culturable wastelands, the State Governments  practically  consult  such credible references invariably.

- (C) As per information  received  from Directorate of Economics  and Statistics, Ministry  of Agriculture  and Farmers  welfare, the State / ur-wise details of fallow and barren / waste land (in percentage)  are given at Annexure I'
- There is no scheme  / programme  exclusively  to convert  waste land into arable land. Hovyever,  the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development  has been implementing a scheme called watershed Development component  of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY)  for development of rainfed  areas and culturabre  wastelands  in the country since 2015-16.  Before  this, the scheme  was known as Integrated  watershed Management  programme  (IwMp) which was in operation from 2009-10 to 2014-15.  The major activities  carried  out under the scheme  are ridge area treatment, drainage  iine treatment,  soil and moisture conservation,  rain water harvesting,  nursery  raising, afforestation,  horticulture,  pasfure development' livelihoods  for assetless  persons,  etc' (d)

The Department  has sanctioned g2l4  watershed  development  projects  in States / UTs from 2009-10 to 2014-15  covering  an area of about 39.07  million  hectare under IwMp. Out of  g1l|sanctioned  projects, 345 uninitiated  projects and 1487

projects in Preparatory Phase (Total 1832) had been transferred  to States to be taken up under their respective State's budget.

As per the information received from the States under the scheme, between 2014-15 to 2019-20 (upto Sept. 2019), about 6.08 lakh water harvesting structures were created  / rejuvenated, an additional area <lf about 13.47 lakh ha has been brought  under protective  irrigation  and about 21 .25 lakh farmers have been benefitted.

In addition, as per the informition  received, Ministry of Environment, Forest  and Climate Change is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme "National Afforestation  Programme  (NAP)" for regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining  areas through people's participation.  Under this scheme  an amount  of Rs. 234.74 crore has been released to States to treat an area of 57,,292  hectares during the last three years  (i.e. 20 l6-17 to 2018- 19).

- (C) The State I UT - wise details of funds released as Central  share  [from  2009:10 to 201?-20 (up to 28.1 1.2019)l and tunds utilized under  IWMP/ WDC-PMKSY projects for reclamation  rainfed areas and culturable  wastelands  including tribal areas  in the country are given at Annexure II.
- For implementation  of the programme,  agenciesl  institutional structures  at the State, District  and project  levels  have been constifuted. The Department has, inter .alia,  taken a number  of steps for effective  implementation  of the prograrnme such as insistence  of public participation  through the formation of the village Watershed  Committee which implernents  the programme; dedicated implementing  structures;  Bhuwan IWMP portal;  Drishti mobile app; field visits and regular  review meetings etc. (0

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## Annexure  referred  to in reply ofpart (c)  ofLok Sabha Unstarred  Question,  No.2353  due for reply on 03.12.2019

## State/UT-wise details of Barren & Un-culturable  land, Culturable  Wasteland  & Fallow Land with percentage (7o) over geographical  area in the State / UT

(Thousand  hectares)

| State/UT          | Geographical Area   | Barren and Unculturable land   | Barren and Unculturable land   | Culturable wasteland   | Culturable wasteland   | Fallow land other than current fallows   | Fallow land other than current fallows   | Current Fallows   | Current Fallows   |
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| State/UT          | Geographical Area   | area                           | %                              | a rea                  | %                      | a rea                                    | %                                        | area              | %                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 16276               | 1351                           | 8.30                           |                        | 2.40                   | 8s8                                      | 5.27                                     | 1401              | 8.61              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 8374                |                                | 0.45                           |                        | 0.75                   | 65                                       | 0.77                                     | 36                | 0.43              |
| ASSAM             | 7844                | 1190                           | 15.17                          | 142                    |                        |                                          |                                          |                   |                   |
| BIHAR             | 9416                | 432                            | 4.58                           | 45                     | 0.47                   | 119                                      | 7.27                                     | 889               | 9.44              |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 13519               | 288                            | 2.t3                           |                        | 2.s9                   | 258                                      | 1.91                                     | 267               | 1.98              |
| GOA               | 370                 |                                | 0.00                           |                        | 14.20                  |                                          | 0.00                                     |                   | 4.0r              |
| GUJARAT           | 19602               | 2552                           | 13.02                          | 1960                   | 10.00                  | 16                                       | 0.08                                     | 379               | 1.93              |
| HARYANA           | 4421                | 119                            | 2.69                           |                        | 0.39                   | 22                                       | 0.50                                     | 86                | 1.94              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 5567                | 777                            | 13.97                          | t22                    | 2.19                   | 22                                       | 0.40                                     | 54                | 0.97              |
| JAMMU&KASHMIR     | 22224               | 305                            | 1.37                           |                        | 0.63                   |                                          | 0.07                                     | r06               | 0.48              |
| JHARKHAND         | 7972                | 568                            | 7.13                           | 353                    | 4.43                   | 1122                                     | 14.07                                    | 1386              | 17.38             |
| KARNATAKA         | 19179               | 787                            | 4.10                           | 409                    | 2.13                   | 525                                      | 2.74                                     | 1572              | 8.19              |
| KERALA            | 3886                |                                | 0.33                           | 101                    | 2.59                   |                                          | 1.41                                     |                   | 1.68              |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 30825               | 1357                           | 4.40                           | 1010                   | 3.28                   | 483                                      | 1.57                                     |                   | 1.26              |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 30771               | 1727                           | 5.61                           |                        | 2.99                   | 1188                                     | 3.86                                     | 1399              | 4.55              |
| MANIPUR           | 2233                | 1                              | 0.04                           | 1                      | 0.03                   | 0                                        | 0.00                                     | 0                 | 0.01              |
| MEGHALAYA         | 2243                | t29                            | 5.76                           | 390                    | 17.37                  |                                          | 6.9r                                     | 60                | 2.69              |
| MIZORAM           | 2108                | 6                              | 0.30                           |                        | 0.35                   | 12'7                                     | 6.04                                     | 47                | 2.2t              |
| NAGALAND          | 1658                | 2                              | 0.rs                           |                        | 4.13                   | 99.                                      | s.97                                     |                   | 3.04              |
| ODISHA            | 15571               | 1078                           | 6.92                           | 550                    | 3.53                   |                                          | 4.05                                     | 918               | 5.90              |
| PT]NJAB           | 5036                |                                | 1.15                           | 69                     | 1.37                   |                                          | 0.11                                     |                   | 1.65              |
| RAJASTHAN         | 34224               | 2403                           | 7.02                           | 4038                   | 11.80                  | 2069                                     | 6.05                                     | 1856              | 5.42              |
| SIKKIM            | 710                 |                                | 0.00                           | 4                      | 0.s9                   |                                          | 0.63                                     | 7                 | 0.99              |
| TAMIL NADU        | 13006               | 489                            | 3.76                           | 325                    | 2.50                   | 1734                                     | 13.33                                    | 998               | 7.68              |
| TELANGANA         | 11231               | 607                            | 5.41                           |                        | 1.63                   |                                          | 7.17                                     | 1401              | 12.47             |
| TRIPURA           | 1049                |                                | 0.00                           |                        | 0.29                   | 2                                        | 0.16                                     | I                 | 0.11              |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 5348                | 228                            | 4.27                           |                        | 5.93                   | 86                                       | 1.61                                     | 57                | t.o7              |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 24093               | 462                            | 1.92                           | 405                    | 1.68                   | 509                                      | 2.tt                                     | 1122              | 4.66              |
| Ⅵ電 ST BENGAL      | 8875                |                                | 0.t2                           |                        | 0.19                   |                                          | 0.13                                     | 339               | 3.82              |
| A&N ISLAND        | 825                 | 2                              | 0.20                           |                        | 0.31                   |                                          | 0.40                                     |                   | 0.32              |
| CHANDIGARH        |                     |                                | 0.00                           |                        | 0.00                   |                                          | 0.45                                     | 0                 | 0.48              |
| D&N HAVELI        | 49                  | 0                              | 0.17                           |                        | 0.94                   | 2                                        | 4.37                                     | 2                 | 4.71              |
| DAMAN&DIU         |                     |                                | 0.00                           | 0                      | 0.s l                  |                                          | 0.07                                     | 0                 | 1.05              |
| DELHI             | 148                 |                                | 11.96                          |                        | 6.68                   |                                          | 5.45                                     | 12                | 7.93              |
| LAKSHADWEEP       |                     |                                | 0.00                           |                        | 0.00                   |                                          | 0.00                                     |                   | 0.00              |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 48                  | 0                              | 0.15                           |                        | 9.49                   |                                          | s.98                                     |                   | 9.91              |
| ALL INDIA         | 328726              | 16996                          | 5.17                           | 12469                  | 3.79                   | 11092                                    | 3.37                                     | 15091             | 4.59              |

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

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

Annexure  referred  to in reply of part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question.  No. 2353 due for reply on 03.12 .zAlD

State-wise details of funds relgase{ as Central share  and funds utilized from 2009-10 to Z0l9-20 under WDC-PMKSY

(Rs in crore)

|   ．  @  O ．  r  m   | State             | Central share released @   | Funds utilized・   |
|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|                           | Andhra Pradesh    | 1060。 68                   | 1739.38           |
| 2                         | Arunachal Pradcsh | 244.33                     | 287.27            |
| 3                         | Assam             | 492.75                     | 507.83            |
| 4                         | Bihar             | 151.31                     | 201.31            |
| 5                         | ChhattisAarh      | 330.35                     | 515.89            |
| 6                         | Guiarat           | 1288.64                    | 1676.45           |
| 7                         | Haryana           | 101.94                     | 120.61            |
| 8                         | Himachal Pradesh  | 283.58                     | 294.35            |
| 9                         | JanHlu&Ktthir     | 230.82                     | 226.81            |
| 10                        | Jharkhand         | 191.52                     | 225.33            |
|                           | Karnat曇 o         | 1894.70                    | 2521.22           |
| 12                        | Kerala            | 128.69                     | 163.66            |
| 13                        | Madhva Pradcsh    | 1497.49                    | 1951.81           |
| 14                        | Maharashtra       | 2413。 95                   | 3043.68           |
| 15                        | Manipur           | 149.10                     | 160.74            |
| 16                        | Meshalaya         | 173.03                     | 184.77            |
| 17                        | Mizoram           | 259。 89                    | 288.42            |
| 18                        | Naealand          | 539。 15                    | 589.79            |
| 19                        | Odisha            | 1004.31                    | 1289.81           |
| 20                        | Puniab            | 60.42                      | 67.49             |
| 21                        | Raiasthan         | 2534.70                    | 3576.81           |
| 22                        | Sikkim            | 22.08                      | 26。 71            |
| 23                        | Tamil Nadu        | 924.94                     | 1191.46           |
| 24                        | Telangana         | 590,30                     | 556.83            |
| 25                        | Tripura           | 210。 96                    | 234.03            |
| 26                        | Uttarakhand       | 131.08                     | 134.77            |
| 27                        | Uttar Pradesh     | 808.49                     | 959.07            |
| 28                        | West Bengal       | 197.08                     | 261.14            |
| Total                     | Total             | 17916.28                   | 22997。 44         |

Note:There is no sanctioned proJectln Goa

@Upto 28.H.2019,including releases mder the erstwhile IWMP

*Funds utilized reported by States is upto 30.09\_2019 and ibnds utilization is suttect tO Change after audit.Funds utilized include Central Share,State Share,interest&nliscellaneous reccipt. Funds utilized for the particular year also includes the backlog ofpre宙 ous year ppjects.

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