Lok Sabha Question No. 770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Shortage of Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## 770. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there has been acute shortage of water in many parts of the c in Maharashtra since the last five years and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Un ion  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  the  State  Governments  incl Maharashtra regarding financial assistance for providing water or to increase the water lavel

(c) if so, the action taken by the Union Government in this regard; and

(d) the State -wise details of quantum of funds released during the last three years to resol scarcity in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  The  average  annual  water availability  of  any  region  or  country  is  largely  dependent  upon -meteorological and geological factors. However, water availability per person is dependent o of the country and for India, per capita water availability in the country is re ducing due to increase in population. Due to high temporal and spatial variation of precipitation, the water availa regions  of  the  country  is  much  below  the  national  average  and  may  result  in  water  str conditions.

(b) to (d) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient man water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to su efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to th through various schemes and programmes.

During  2016 - 17,  ninety -nine  (99)  on - going  Major/Medium  irrigation  projects  under Pra han Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana - Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  ( PMKSY - AIBP),  having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh hectare, have been prioritized for completion with States. Funding mechanism through NABARD has also been approved by the Government for Central and State share of all pri oritized projects. Central assistance is released from time to t requirement.  Details of central assistance released for last 3 years and current year unde - AIBP is at Annexure - I .

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 770

## ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## SHORTAGE OF WATER

GANGA REJUVENATION

Further, a special package for completion of 8 Major and Medium Irrigation (MMI) Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) projects in drought prone districts in Vidarbha and Marathwada Maharashtra, having estimated balance cost of Rs.13,651.61 cro re as on 01.04.2018, has been approved during 2018 - 19. Central assistance component amounts to Rs.3831.41 crore. Central assistance crore  [Rs.500  crore  in  2018 - 19  and  Rs.  300  crore  in  2019 - 20  (so  far)]  has  been  released  to  th Government of Mahar ashtra under this package.

Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned 8214 wate development projects in states/UTs from 2009 - 10  to  2014 - 15  covering  an  area  of  about  39.07  millio hectare  under  Integrated  Watershed  Mana gement  Programme  (IWMP)  which  was  amalgamated  as  the Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  PMKSY  in  2015 - 16.  The  activities  being  undertaken through  the  watershed  development  projects  inter  alia  include  ridge  area  treatment,  d treatment, soi l and moisture conservation, rain water harvesting, afforestation, horticulture, wise details of funds released as Central share to States under WDC - PMKSY are given at Annexure - II .

Command Area Development (CAD) works through CADWM Programme of Government of India are being implemented with the main objective of taking up CAD works to enhance util irrigation potential created, and improve agriculture production on a sustain able basis. The programme has been brought under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) 2015 -16 onwards. During 2016 - 17 to 2019- 20  (up  to  December,  2019),  total  Central  Assistance  amounting  to  Rs  2544.25  crore released. During 2016 - 17 to 2019 - 20 (up to December, 2019), central assistance amounting to Rs crore has been released to the State of Maharashtra.

Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is implementing Per Drop Crop  component  of  PMKSY  which  is  operational  fr om  2015- 16.  The  PMKSY - Per  Drop  More  Crop (PDMC)  mainly  focuses  on  enhancing  water  use  efficiency  at  farm  level  through  precisi irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation). Besides promoting precision irrigation and bette - farm water management  practices  to  optimize  the  use  of  available  water  resources,  this  component  al micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement Micro State wise funds released for micro irrigation under PDMC - PMKSY  fr om  2015- 16  to  2019 - 20  (as  on 20.01.2020) is given at Annexure - III .

Government of India has launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transform (AMRUT) on 25 th June, 2015 in select 500 cities across the country for a period of five ye 2015- 16 to 2019 - 20 with focus on development of basic civic amenities in the Mission cities. water supply component of the Mission, projects related to rain water harvesting, rejuvenation of wate bodiesspecifically for drinkingwater supply,recharging of ground water, etc., can be taken up by th

States/UTs  to  enhance  water  supply  in  the  Mission  cities.  Under  AMRUT  the  projects  ar e  selected, appraised, approved and implemented by the states/UTs.  Central Government only approves Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  submitted  by  the  states  and  releases  central  assistance  as  p guidelines. SAAPs of all the states for entire Mission period have already been approved. So far as St of Maharashtra is concerned, 44 cities have been selected under AMRUT.

SAAP  size  of  State  of  Maharashtra  is  Rs.7,759.32  crore,  including  committed Assistance of Rs. 3534.08 crore, of wh ich Rs.3,769 crore have been allocated for water supply pro During last three years and current year, State - wise funds released to states/UTs is given at Annexure - IV .

Government of India has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with an outlay of Rs.3. 0 lakh crore,  with  a  Central  share  of  Rs.  2.08  lakh  crore,  to  provide  Functional  Household  Tap (FHTCs) to every rural household by 2024. During the current financial year, Government of already released first instalment to all the sta tes/UTs. For the State of Maharashtra, Rs. 847.97 crore been allocated, out of which Rs. 345.28 crore has been released as first instalment. Moreo States utilizes the available funds, it can seek 2 nd instalment.

Government of  India has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs. 6000 Crore Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community partici water stressed blocks of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Prades h, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.  Tentative  allocation  for  the  State  of  Maharashtra  is  Rs.  925.77  crore.  The  sch implemented  during  2020 - 21  to  2024 - 25  with  the  financial  assistance  of  World  Bank  with  a  sh pattern of 50:50 betwee n Government of India and World Bank.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 770 to be answered on 06.02.2020 regarding ' Shortage of Water '.

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | STATE           | AIBP Central Assistance Released   | AIBP Central Assistance Released   | AIBP Central Assistance Released   | AIBP Central Assistance Released   |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|           |                 | 2016-17                            | 2017-18                            | 2018-19                            | 2019-20*                           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  | 7.40                               | 15.23                              | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |
| 2         | Assam           | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |                                    |
| 3         | Bihar           | 0.00                               | 46.32                              | 37.82                              | 11.98                              |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh    | 13.29                              | 17.25                              | 0.00                               | 4.09                               |
| 5         | Goa             | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |                                    |
| 6         | Gujarat         | 961.88                             | 1410.49                            | 1047.29                            | 485.35                             |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.00                               | 9.57                               | 16.92                              | 5.88                               |
| 8         | Jharkhand       | 145.75                             | 305.10                             | 305.88                             |                                    |
| 9         | Karnataka       | 135.46                             | 459.52                             | 197.00                             | 163.42                             |
| 10        | Kerala          | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |                                    |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh  | 300.13                             | 181.27                             | 81.01                              | 26.45                              |
| 12        | Maharashtra     | 379.86                             | 363.02                             | 527.54                             | 291.68                             |
| 13        | Manipur         | 126.99                             | 25.42                              | 21.93                              | 30.50                              |
| 14        | Odisha          | 457.74                             | 464.71                             | 119.38                             | 90.65                              |
| 15        | Punjab          | 52.42                              | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |                                    |
| 16        | Rajasthan       | 45.89                              | 216.87                             | 95.15                              | 7.04                               |
| 17        | Telangana       | 545.44                             | 13.24                              | 1.99                               | 214.04                             |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh   | 135.63                             | 65.60                              | 397.16                             | 407.68                             |
|           | Total           | 3307.88                            | 3593.61                            | 2849.07                            | 1738.76                            |

*so far

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 770 to be answered on 06.02.2020 regarding ' Shortage of Water '.

## State - wise details of funds released as Central share under WDC -PMKSY

(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| S No.   | State             |   Central share released (2009 -10 to 2019 -20 # ) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                            1107.13 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                             300.04 |
| 3       | Assam             |                                             492.75 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                             203.04 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                                             330.35 |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                                            1288.64 |
| 7       | Haryana           |                                             101.94 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                             283.58 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                             230.82 |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |                                             191.52 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |                                            1894.7  |
| 12      | Kerala            |                                             128.69 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                            1631.15 |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |                                            2413.95 |
| 15      | Manipur           |                                             149.1  |
| 16      | Meghalaya         |                                             174.22 |
| 17      | Mizoram           |                                             275.06 |
| 18      | Nagaland          |                                             636.85 |
| 19      | Odisha            |                                            1041.85 |
| 20      | Punjab            |                                              60.42 |
| 21      | Rajasthan         |                                            2534.7  |
| 22      | Sikkim            |                                              22.08 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        |                                             924.94 |
| 24      | Telangana*        |                                             590.3  |
| 25      | Tripura           |                                             210.96 |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       |                                             131.08 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                             808.49 |
| 28      | West Bengal       |                                             271.02 |
|         | Total             |                                           18429.4  |

Note:  1) WDC - PMKSY is not operational in the Union Territories.

2) There is no sanctioned project in Goa .

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 770 to be answered on 06.02.2020 regarding ' Shortage of Water '.

Fund released for micro irrigation under PDMC -PMKSY from 2015 - 16 to 2019 - 20 (so far)

(Rs. in crore)

| S No.   | States                                 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | 2018-19   | 2019-20 (as on 20.1.20)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                         |    206.47 |    308.69 |    517.1  | 520.00    | 252.0                     |
| 2       | Bihar                                  |     28.6  |     21.6  |     12.5  | 27.91     |                           |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh                           |     20.3  |     44.8  |     55    | 43.39     |                           |
| 4       | Goa                                    |      0.3  |      0.8  |      0    | 1.20      |                           |
| 5       | Gujarat                                |    213.05 |    274    |    300    | 272.50    | 180.0                     |
| 6       | Haryana                                |     34.97 |     27    |     14.01 | 27.41     |                           |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh                       |      7.6  |      8.5  |     19.25 | 26.00     | 18.0                      |
| 8       | Jharkhand                              |     14.97 |     30.7  |     25    | 10.00     |                           |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir                        |      4.87 |      5.4  |      3    | 7.80      | 5.5                       |
| 10      | Karnataka                              |    213.12 |    229    |    385    | 372.03    | 192.0                     |
| 11      | Kerala                                 |      8.53 |      0    |     25    | 4.00      |                           |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh                         |    161.74 |    121.1  |    150    | 132.56    | 102.0                     |
| 13      | Maharashtra                            |    107.26 |    305.7  |    362.5  | 360.00    | 174.0                     |
| 14      | Odisha                                 |     28.7  |     39.7  |     48    | 58.00     | 30.0                      |
| 15      | Punjab                                 |     43    |      1.18 |      0    | 9.00      |                           |
| 16      | Rajasthan                              |    142.84 |    129    |    107.5  | 168.48    | 75.0                      |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu                             |    129.78 |    143.5  |    369.55 | 355.00    | 204.0                     |
| 18      | Telangana                              |    111.32 |    189    |    257    | 122.00    |                           |
| 19      | Uttarakhand                            |      9.6  |     15    |     27.2  | 43.00     | 19.2                      |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh                          |     37.51 |     41.4  |     55    | 87.88     | 48.58                     |
| 21      | West Bengal                            |      4.8  |     19.9  |     31    | 40.00     | 20.0                      |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh                      |      2.6  |      2    |      8.3  | 12.50     | 18.0                      |
| 23      | Assam                                  |      5.03 |     11    |      3    | 30.00     |                           |
| 24      | Manipur                                |      2.76 |      3.6  |      7.5  | 40.00     | 15.0                      |
| 25      | Meghalaya                              |      1.43 |      0    |      3.3  | 12.00     |                           |
| 26      | Mizoram                                |      3.27 |      8.1  |     12.3  | 27.80     | 27.0                      |
| 27      | Nagaland                               |      2.34 |      4.5  |     11.8  | 35.00     | 30.0                      |
| 28      | Sikkim                                 |      4.86 |      5.4  |      4    | 55.19     | 31.8                      |
| 29      | Tripura                                |      1.55 |      0    |      3.75 | 15.00     | 18.0                      |
| 30      | UTs                                    |      2.23 |      0    |      0.5  |           |                           |
|         | Grand Total (including HQ expenditure) |   1556.73 |   1991.24 |   2819.49 | 2918.38   | 1460.08                   |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) ofLok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 770 to be answered on 06.02.2020 regarding ' Shortage of Water '.

## Year-wise details of project funds released under AMRUT

(Rs. in crore)

| S No.   | Name of State / UT                 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20* |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |      0.64 |      0.72 |      0.81 |       4.32 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     |     70.32 |    397.9  |     91.39 |     246.69 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |      8.4  |      0    |      9.48 |      17.63 |
| 4       | Assam                              |     70.16 |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 5       | Bihar                              |     77.52 |     89.02 |    136.98 |       0    |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         |      6.61 |      4.21 |     16.13 |      26.32 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       |     61.72 |     84.94 |    205.95 |     145.67 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli               |      0.72 |      0    |      0.76 |       4.27 |
| 9       | Daman & Diu                        |      0    |      2.06 |      1.54 |       0    |
| 10      | Delhi                              |     53.15 |     62.7  |      0    |     151.55 |
| 11      | Goa                                |      6.96 |      8.01 |      0    |       0    |
| 12      | Gujarat                            |    119.84 |    181.3  |    104.78 |    1074.58 |
| 13      | Haryana                            |     50.88 |     58.22 |      0    |     289.71 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                   |     18.24 |     20.69 |     30.58 |      60.23 |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) |     35.52 |    198.86 |      0    |     154.35 |
| 16      | Jharkhand                          |     33.16 |     52.48 |     84    |     135.22 |
| 17      | Karnataka                          |    154.32 |    325.09 |    544.01 |     710.54 |
| 18      | Kerala                             |     77.28 |     97.36 |      0    |     194.74 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        |      0.38 |      0.35 |      0    |       0.7  |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     |    172.56 |    211.61 |    952.71 |     925    |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        |    235.2  |    288.63 |    825.71 |       0    |
| 22      | Manipur                            |     10.8  |     12.4  |     63.75 |       0    |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          |      4.8  |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 24      | Mizoram                            |      8.4  |      9.54 |     49.21 |       0    |
| 25      | Nagaland                           |      7.2  |      0    |      8.14 |      12.03 |
| 26      | Odisha                             |     53.04 |    295.48 |     78.25 |     312.83 |
| 27      | Puducherry                         |      4.32 |      4.87 |      0    |       0    |
| 28      | Punjab                             |     80.16 |      0    |     96.96 |       0    |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          |    105.22 |    111.27 |    419.13 |     143.91 |
| 30      | Sikkim                             |      2.4  |      2.39 |      0    |       5.3  |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         |    316.56 |    360.27 |    735.43 |       0    |
| 32      | Telangana                          |     55.44 |     70.23 |    135.49 |     178.82 |
| 33      | Tripura                            |      8.88 |     11.21 |      0    |       0    |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      |    327.6  |    375.08 |    260    |     226.03 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        |     35.52 |     44.49 |     42.74 |      49.21 |
| 36      | West Bengal                        |    128.4  |    146.98 |    445.14 |     153.3  |
| Total   | Total                              |   2402.32 |   3528.36 |   5339.07 |    5222.94 |

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