Lok Sabha Question No. 4055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: New Projects under PMKSY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4055

ANSWERED ON 12 .12 .2019

## NEW PROJECTS UNDER P MKSY

## †4055. SHRI NIHAL CHAND

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of water conservation projects being executed by the Government under Prad Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) at present, State/ UT - wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to sa nction new projects under PMKSY - WC and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the plan of the Government for providing water to each and every field in rainfed agricul

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (c) The Government is implementing Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) since 2009- 10  for  development  of  rainfed  and  degraded  areas.  In  2015 - 16,  IWMP  was  amalgamated  as  the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana (WDC - PMKSY). The activities undertaken inter alia include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, conservation,  rainwater  harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation,  horticulture,  pastur livelihoods for asset less persons, etc.

Under the erstwhile IWMP, 8214 watershed development projects were sanctioned in er 28 States (except Goa) [now 27 States and UT of J & K and Ladakh), during the period 2009 - 10 to 2014 -15  covering  an  area  of  about  39.07  million  hec tare.  Since  inception  of  the  scheme,  an  amount Rs.17916.28 crore has been released to the States as Central Share, as on 30.11.2019. Th - wise details of projects sanctioned, area covered, projects completed and funds released since 20 - 10 to 2019 -20, as on 30.11.2019 are given at Annexure.

As per information received from the States, since 2014 - 15 to 2019 - 20 (upto second quarter), 6.08 lakh water harvesting structures have been created / rejuvenated. An additional area of has been brought under protective irrigation.

The  Government  is  focusing  on  completion  of  all  on -going  projects  and  therefore  no  new projects under WDC - PMKSY are being sanctioned.

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Annexure  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part s (a)  to  (c)  of U nstarred Q uestio n  No. † 4055  to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 12.12.2019 regarding 'New Projects under PMKSY'.

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

@ Sanctioned under the erstwhile Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), which h been amalgamated as the Watershed Development Component (WDC) of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi SinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) with effect from 2015 - 16.

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009 - 10 to 2014 - 15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009 - 10 to 2014 - 15) @   | No of projects completed **   | Central share released (from 2009 - 10 to 2019- 20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                        | Area of the projects                         | No of projects completed **   | Central share released (from 2009 - 10 to 2019- 20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh*   | 432                                          | 1.810                                        | 158                           | 1060.68                                                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                          | 0.467                                        | 13                            | 244.33                                                   |
| 12 3     | Assam             | 372                                          | 1.577                                        | 143                           | 492.75                                                   |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                          | 0.612                                        | 0                             | 151.31                                                   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                          | 1.195                                        | 112                           | 330.35                                                   |
| 3 6      | Gujarat           | 610                                          | 3.103                                        | 292                           | 1288.64                                                  |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                           | 0.362                                        | 0                             | 101.94                                                   |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                          | 0.840                                        | 0                             | 283.58                                                   |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                          | 0.652                                        | 0                             | 230.82                                                   |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                          | 0.911                                        | 30                            | 191.52                                                   |
| 11       | ^ Karnataka       | 571                                          | 2.569                                        | 304                           | 1894.70                                                  |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                           | 0.423                                        | 26                            | 128.69                                                   |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                          | 2.937                                        | 204                           | 1497.49                                                  |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                         | 5.128                                        | 598                           | 2413.95                                                  |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                          | 0.491                                        | 5                             | 149.10                                                   |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                           | 0.236                                        | 47                            | 173.03                                                   |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                           | 0.373                                        | 32                            | 259.89                                                   |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                          | 0.476                                        | 61                            | 539.15                                                   |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                          | 1.700                                        | 127                           | 1004.31                                                  |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                           | 0.314                                        | 0                             | 60.42                                                    |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                         | 5.764                                        | 377                           | 2534.70                                                  |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                           | 0.066                                        | 0                             | 22.08                                                    |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                          | 1.368                                        | 112                           | 924.94                                                   |
| 24       | Telangana*        | 330                                          | 1.399                                        | 121                           | 590.30                                                   |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                           | 0.213                                        | 20                            | 210.96                                                   |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                           | 0.346                                        | 5                             | 131.08                                                   |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                          | 3.045                                        | 225                           | 808.49                                                   |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                          | 0.693                                        | 0                             | 197.08                                                   |
|          | Total             | 8214                                         | 39.07                                        | 3012                          | 17916.28                                                 |

Note:   There is no sanctioned project in Goa .

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