Lok Sabha Question No. 783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Irrigation Projects
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †783

ANSWERED ON 07.0 2.201 9

## IRRIGATION PROJECTS

## †783. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

(a) whether the Government has received any proposals of irrigation projects from Madhya P and Chhattisgarh during the last two years and the current year and if so, the details a status thereof; and

(b) the funds allocated to Madhya Pradesh and Ch attisgarh for irrigation purpose/projects during said period, year - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  &  (b)Water Resources  Projects  are  planned,  funded,  executed  and  maintained  by  the Governments themselves as per their own resources and priority. In order to supplement th Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Gov ernmen s to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various compon Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP),  PMKSY -Har Khet Ko Pani  (HKKP)  inc luding  Command  Area  Development  (CAD), Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI)  and  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water [Implemented  by  MoWR,  RD  &  GR],  PMKSY - Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  [Implemented  by Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare] and  PMKSY -Watershed  Development  (WD) [Implemented by Department of Land Resources].

Under  PMKSY - AIBP,  14  projects (and  7  phases ) of  Madhya  Pradesh  and  3  projects  of Chhattisgarh have been prioritised for completion in phases by December 2019.

The Central Assistance (CA) is released for projects under various components of as and when eligible proposals are received from the State Governments. The funds releas the last two years and the current ye arunder various components of PMKSY to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are given below:

|        |                | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   | CA Releases (Rs in Crore)   |
|--------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        | State          | 2016- 17                    | 2016- 17                    | 2016- 17                    | 2017- 18                    | 2017- 18                    | 2017- 18                    | 2018- 19 (so far)           | 2018- 19 (so far)           | 2018- 19 (so far)           |
| Sl No. |                | AIBP & CAD                  | PDMC                        | WD                          | AIBP & CAD                  | PDMC                        | WD                          | AIBP &CAD                   | PDMC                        | WD                          |
| 1      | Chhattisgarh   | 13.29                       | 44.80                       | 34.96                       | 29.03                       | 55                          | 33.45                       | 9.93                        | 20                          | 32.49                       |
| 2      | Madhya Pradesh | 377.93                      | 121.10                      | 129.44                      | 284.06                      | 150                         | 134.84                      | 52.15                       | 100                         | 97.45                       |

Under SMI and RRR components of PMKSY, no eligible proposals were received from the Governments of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for funding during the said period.

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