Lok Sabha Question No. 3043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Har Khet Ko Paani Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . †3043

ANSWERED ON 11 .0 7.2019

## HAR KHET KO PAANI SC HEME

†3043. SHRI SUNIL KU MAR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state :

(a)  the  details  of  the  success  achieved  in  regard  to  motto  of  'Har  Khet  Ko  Paani'  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY);

- (b) whether the Government has any mechanism to moniter its success; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (c) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched with the motto of 'Har Khet Ko Paani' for providing end to end solutions in irrigation supply chain, viz.water resources, distribution network  and  farm  level  applications.  The  PMKSY  has  four  programme  components , nam ly:  (i) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit s Programme (AIBP); (ii) Har Khet Ko P ani (HKKP); (iii) Per Drop More Crop  (PDMC) ;  and  (iv) Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC) . The  successes  achieved  under different programme components are as below: -

- i . Under PMKSY - AIBP, d uring 2016 - 17, ninety - nine (99) ongoing major/ medium irrig ation projects having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh ha were prioritized in with  States  for  completion  in  phases  up  to  December  2019. During  2016 - 19, C entral assistance  of  Rs. 9,750.56crore  has  been  released through  NABARD  under Long  Term Irrigation  Fund  (LTIF) for  these  projects . States  have  reported  creation  of  an  a dditional irrigation potential of 17.78 lakh ha so far, leading to cumulative irrigation potential of 59. lakh ha.
- ii . As  part  of  PMKSY - HKKP  component, CADWM  works  ar e presently  limited  to 99 prioritized AIBP projects for pari - passu implementation.  Out  of  99  prioritized  Projects, depending on the requirements of State Governments, 87 projects spread over 17 States have been included under CADWM  programme  so  far.  During2016- 19,  C entral A ssistance of Rs. 2380.24 crore ha s been released to 70 projects and works in Culturable Command Area ( CCA )of 13.43 lakh ha isreported as completed . Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) projects are

also  funded  under PMKSY - HKKP . Since  commencement  of  PMKSY  (2015 - 16),Central A ssistance of Rs.2140.4crorehas  been  released to  the  States  under  SMI  Scheme with reported  creation  of irrigation  potential of 2.9 1 lakh  ha.  The  Repair,  Renovation  and Restoration  (RRR)  of  water  bodie s are also  taken  up  under  PMKSY - HKKP component. Since 2015 - 16,Central A ssistance of Rs. 265.6crorehas been released to the States under RRR Scheme withreported creation of irrigation potential of0.763 lakh ha.

- iii . The PMKSY - PDMC mainly focuses on water us e efficiency at farm level through precisio micro irrigation. Besides promoting precision irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigat and  better  on - farm  water  management  practices  to  optimize  the  use of  available  water resources. T his component als o supports micro level water storage or wate conservation/management activities to supplement Micro Irrigation. During 2015 - 19,C entral Assistance of Rs. 9, 285.44 Cr. has been released to the States with reported Micro- irrigation coverage over 36.17 lakh h a,and protection of irrigation potential over 3.869 lakh ha.
- iv . The PMKSY - WDC is operated primarily keeping at centre stage the degraded land and waste land area treatment. During2015- 19, about 4. 79 lakh water harvesting structure were created/ rejuvenated, and an  additional  area  of  10.98  lakh  ha  has  been  brought  under  prote irrigation.

The above programme components are closely monitored by different Ministries (Minis Jal Shakti in case of AIBP and HKKP, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in case of , and Ministry of Rural Development in case of WDC ).  The field offices of C entral W aterC ommission carry out regular field visits for monitoring of AIBP and HKKP compone nts. A Project Management Unit ( PMKSY )has been established for theoverall management of Schemeand upkeep of its MIS .A National Executive Committee (NEC) is also constituted under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI A oversee programme implem entation, allocation of resources, inter ministerial coordination, mo performance assessment, addressing administrative issues etc.