Lok Sabha Question No. 2393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Water Harvesting Structures
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2393 ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## WATER HARVESTING STR UCTURES

## †2393. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  schemes  through  which  the  Government  is  encouraging  to  build  tanks  and  water structures for water harvesting in desert and non -desert districts of the country;

(b) whether the Gover nment proposes to make it mandatory to construct water harvesting and t providing grants and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the State - wise  details  of  the  funds  released  by  the  Government  under  this  head  during  th years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) Water being a State subject, initiatives on sustainable water management including c and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States' responsibility. However, the important measures taken  by  the  Central  Government  for  conservation,  mana gement  of  ground  water  and  effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are at the followi http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf .

Further, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservatio Of these, mention can be made of 'Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan' in Rajasthan, 'Jalyukt Shibar' in Maharashtra, 'Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, 'Jal Hi Jeevan' in Haryana among others.

As per information received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs , the Model Building Bye Laws,  2016,  has  been  issued  for  guidance  of  the  States/UTs  which  has  a  chapter  on  'Rainwater Harvesting'.    The  provisions  of  this  chapter  are  applicable  to  all  the  buildings.  33  States  /  UTs  have adopted the rainwater harvesting provisions. The implementation of the rainwater harvesting within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority.

In order to regulate the Over - exploitation and consequent de pletion of ground water, t he Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground w for regulation of its development, which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill .

- (c)  Central  Government  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation  works through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Watershed Development Component (PMKSY- W DC).

The State wise details of projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and fun Central share to States under PMKSY - WDC are given at Annexure .

As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  the  expenditure  o conservation & Water Harvesting under MGNREGS during last 5 years as uploaded by the States/ as under:

| Water conservation & Water Harvesting   | Water conservation & Water Harvesting   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Years                                   | Expenditure in Crore (Rs.)              |
| 2018- 19                                | 10328.5                                 |
| 2017- 18                                | 6843.085                                |
| 2016- 17                                | 7943.917                                |
| 2015- 16                                | 5621.353                                |
| 2014- 15                                | 4722.494                                |

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c )  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. †2393 to be answered on 05.03.2020 on ' Water Harvesting Structures '.

State - wise details of number of projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and fun released during last five years and current year as Central share under WDC - PMKSY

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

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 -15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 -15) @   | Central share released (from 2014 -15 to2019-20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                      | Area of the projects                       | Central share released (from 2014 -15 to2019-20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 432                                        | 1.810                                      | 749.97                                                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                        | 0.467                                      | 125.62                                                |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                        | 1.577                                      | 222.30                                                |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                        | 0.612                                      | 172.44                                                |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                        | 1.195                                      | 177.91                                                |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 610                                        | 3.103                                      | 526.73                                                |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                         | 0.362                                      | 70.88                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                        | 0.840                                      | 106.27                                                |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                        | 0.652                                      | 192.55                                                |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                        | 0.911                                      | 66.51                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                        | 2.569                                      | 694.67                                                |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                         | 0.423                                      | 102.06                                                |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                        | 2.937                                      | 1101.95                                               |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                       | 5.128                                      | 1077.40                                               |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                        | 0.491                                      | 59.37                                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                         | 0.236                                      | 83.55                                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                         | 0.373                                      | 161.40                                                |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                        | 0.476                                      | 391.07                                                |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                        | 1.700                                      | 642.47                                                |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                         | 0.314                                      | 15.91                                                 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                       | 5.764                                      | 1464.45                                               |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                         | 0.066                                      | 7.70                                                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                        | 1.368                                      | 434.72                                                |
| 24       | Telangana         | 330                                        | 1.399                                      | 327.65                                                |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                         | 0.213                                      | 110.35                                                |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                         | 0.346                                      | 108.55                                                |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                        | 3.045                                      | 272.70                                                |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                        | 0.693                                      | 214.65                                                |
|          | Total             | 8214                                       | 39.07                                      | 9681.8 0                                              |