Lok Sabha Question No. 4109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Shortage of Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## 4109. SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is to address the core issues such as the current shortage of wa parts of the country as well as relief measures along with rainwater harvesting;
- (b) if so, th e details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the funds allocation in this regard during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) The average annual water availability of any region or country is largely dependent -meteorological and geological factors and is generally constant. However, water availability dependent  on  pop ulation  of  the  country  and  for  India,  per  capita  water  availability  in  th reducing due to increase in population. Due to high temporal and spatial variation of pre water availability of many regions of the country is much below t he national average and may result in water stress / scarce conditions.

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 prov ides technical and financial assistance to t through various schemes and programmes. Central Government has taken various steps to addre shortage in the country.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has been created by the Government of India, integrating th e erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of D Water and Sanitation, with an aim to integrate water resources management under one umbrella issues relating to water are dealt with in a holistic manner.

Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  launched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA) - a campaign  for  water conservation and water security. During the campaign, officers, groundwater experts and sci the Government of India will work together w ith State and district officials in India's most water - stressed districts for water conservation and water resource management.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4109

ANSWERED ON 1 8.0 7.2019

## SHORTAGE OF WATER

GANGA REJUVENATION

Central Government has formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Res Development  which  envisa ges  transfer  of  water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water  deficit improve availability of water.

A meeting of the State Ministers in - charge of Water Resources, Water Supply and Sanitatio was held on 11 th June 2019 to review the steps taken by various States on water conservation implementation of action plans for dealing with the water supply situation, plan for water conservation  in  convergence  with  other  programmes.  State  Governme nts  were  requested  to  complete water conservation measures so that large - scale rain water harvesting could be possible in the upc monsoon season.

Through National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), a centrally sponsored sche technical and fin ancial assistance are provided to States for providing safe drinking water in The NRDWP has been restructured to make it more competitive, result oriented and outcome reduce the slippages and inefficiencies in the rural drinking water supply.

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoH & UA)  is  implementing  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 500 cities with mission components such as supply, storm water drainage, etc. The water supply component incl udes augmentation of existing water supply system and water treatment plants; rehabilitation of old water supply system; rejuven bodies for drinking water supply and recharging of ground water etc.

MoH & UA has taken measures aimed at water conservation like issuance of guidelines f Urban Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) and Model Building B -Laws  (MBBL)  for  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  and  Urban  Development  Authorities  (UDAs) implement rain water harv esting and take other water conservation measures.

During  2016 - 17,  99  on -going  Major/Medium  irrigation  projects  under  PMKSY - Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh h been prioritized in consultation with States, for completion in phases up to December, 2019.

Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, has sanctioned watershed development projects in 28 States (except Goa) during the period 2009 - 10 to 201 4- 15 covering an area of about 39.07 million hectare under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (I IWMP  was  amalgamated  as  the  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 2015 - 16.  The activities being undertaken through the watershed development projects inter alia includes ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, so conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation,  horticulture,  pastu livelih oods for asset less persons, etc.

Some initiatives/measures taken by Central Government to control ground water deple promote rain water harvesting / conservation are available at the URL:

http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf

- (c)State - wise details of funds released as central assistance under Water shed Development Component of PMKSY for the years 2009 - 10 to 2018 - 19 aregiven at Annexure .

Funds released to States/UTs for implementation of various projects of State Annu Plans (SAAPs) under AMRUT in the years 2016 - 17, 2017 - 18, 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 2020 are 2404.19 crore, 3526.49 crore, 5339.07 crore and 1712.47 crore respectively.

Funds released to States under NRDWP in the year s2016-17, 2017 - 18 and 2018 - 19 are 5875.16 crore,  6968.20  crore  and  5466.24  crore  respectively.  For  the  year  2019 - 20,  a  budgetary  allocation  of Rs. 1000.66 crore has been earmarked under NRDWP.

Funds released as C entral assistance during the last three years under PMKSY - AIBP, SMI and RRR schemes are as under:

| Year     |   PMKSY -AIBP CA released |   PMKSY - HKKP (SMI) CA released (in crore) |   PMKSY - HKKP(RRR) CA released (in crore) |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2016- 17 |                    3307.9 |                                     148.01  |                                      0     |
| 2017- 18 |                    3593.6 |                                     665.351 |                                     76.649 |
| 2018- 19 |                    2849.1 |                                     725.205 |                                     24.795 |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Unstarred Question No. 4109 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 18.07.2019 regarding 'Shortage of w ater '

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

| Sl. No   | State             |   Central share released* (from 2009 - 10 to 2018 - 19) in crore |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                           987.92 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                           244.33 |
| 12 3     | Assam             |                                                           454.08 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                                           151.31 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                           307.88 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                                                          1288.64 |
| 3 7      | Haryana           |                                                            98.7  |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                           283.58 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                           230.82 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                                                           191.52 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                                                          1872.94 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                                                           109.3  |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                          1409.87 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                                                          2413.95 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                                                           149.1  |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                                                           173.03 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                                                           259.89 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                                                           499.3  |
| 19       | Odisha            |                                                          1004.31 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                                                            60.42 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                                          2415.27 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                                                            22.08 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                           924.94 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                                                           593.01 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                                           200.21 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       |                                                           131.08 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                           808.49 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                                                           178.15 |
|          | Total             |                                                         17464.1  |

- Note:   1) WDC - PMKSY is not operational in the Union Territories.
- 2) There is no sanctioned project in Goa .

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