Lok Sabha Question No. 2496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Watershed Development Scheme for Rainfed Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERIIMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No 2496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09072019

## Watershed Development SCheme for Rainfed Areas

## 2496 SHRIB Y.RAGHAVENDRA:

Willthe Minister ofRURAL DEVELOPMENT bc plcascd to statc:

- (O thC achicvementS made under the WatcrshCd Dcvelopment Scheme fOr rainfed arcas during the last three ycars,Stateヽ ViSe particularly in Kamataka;
- 0)the avcrage ofagnculture land brought undcrths schcmc,StttCwisQ and
- (C)the detailS Ofthe future programme in this regard?

## ANSWER

## ⅣlmヾIsTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRINARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The State- WiSe achicvemcnts including that Of Karnataka under thc Watershcd Development ComponCnt of Pradhan Manti K● shi Sinchりce Yttalla(WDC- PMKSY)for ralnfed arcas are at Annexure.
- lb) WDC- PMKSY does noten宙 stte agricu■ure land to be brOught under the schcme, rather,it enViSagcS Culturable wastcland and dcgraded iand tO be brought under protective irrigation The Stttc- WiSC details such as land brought under protcctivc irrigation during the lastthree ycars is givcn at column(d)。 f Annexure.
- (C) The wDC- :MKSY is an ongoing schcmc whiCh Will continue till March,2020.

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## Annexure  referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok sabha Unstarred  Question No. 2496 for answer on 09.07.2019

state-wise  details of Physical achievements (water  Harvesting  structures  (wHS) created / rejuvenated,  Additional  area brought under protective  irrigation  and Farmers benefitted)  under WDC-PMKSY  during last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19)

|  r︲ ︒  m︒   | State             | WHS created / Rejuvenated (in Nos.)   | Additional area brought under protective irrigation (Ha)   | Farmers benefitted (in Nos.)   |
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| (a)           | (b)               | (c)                                   | (d)                                                        | (e)                            |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh⼠   | 140640                                | 193546.00                                                  | 181640                         |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh | 243                                   | 2608.00                                                    | 10549                          |
| 3             | Assam             | 3095                                  | 77196.86                                                   | 119836                         |
| 4             | Bihar             | 2776                                  | 1409050                                                    | 35432                          |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh      | 3636                                  | 9900.63                                                    | 20623                          |
| 6             | Gujarat           | 11719                                 | 17562.28                                                   | 28675                          |
| 7             | Haryana           | 1380                                  | 10918.00                                                   | 9017                           |
| 8             | Hiinachal Pradcsh | 4802                                  | 2413.81                                                    | 24762                          |
| 9             | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3084                                  | 13628.00                                                   | 67598                          |
| 10            | Jharkhand         | 1382                                  | 1522.10                                                    | 21008                          |
|  ¡  ¡       | Karnataka         | 14671                                 | 45369.00                                                   | 125756                         |
| 12            | Kerala            | 9878                                  | 15689.00                                                   | 75611                          |
| 13            | Madhya Pradesh    | 14758                                 | 67544.00                                                   | 77005                          |
| 14            | Maharashtra       | 3895                                  | 32722.52                                                   | 54153                          |
| 15            | Manipur           | 3257                                  | 1522.51                                                    | 25359                          |
| 16            | Meghalaya         | 821                                   | 1623.86                                                    | 3521                           |
| 17            | Mizoram           | 4045                                  | 21401.08                                                   | 40089                          |
| 18            | Nagaland          | 1286                                  | 2340.00                                                    | 7036                           |
| 19            | Odisha            | 13175                                 | 35727.45                                                   | 37155                          |
| 20            | Punjab            | 176                                   | 2751.00                                                    | 1111                           |
| 21            | Raiasthan         | 58618                                 | 47011.00                                                   | 175611                         |
| 22            | sikk m            | 125                                   | 32.75                                                      | 785                            |
| 23            | Talnil Nadu       | 36012                                 | 90978.52                                                   | 124984                         |
| 24            | Telangana         | 12174                                 | 28156.00                                                   | 36805                          |
| 25            | Tripura           | 925                                   | 2334.21                                                    | 6105                           |
| 26            | Uttar Pradesh     | 18313                                 | 102181.00                                                  | 299512                         |
| 27            | Uttarakhand       | 2972                                  | 400.51                                                     | 9938                           |
| 28            | West Bengal       | 5779                                  | 10037.41                                                   | 24950                          |
|               | Total             | 373637                                | 851208.00                                                  | 1644626                        |

Notefro"isional and subject to change  (As per information  received  from States)

*includes  achievements  in convergence with MGNREGA in watershed area.