Lok Sabha Question No. 3919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Irrigation System
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3919

ANSWERED ON 12 .12 .2019

## IRRIGATION SYSTEM

## 3919. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government with reg policies, schemes and collaboration for irrigation system in India?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

Irrigation is a State subject and hence, initiatives pertaining to irrigation polic collaboration emanates primarily from the States. To supplement their efforts and to encourag development and efficient management of water resources, the Government of India provides techni and financial assistance to State Governments through various schemes and programmes.

The  National  Water  Policy,  2012  stressed  the  importance  of  water  saving  in  irri adopting m ethods such as aligning cropping pattern with natural resource endowments, micro irr automated irrigation operation, evaporation - transpiration reduction. The Policy also underscored the to encourage recycling of canal seepage water through conjunctive ground water use and the use of very small local level irrigation through small bunds, field ponds for watershed development.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) launched in 2015 - 16 by the Government is a  major  irrigation  programme  which  include  Acce lerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP), Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), and Ground Water Irrigation schemes of the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Rejuvenation  (DoWR,RD & GR).  Other  components  include  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  of  the Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  and  Watershed  Development  of  the  Ministry  o Development.

Under  AIBP,  99  major  and  medium  irrigation  projects  having  combined  ultimate  irr on potential  of 75.43  lakh  Hectares  are  under  implementation;  and  under  CADWM,  development  of command  area  of  these  99  projects  have  been  taken  up,  targeting  44.35  lakh  hectares  of Command  Area  (CCA).  These  99  prioritized  projects  are  fund ed  through  creation  of  'Long  Term Irrigation  Fund'  under  NABARD  for  mission  mode  completion  of  projects.  Irrigation deprived  areas having  adequate  replenishable  ground  water  resources  are  covered  under  the  Ground  Water scheme. The beneficiaries under this scheme are small and marginal farmers only, with priorit given to SC/ST and women farmers.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare implements Per Drop More Crop (PD component  of  PMKSY  which  focuses  on  enhancing  water  use  effic iency  at  farm  level  through precision/micro irrigation by providing financial assistance the States. The scheme also s level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement micro irrigatio