Lok Sabha Question No. 3278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Development of Agriculture in Drought-prone Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3278

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN DROUGHT-PRONE AREAS

3278.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the per capita amount of funds allocated for agricultural development in drought-prone areas of States during the last three years as on date;
- (b)  the amount of funds demanded by each State during the said period; and
- (c)  the amount of funds released by the Union Government, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

(a)  to  (c):  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR),  Ministry  of  Rural  Development implements  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  Watershed  Development  Component  of Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (WDC-PMKSY)  for  development  of  rainfed  / degraded lands. However, there is no specific  scheme being implemented by DoLR for allocating  funds  for  agricultural  development  in  drought  prone  areas  of  States  /  Union Territories (UTs).

DoLR has sanctioned, 8214 watershed development projects covering an area of about 39.07 million hectare  in 28 States (except Goa)  [now 27 States and UTs of Jammu &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh)  during  the  period  2009-10  to  2014-15  under  the  erstwhile Integrated  Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP).    During  the  year  2018,  1832 projects (345 uninitiated and 1487 in preparatory stage) were transferred to various States for  implementation  from  the  Budget  of  the  concerned  States.   Thereafter,  DoLR  is implementing 6382 projects.

IWMP was amalgamated as the Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) in 2015-16. Keeping in view the focus of the Government on completion of all the ongoing projects, no new projects under WDCPMKSY have been sanctioned since 2015-16.

The State-wise details of funds released during the last three years and the current year as Central share to States under WDC-PMKSY is at Annexure. The central share is determined  by  taking  into  account  various  parameters  such  as,  Annual  Action  Plan, unspent balance with States / UTs, utilization capacity, number of ongoing projects etc.

State-wise details of funds released during 2017-18 to 2020-21 (upto 28.02.2021) as central share under WDC-PMKSY

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   |                   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released            |
|-------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
| No    | State             | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21 (as on 28.02.2021 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 123.35           | 139.15           | 144.39           | ) 43.89                   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 9.62             | 19.17            | 55.71            | 5.80                      |
| 3     | Assam             | 65.09            | 66.55            | 49.03            | 169.26                    |
| 4     | Bihar             | 19.21            | 46.77            | 88.37            | 0.00                      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 33.45            | 57.03            | 47.07            | 0.00                      |
| 6     | Gujarat           | 87.51            | 151.84           | 77.93            | 0.00                      |
| 7     | Haryana           | 10.94            | 10.00            | 7.13             | 13.68                     |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh  | 26.83            | 24.04            | 66.87            | 0.00                      |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir*  | 43.66            | 71.87            | 0.00             | 38.82                     |
| 10    | Jharkhand         | 0.00             | 28.83            | 36.77            | 0.00                      |
| 11    | Karnataka         | 175.69           | 101.07           | 21.76            | 6.16                      |
| 12    | Kerala            | 17.83            | 13.06            | 48.77            | 0.00                      |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh    | 134.84           | 162.41           | 221.28           | 84.90                     |
| 14    | Maharashtra       | 279.21           | 163.33           | 103.00           | 0.00                      |
| 15    | Manipur           | 13.84            | 14.14            | 1.46             | 0.00                      |
| 16    | Meghalaya         | 8.95             | 6.69             | 1.19             | 0.00                      |
| 17    | Mizoram           | 22.35            | 23.14            | 22.27            | 0.00                      |
| 18    | Nagaland          | 32.08            | 38.51            | 137.55           | 3.53                      |
| 19    | Odisha            | 94.48            | 102.17           | 83.11            | 1.75                      |
| 20    | Punjab            | 7.96             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00                      |
| 21    | Rajasthan         | 243.59           | 299.00           | 119.43           | 449.90                    |
| 22    | Sikkim            | 1.40             | 0.00             | 2.13             | 0.00                      |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu        | 82.75            | 90.59            | 0.00             | 0.00                      |
| 24    | Telangana         | 51.14            | 81.93            | 33.50            | 60.34                     |
| 25    | Tripura           | 16.66            | 15.89            | 10.75            | 11.74                     |
| 26    | Uttarakhand       | 9.97             | 6.98             | 0.00             | 0.00                      |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 63.93            | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00                      |
| 28    | West Bengal       | 15.48            | 46.39            | 92.87            | 0.00                      |
|       | Total             | 1691.81          | 1780.55          | 1472.33          | 889.77                    |

Note:     (1)         WDC-PMKSY has not been taken up in any Union Territories (* Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have been created as UTs  recently).

(2)        There is no sanctioned project in Goa.

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