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Lok Sabha Question No. 3360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Assessment of Acquired Land
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3360 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## ASSESSMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND

## 3360. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINGH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has made any assessment of the land acquired under the Central and State Government Acts which remains unutilized for a period of five years or more from the date of its acquisition,
- (b) If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) The details of such land returned to the owner or Land Bank during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (d) Whether the Government has acquired irrigated multi-cropped land across the country during the said period;
- (e) If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the projects for which it was acquired; and
- (f) The steps taken by the Government to ensure utilization of acquired land within the stipulated time under the said Acts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (f): Land acquisition is undertaken by the Central and State Governments under various Central and State Acts including the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013. Section 101 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 provides for return of unutilized land (unutilized for a period of five years from the date of taking over possession) to the original owner or to the Land Bank of the appropriate Government.

Section  10  of  the  RFCTLARR  Act,  2013 interalia provides  that  irrigated  multi-cropped  land  shall  be acquired only under exceptional circumstances, as a demonstrable last resort, in aggregate for all projects in a district or State, not exceeding limits notified by the appropriate Government. Further, an equivalent area of culturable wasteland shall be developed for agricultural purposes or an amount equivalent to the value  of  the  land  acquired  shall  be  deposited  with  the  appropriate  Government  for  investment  in agriculture  for  enhancing  food-security.  It  stipulates  that  irrigated  multi-cropped land  is  ordinarily  not acquired for developmental projects. However, if it is compulsory to acquire as a last resort, an equivalent area of wasteland is developed and put under cultivation.

The  provisions  of  the  RFCTLARR  Act,  2013  are  implemented  by  'appropriate  Government'  defined under section 3 (e) of the said Act.

The  Department  of  Land  Resources,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  does  not  centrally  maintain information  in  respect  of  land  acquired  under  various  Acts  for  projects  by  the  Central  Ministries/ Departments and State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Manufacturing of EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3359

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## MANUFACTURING OF EVs

## 3359. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the scheme likely to be formulated by the Government with regard to manufacturing and operation of electric two wheeler and four wheeler vehicles;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  time-limit  for  the  operation  of  electric  run vehicles;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any route has been determined for the operation of electric run vehicles; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (e): Sir, Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) formulated a scheme namely Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of electric/hybrid vehicles (xEVs) including electric two wheeler and  four  wheeler  vehicles  in  India.    At  present,  Phase-II  of  FAME  India  Scheme  is  being implemented w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 for a period of 3 years with a total budgetary support of Rs.  10,000  crores.    This  phase  focusses  on  supporting  electrification  of  public  &  shared transportation  and  aims  to  support,  through  subsidies,  7090  e-Buses,  5  lakh  e-3  Wheelers, 55000  e-4  Wheeler  Passenger  Cars  and  10  lakh  e-2  Wheelers.  In  addition,  creation  of charging  infrastructure  is  also  supported  to  address  range  anxiety  among  users  of  electric vehicles.  The scheme is implemented on pan India basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Leak of Sensitive Information
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed, Adoor Prakash, K. Subbarayan, T.N. Prathapan, Vincent H Pala, Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3358

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH   MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

LEAK OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION

3358.  SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.: SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN: SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  leak  of  whatsapp chat  on  confidential  and  sensitive  information  including  scrapping  of Article  370  which  surfaced  during  investigation  of  TRP  scam  by Mumbai Police;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) : No Such information has come to the notice of the Government.

(b) to (e) :   Question does not arise in view of (a) above

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Closure of CPSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3356

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## Closure of CPSUs

## 3356. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to revise the norms for time-bound closing down of Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that a number of CPSUs have been identified by the Government for closure where all efforts including privatization through strategic disinvestment have failed;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of the reasons for the failure of the disinvestment efforts by the Government in regard to the identified CPSUs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL )

(a)&(b): Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)  has issued  guidelines on 14 th June,2018 on  time  bound  closure  of  sick  /  loss  making  CPSEs  and  disposal  of  their  movable  and immovable assets. Introducing a revised mechanism to ensure timely closure of sick and lossmaking  units  has  been  announced  by  the Hon'ble  Union  Finance  Minister  in  the  Budget Speech  2021-22.  Department  of  Public  Enterprises  (DPE)  being  the  nodal  department  for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) will formulate the revised mechanism for timely closure of sick and loss-making CPSEs and will notify the revised mechanism on completion of due process.

(c) to (e ): The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Ministry of  Finance is the nodal  Department for disinvestment and privatization of  CPSEs. DIPAM has informed that since 2016, Government has 'in-principle' approved strategic disinvestment  of  35  CPSEs  and  subsidiaries/Units/Joint  Ventures.  Out  of  which,  4  CPSEs viz.  Scooters  India  Ltd,  Uttar  Pradesh.,  Hindustan  Fluorocarbons  Ltd.  Telangana,  Bharat Pumps  and  Compressors  Ltd.  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Hindustan  Prefab  Ltd.  New  Delhi  are identified  for  closure.  The  main  reason  for  failure  of  strategic  disinvestment  of  the  above CPSEs is due to limited investor response/ failure to get the bids, etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Pomegranate Research Institute
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16/03/2021

## POMEGRANATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

## 3354.  SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Research  Centre  on  Pomegranate  in  Solapur  has  demanded additional funds from the Ministry for the construction of buildings, purchase of vehicles, construction of boundary wall and essential materials for the scientists;

- (b) if so, the funds earmarked by the Ministry during this financial year for this purpose;

- (c) if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  the  fund  demanded  in  this financial year; and

- (d) if not, the reasons therefor along with the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The  Institute  ICAR-NRCP,  Solapur  has  not  raised  any  such  additional  demand  of funds  from  the  Ministry  (ICAR)  for  the  construction  of  buildings,  purchase  of  vehicles, construction of boundary wall and essential materials for the scientists.

- (b) No  fund  has  been  earmarked  by  the  Ministry  during  this  financial  year  for  the purpose.

- (c) As at (b) above.

- (d) Same at (b) and (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: GPS in Trucks Transporting PDS Commodities
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy oF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  puBl.tc  DtsTRtBUTtON DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED OUESTION NO. 3353 TO BE ANSWERED  ON MARCH,2O2{

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## GPS IN TRUCKS TRANSPORTII{G  PDS COMMODITIES

## 3353. SHRI RA,JMOHAN  UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND  pUBLtC

DISTRIBUTION  5$frrr rrr*, ur6+ .3it{ qrffi6,  Fr{Er d.+ be pteased  to state:

- (a)
- whether the Government  has any plan to introduce GpS tracking system to track the trucks moving  pDS  commodities  from warehouses to depots that would help the Government  to curb the illegat diversion  of subsidized provisions to the open market; and
- (b) if so, the details  thereofif

## ANSWER

Mtt{tsTER oF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

(sHR! DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) to (b): As per information  availabte from Food Gorporation  of lndia, all 2O regional offices have been advised to  implement  .Vehicle Tracking System, (WS). So far, the VfS tender could be finatized  only in following  5  regions, namety  Maharashtra, Karnataka,  Kerala, Uttarakhand  and Jharkhand.

Further,  as  part  of  an  earlier scheme on  .End-to.End Gomputerizataon  of Public Distribution  System  (pDS) Operations,  almost all  States/UTs have done the Computerization of  Supply Ghain Management  operations for online monitoring of the receipts and issuance of foodgrains besides online generation  of detivery orderc, truck challans, gate passes, etc, including delivery of SMS alerts to FpS dealers and some beneficiaries.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Attack on Police
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3352

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

ATTACK ON POLICE

3352.      SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  has  been  a  spurt  in  the  incidents  of attack on police personnel by miscreants in various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  steps taken/being taken by the Government to check this serious trend in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to (c):  'Police'  &  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.  The responsibilities to maintain law and  order  and  prevention,  detection,  investigation  and  prosecution  of crime are with the respective State Governments.  States are competent to  take  action  in  this  regard  under  extant  laws.    Data  on  incidents  of attack on police personnel by miscreants is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Migration Due to River Erosion
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3348

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH   MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

MIGRATION DUE TO RIVER EROSION

3348.  SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  a  large  number  of  people  living  in  riverine  island  or  char, migrate  from  one  place  to  another  very  frequently  due  to  erosion caused by large number of rivers across Assam;

(b) if so, whether the Government is aware that many of these people are often  harassed  by  Government  authorities  including  the  Foreigners Tribunal as illegal migrants since they fail to prove their identity after having lost everything due to flood;

(c) if so, whether the Government would consider allowing local authorities to issue migration certificate to these people or develop a system so that their nationality is not questioned; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) Due  to  soil  erosion  in  char  areas,  affected  persons  generally change their place of living.

(b) to (d) Government  of  Assam  has  informed  that  no  harassment  is caused to any person by Government authorities while performing its task for survey, detection and deportation of illegal foreigners or by any Foreigners Tribunal. Due process of law is followed by field personnel while undertaking such task.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Interlinking of MGNREGS with Agricuture Sector
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3346 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## INTERLINKING OF MGNREGS WITH AGRICUTURE SECTOR

## 3346.   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any representation from any State Government requesting to interlink the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) with Agriculture sector to achieve the desired results;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken any decision on this matter and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to(c): This Ministry has recently received a communication from State Government of Bihar with a request to interlink the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) with Agriculture sector. The Government has conveyed to the State Government  that  under  the  provision  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA,  2005,  all  agriculture activities  may  not  be  permitted.  However,  a  large  number  of  durable  agri  and  allied  activities covering a very large spectrum are permissible under the Scheme which are helping agriculture sector  and  farmers  and  providing  livelihood  opportunities  to  the  beneficiaries  against  their demand.

Mahatma Gandhi NREGS lays emphasis that at least 60% of works at district level in terms of cost shall be for creation of productive assets directly linked to Agriculture and Allied Activities which include works related to water security like construction of farm ponds, wells, earthen check dam, field channels and other water harvesting structures. The Act provides that works which are non-tangible, not measurable and repetitive  such  as  removing  grass,  pebbles and agricultural operations shall not be taken up.

The percentage of expenditure on Agriculture & Agriculture allied works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the FY 2017-18, FY 2018-19, 2019-20 and current FY 2020-21 has been 66.07%, 63.39%, 65.91% and 66.96% respectively, which is higher than 60%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Sona Masoori Rice
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3344

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## SONA MASOORI RICE

3344.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) the details of contract farming agreements signed after notification of the present three farm laws which have become contentious;
- (b) whether it is true that a private company has recently procured 1000 quintals of Sona Masoori rice from farmers of Karnataka;
- (c) if so, the details of the purchase, transaction and amount paid per quintal;
- (d) whether the above move will not impact the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis in Karnataka; and
- (e) if so, whether the Government would protect APMC mandis?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under 'The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020' the State Governments may notify a Registration Authority to provide  for  electronic registry for that  State  that provides  facilitative  framework  for registration of farming agreements.  Further the constitution, composition and functions of the  Registration  Authority  and  the  procedure  for  registration  shall  be  such  as  may  be prescribed by the State Government.  The Act has been recently enacted, the information about  the  number  of  farming  agreements  entered  into,  under  the  Act  is  not  maintained centrally.
- (b) & (c): As  per  the  reports  of  the  State  Government  of  Karnataka,  M/s.  Swastya Farmers  Company  (FPO)  has  purchased  1000  quintals  of  Sona  Masoori  rice  from  the farmers for a transaction value of Rs.19,50,000/- at the rate of Rs.1950/- per quintal.
- (d): There  is  no  impact  on  APMC  mandis  as  farmers/FPOs  have  a  choice  to  sell  in APMC mandis as well, if they provide remunerative prices of Farmers' produce. Further, the newly enacted Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 provides a legal framework for farming agreements to protect the interest of farmers.
- (e): Does not arise in the view of above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Water Storage Projects
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## WATER STORAGE PROJECTS

## 3343.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  sanction  new  water  storage  projects  under  the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) watershed components;
- (b) If so, the details thereof along with timeline; and
- (c) The plan of the Government to make water available for irrigation purpose to the farmers in the regions where farming is based on rain?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): Department of  Land  Resources,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  was  implementing Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) for development of rainfed and  degraded  areas  since  2009-10.  Subsequently  IWMP  was  amalgamated  as  a Watershed  Development  Component  of  Pradhan Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) in 2015-16 and it was decided to focus on completion of all ongoing projects.

Out  of  6382  sanctioned  projects  being  funded  by  Department  of  Land  Resources, 4769  projects  reported  as  completed,  409  projects  are  in  Consolidation  Phase  and 1204 projects are in Work Phase (as on 28.02.2021).Since 2009-10, an amount of Rs. 19826.22 crore has been released as Central share to States / UTs.

Water Resources projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments  themselves  as  per  their  own  resources  and  priority. In order  to supplement  their  efforts,  Government  of  India  provides  technical  and  financial assistance  to  State/UT  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable  development  and efficient  management of water resources through various schemes and programmes, such as  Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP),  Per Drop More  Crop (PDMC)  apart from Watershed  Development Component  under  the  umbrella  scheme  Pradhan Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY).