Lok Sabha Question No. 1609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Absence of Irrigation Projects
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a)  to (c): Water Resources Projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priority.

As per the Report of the 'Working Group on Major & Medium Irrigation and Command Area Development for the XII Five Year Plan', 326 projects were indicated as ongoing at the end of XI Plan out of which 250 projects were started before 2008.  Out of above mentioned 250 projects,  104  projects  were  included  under  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme (AIBP)  for  Central  Assistance  (CA).  Out  of  these  104  projects,  23  projects  have  been reported  to  be  completed,  19  projects  have  been  reported  by  the  States  to  be  almost complete/closed/taken out of  purview of  AIBP, etc.,  one  project namely Polavaram Project

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1609

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ABSENCE OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS

1609.  SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that a large part of cultivable land in the country has been  left  without  sowing  (Rabi  Season)  in  the  absence  of  irrigation  projects  especially  in Bundelkhand area in Uttar Pradesh as it is a rain dependent area;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to start Centrally Sponsored Scheme in these areas to reduce their dependency on monsoon; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof area-wise, State-wise and Project-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  any  compensation  to  farmers  for  being unable to do any sowing in Rabi season; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

has  been  declared  as  National  Project  as  per  Andhra  Pradesh  reorganization  Act.  The balance 61 projects along with other 38 projects have been prioritized during 2016-17 under Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)-AIBP  for  completion  along  with  their Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management  (CADWM)  works  in  phases  by December, 2019, in consultation with States. Out of these 99 priority projects, Arjunsahayak project  is  benefitting  Mahoba,  Hamirpur  and  Banda  districts  in  Bundelkhand  area  of  Uttar Pradesh.

(d) & (e): The  Government  is  implementing  flagship  schemes  namely  Pradhan  Mantri Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  and  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme (RWBCIS)  from  April,  2016  with  a  view  to  provide  comprehensive  crop  insurance  cover against  non-preventable  natural  risks  at  an  affordable  rate  to  farmers. Under  the  PMFBY scheme, comprehensive risk insurance from pre-sowing to post-harvest is provided to cover yield  loss  to  notified  crops  in  notified  areas,  due  to  non-preventable  natural  risks.  On  the other  hand, WBCIS  provide  insurance  protection/claims  to  the  farmers  against  defined adverse  weather  incidence,  such  as  deficit  and  excess  rainfall,  high  or  low  temperature, humidity etc. which are deemed to impact adversely the crop production.

In addition to comprehensive coverage, if insured area is prevented from sowing/planting due to deficit rainfall or adverse seasonal conditions, is also covered under the scheme subject to issuance of notification by the concerned States.

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