Lok Sabha Question No. 3039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Irrigation Schemes in Assam
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3039

ANSWERED ON 11 .0 7.2019

## IRRIGATION SCHEMES I N ASSAM

## 3039. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether farmers in certain areas of Assam are unable to carry - out  farming activities due to lack o irrigation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the funds sanctioned and released to State Government of Ass am for irrigation schemes during the las three years; and
- (c) the further action taken by the Union Government to enhance the irrigation system in Assa

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

- (a) As per statistics of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (MoA & FW) for the year 2014 - 15, net area sown in Assam was 28.27LHa and net irrigated area was 2.96LHa.
- (b)  &  (c) Water  resources  projects  are  planned,  funded,  executed  and maintained  by  the  State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities.  In order to supplement t the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance thro schemes  and  programmes  s uch  as  Pradhan  Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana  (PMKSY)  having  various components such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme ( AIBP ); Har Khet Ko Pani ( HKKP ); Per Drop More Crop ( PDMC ) and Watershed Development Component ( WDC ).

The details of Central Assistance (CA) released under various components of PMKSY for t State of Assam during last three years are as under:

## ( Rs incrore)

| Sl. No.   |                 | Central Assistance released   | Central Assistance released   | Central Assistance released   |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|           | PMKSY Component | 2016- 17                      | 2017- 18                      | 2018- 19                      |
| 1         | PDMC            | 11.00                         | 3.00                          | 30.00                         |
| 2         | WDC             | 0                             | 65.09                         | 66.55                         |
| 3         | AIBP            | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             |
| 4         | HKKP - (a)CADWM | 0                             | 0                             | 3.55                          |
|           | (b)SMI          | 87.86                         | 375.77                        | 428.34                        |
|           | (c) RRR         | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             |
|           | Total           | 98.86                         | 443.86                        | 528.44                        |

SMI - Surface  Minor  Irrigation  scheme;  CADWM - Command  Area  Development  and  Water Management; RRR - Repair, Renovation & Restoration of water bodies.