Lok Sabha Question No. 761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Works under ABY in Maharashtra and Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †761

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## WORKS UNDER ABY IN M AHARASHTRA AND RAJAS THAN

## †761. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) in view of the problem of water and irrigation in many parts of the country;
- (b) if so, details of the objectives and targets of the said scheme;
- (c) the names of States and districts across the country which have been assimilated thereun the funds allocated and works to be executed under the scheme and the methods of exec uting the same;
- (d) whether Jalore Sirohi, dark zone area of Rajasthan along with the most draught affecte country like Latur district of Marathwada in Maharashtra have been included under the said sc
- (e) if so, the number of works reco mmended to be done in Jalore Sirohi district of Rajasthan und said scheme along with the quantum of funds spent so far on the same; and
- (f) the works likely to be executed in Latur district under this Scheme along with the detail

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (f) Government of  India has approved  Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs. 6000 CroreCentral Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community partici water stressed blocks of Gujarat, Haryana, Karn ataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Utta Pradesh. The scheme is being implemented dur ing 2020 - 21 to2024- 25  with the financial assistance o World Bank with a sharing pattern of 50:50 between Government of India and World Bank.

The implementation of the scheme is likely to have several positive outcomes includ understanding  of  t he  groundwater  regime,  focused  and  integrated  community  based  approach addressing groundwater depletion issues, sustainable groundwater management through converg ongoing/new  schemes,  adoption  of  efficient  water  use  practices  for  irrigation,  aug mentation  of groundwater resources in targeted areas.

Names  of  States  and  Districts  identified  for  implementation  of  the  scheme  along· tentative fund allocations are given at Annexure I.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of Unstarred Question No. † 761 to be answered in Lok  Sabha  on  06.02.2020 regarding  ' WORKS  UNDER  ABY  IN  M AHARASHTRA  AND RAJASTHAN ' .

## Names of States and Districts identified for implementation of the Atal Jal .

|   S. No. | State          | Districts                                                                                                                                                   | Tentative Allocation (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Haryana        | Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Kaithal Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sirsa, Faridabad, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Palwal, Yamuna Nagar                            | 723.19                                |
|        2 | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar , Kachchh, Mehsana, Patan                                                                                               | 756.76                                |
|        3 | Karnataka      | Kolar, Chikaballapur, Tumkur, Bangalore Ramnagara, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Bellary, Bagalkot, Gadag, Belgaum, Chamrajnagar, Hassan           | Rural, 1201.52                        |
|        4 | Maharashtra    | Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Jalna, Osmanabad, Latur, Buldhana, Amravati, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Jalgaon, Nagpur                                             | 925.77                                |
|        5 | Rajasthan      | Rajasmand, Chittorgarh, Jhalawar, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilawara, Ajmer, Dholpur, Dausa, Alwar, Jaipur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Jaisalmer, Karauli, Hanumangarh | Kota, 1189.65                         |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh  | Mahoba, Jhansi, Banda, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Lalitpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Baghpat, Meerut                                                               | 729.24                                |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Panna                                                                                                                  | 314.54                                |

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