Lok Sabha Question No. 3029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Irrigation Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3029

ANSWERED ON 11 .0 7.2019

## IRRIGATION PROJECTS

## 3029. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of irrigation projects being funded by Union Government in Maharashtra and Te
- (b) whether both the State Governments have requested the Union Government to declare some i ion projects as National projects and to share the funding;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken or being taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) During 2016 - 17, ninety - nine (99) on -going Major/Medium irrigation projects under Pradhan Mant Krishi SinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) -Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh ha. and balance estimated cost of Rs.77595 crore [Central Assistance (CA) component of Rs.31342 crore] have been prioritized in consultation with States, for c phases  up  to  December,  201 9  along  with  their  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management (CADWM) works. Funding mechanism through NABARD has also been approved by the Government for both Central and State Share. Details of AIBP and CADWM components of the prioritized projects in Ma harashtra and Telangana re as below:

## PMKSY -AIBP

| State       |   No. of Projects |   Balance Cost as on 01.04.2016 |   Balance CA as on 01.04.2016 |   Total CA Released 2016- 19 |   Potential Created /CCA 2016- 19* |
|-------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra |                26 |                        21788.1  |                       3058.28 |                      1270.42 |                             172.2  |
| Telangana   |                11 |                         8459.02 |                       1248.32 |                       560.67 |                             113.96 |

## PMKSY -CADWM

(CA in Rs. Crore/Potential in Th.Ha.)

(CA in Rs. Crore/CCA in Th.Ha.)

| State       |   No. of Projects |   Targeted CCA |   Total Estimated CA |   CA released 2016- 19 |   Total physical progress in CCA |
|-------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Maharashtra |                22 |         500.6  |              967.93  |                  73.79 |                            57.88 |
| Telangana   |                11 |         529.03 |              702.946 |                  36.34 |                             0    |

Further, a special package for completion of 8 MMI and 83 Surface Minor Irrigati projects of Maharashtra having estimated balance cost of Rs.13651.61 crore as on 01.04.201 approved during 2018 - 19.  CA component amounts to Rs.3831.41 crore .  The targeted additional potentia through these projects is 3.77 LHa.  These projects are planned to be completed in phases - 23. CA of Rs.500 crore and Rs.160 crore has been released/sanctioned to the Government of Mah under this package during 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20 (so far) respectively.

(b)to  (d) One  of  the  prioritized  projects  of  Maharashtra namely,  Gosikhurd  Irrigation  Project  is National Project. Further,  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister  of  Telangana vide letter dated 11 - 02- 2016  requested that  Kaleshwaram  Project  be  accorded  status  of  National  Project.  However,  no  formal  r prescribed  proforma  has  been  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Telangana  in  this  r consideration of the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) of Central Government constituted f implementation of National Projects.

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