Lok Sabha Question No. 385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Irrigation Schemes for Rainfed Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.385

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## IRRIGATION SCHEMES FOR RAINFED AREAS

385. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the schemes that are available to provide irrigation water to farmers in rainfed agricultural areas;
- (b) the  number  of  watershed  projects  that  have  been  sanctioned  and  completed  under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY-  Watershed  Component),  State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (c) the amount of funds released for watershed projects under PMKSY, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (d) whether the Government intends to sanction new watershed projects under PMKSY for rainfed agricultural areas in Jharkhand; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  was  launched  during  the  year 2015-16 with the motto of 'Har Khet Ko Paani' for providing end-to-end solutions in irrigation supply chain, viz. water sources, distribution network and farm level applications. The scheme is being implemented in various States of the country. The components of PMKSY are as under:
- i. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP): To focus on faster completion of ongoing Major and Medium Irrigation projects including National Projects. This component is iimplemented by the Department of Water Resources, River Development &  Ganga Rejuvenation.

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ii. PMKSY-Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP): Source  augmentation,  distribution,  ground  water development, lift irrigation, diversion of water from water plenty to water scarce areas, repair, restoration,  renovation  of  traditional  water  bodies.  This  component  is  implemented  by  the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

iii. PMKSY-Watershed Development (WDC): Focuses on development of rainfed portions of  the  net  cultivated  area  and  culturable  wastelands.  From  2009-10  to  2014-15,  8214 watershed  development  projects  in  states/UTs  were  sanctioned  under  Integrated Watershed Management  Programme  (IWMP).    The  IWMP  has  been  amalgamated  as  Watershed Development Component (WDC) of PMKSY.

Activities include  ridge  area  treatment,  drainage line treatment, soil  and  moisture conservation, rain water harvesting, nursery raising, afforestation, horticulture, pasture development, livelihood for  asset  less  persons,  etc.    This  component  is  implemented  by  the Department of Land Resources.

iv. PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop (PDMC): Focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation technologies  viz. Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation.  This component is implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare.

(b) & (c): The details of watershed projects sanctioned, area covered by projects, completed projects  and  funds  released  as  Central  share  to  States  including  Jharkhand  under  WDCPMKSY, is Annexed.

(d) & (e): The projects sanctioned are at various stages of implementation. The Government is focusing on completion of all on-going projects and therefore, no new projects under WDCPMKSY have been sanctioned since 2015-16.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 385 for answer on 19.11.2019

State wise details of watershed projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects, completed and funds released as Central share to States under WDC-PMKSY

(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009-10 to 2014- 15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009-10 to 2014- 15) @   | No of projects completed **   | Central share released (from 2009-10 to 2019-20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                     | Area of the projects                      | No of projects completed **   | Central share released (from 2009-10 to 2019-20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh*   | 432                                       | 1.810                                     | 158                           | 1060.68                                               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                       | 0.467                                     | 13                            | 244.33                                                |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                       | 1.577                                     | 143                           | 492.75                                                |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                       | 0.612                                     | -                             | 151.31                                                |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                       | 1.195                                     | 112                           | 307.88                                                |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 610                                       | 3.103                                     | 292                           | 1288.64                                               |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                        | 0.362                                     | -                             | 98.70                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                       | 0.840                                     | -                             | 283.58                                                |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir ^  | 159                                       | 0.652                                     | -                             | 230.82                                                |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                       | 0.911                                     | 20                            | 191.52                                                |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                       | 2.569                                     | 304                           | 1894.70                                               |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                        | 0.423                                     | 26                            | 109.30                                                |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                       | 2.937                                     | 204                           | 1497.49                                               |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                      | 5.128                                     | 598                           | 2413.95                                               |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                       | 0.491                                     | 5                             | 149.10                                                |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                        | 0.236                                     | 47                            | 173.03                                                |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                        | 0.373                                     | 23                            | 259.89                                                |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                       | 0.476                                     | 61                            | 539.15                                                |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                       | 1.700                                     | 127                           | 1004.31                                               |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                        | 0.314                                     | -                             | 60.42                                                 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                      | 5.764                                     | 361                           | 2415.27                                               |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                        | 0.066                                     | -                             | 22.08                                                 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                       | 1.368                                     | 112                           | 924.94                                                |
| 24       | Telangana*        | 330                                       | 1.399                                     | 121                           | 590.30                                                |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                        | 0.213                                     | 20                            | 210.96                                                |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                        | 0.346                                     | -                             | 131.08                                                |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                       | 3.045                                     | 86                            | 808.49                                                |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                       | 0.693                                     | -                             | 197.08                                                |
|          | Total             | 8214                                      | 39.07                                     | 2833                          | 17751.75                                              |

@  Sanctioned  under  the  erstwhile  Integrated  Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP), which  has  been  amalgamated  as  the  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with effect from 2015-16.

* As per final audited details received from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana after bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh

^ erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir

** As on 31.10.2019 reported by States

# As on 31.10.2019 including releases under the erstwhile IWMP.

Note:   There is no sanctioned project in Goa.

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