Lok Sabha Question No. 2622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMKSY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2622

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMKSY

## 2622. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the beneficiaries under the PMKSY in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra during the  last  two  years  along  with  the  funds  sanctioned  especially  for  Siddhartha  Nagar  and  Aurangabad districts;

(b) whether the Government also proposes to bring any new Yojana to increase the cultivable area for the farmers and increase overall production in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the budget for the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the current year; and (d) the details of the other schemes under implementation for helping farmers in increasing their cultivation area of land?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.

PMKSY  is  an  umbrella  scheme,  consisting  of  two  major  components  being  implemented  by  this Ministry,  namely,  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP),  and  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP). HKKP, in  turn,  consists  of  four  sub-components:  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management (CAD&WM),  Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI),  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water Bodies,  and  Ground  Water  (GW)  Development.  CAD&WM  sub-component  of  HKKP  is  being implemented pari-passu with AIBP.

In  addition,  PMKSY  consists  of  two  components  being  implemented  by  other  Ministries.  Per  Drop More Crop (PDMC) component, implemented by Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare, was a part  of  PMKSY  from  the  inception  of  PMKSY  in  2015,  till  December,  2021.  Thereafter,  it  is  being implemented  by Department  of  Agriculture,  and  Farmers  Welfare as  a  part  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas

Yojana,  and  is  no  more  a  part  of  PMKSY.  Further,  Watershed  Development  component  (WDC)  of PMKSY is being implemented by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development.

The  details  of  the  central  assistance  released  during  last  two  years  (2020-2022)  and  number  of beneficiaries under different components of PMKSY including those added during the last two years, in the State of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are given below.

|                      | Uttar Pradesh (central assistance in Rs. in crore, beneficiaries in number)   | Uttar Pradesh (central assistance in Rs. in crore, beneficiaries in number)   | Maharashtra (central assistance in Rs. in crore, beneficiaries in number)   | Maharashtra (central assistance in Rs. in crore, beneficiaries in number)   | Maharashtra (central assistance in Rs. in crore, beneficiaries in number)   |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Component PMKSY      | of Central assistance released during 2020- 2022                              | Number of beneficiaries                                                       | Central assistance released during 2022                                     | 2020- Number of beneficiaries                                               |                                                                             |
| PMKSY-AIBP           | 391.84                                                                        | Not maintained                                                                | 580.92                                                                      | Not maintained                                                              |                                                                             |
| PMKSY- HKKP- CADWM   | 6.00                                                                          | Pari passu with PMKSY-AIBP                                                    | 75.11                                                                       | Pari passu with PMKSY-AIBP                                                  |                                                                             |
| PMKSY- HKKP-SMI& RRR | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | -                                                                           | -                                                                           |                                                                             |
| PMKSY- HKKP-GW       | -                                                                             | 16,505                                                                        | -                                                                           | -                                                                           |                                                                             |
| PMKSY- PDMC*         | 350                                                                           | 1,92,253                                                                      | 500                                                                         | 1,01,5454                                                                   |                                                                             |
| PMKSY-WDC            | 21.77                                                                         | Not maintained                                                                | 50.08                                                                       | Not maintained                                                              |                                                                             |

## *  With  effect  from  December,  2021,  PDMC  is  being  implemented  as  a  part  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana, in lieu of PMKSY.

One of the projects from Uttar Pradesh included under PMKSY-AIBP, namely Saryu Nahar pariyojna, benefits Siddhartha Nagar district. Central assistance of Rs. 358.21 crore has been released to the project during 2020-21 to 2021-22, and an additional irrigation potential of 17.78 thousand hectare has been created by this project during this period.

Similarly,  one  of  the  projects  from  Maharashtra  included  under  PMKSY-AIBP,  namely,  Nandur Madhmeshwar Phase-II project, benefits Aurangabad district. This project was completed in June, 2018.

New  projects  or  schemes  can  be  taken  up  under  AIBP,  SMI,  RRR  and  WDC  components/subcomponents of PMKSY subject to their meeting the eligibility criteria and availability of funds.

(c) The budget under different components of PMKSY during the current financial year, is as under:

| Component of PMKSY   | Revised Budget allocation (RE) for 2022-23 Rs. in crore   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| PMKSY-AIBP           | 1,800                                                     |
| PMKSY-HKKP-CADWM     | 140                                                       |
| PMKSY-HKKP-SMI&RRR   | 427                                                       |
| PMKSY-HKKP-GW        | 127                                                       |
| PMKSY-WDC            | 1,000                                                     |

- (d) Implementation of schemes for increasing cultivation area of land for the benefit of the farmers, lies in the  domain  of  the  State  Government  concerned.  However,  Government  of  India  promotes,  and  provides technical  assistance,  as  well  as  partial  financial  assistance  under  its  ongoing  schemes  for  the  identified irrigation projects. Some of the key initiatives of Government of India in this regard in the recent past, are given below.
1. Extension of PMKSY for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved by Government of India, with an overall outlay of Rs. 93,068.56 crore (central assistance of Rs. 37,454 crore, debt servicing to NABARD for Rs. 20,434.56 crore and an outlay  for Rs. 35,180 crore by the State Governments towards State share).
2. A special package for completion of 8 MMI and 83 surface minor irrigation (SMI) projects of Maharashtra, having estimated balance cost of Rs. 13,651.61 crore as on April, 2018, has been approved for financial assistance by Government of India during 2018-19.  Central assistance component for the said package is Rs. 3,831.41 crore, with irrigation potential creation of 3.77 lakh hectare.
3. In  June,  2018,  Government  of  India  has  approved  financial  assistance  to  Shahpurkandi  dam (National)  project  benefitting  J&K  and  Punjab,  for  project  cost  of  Rs.  2,715.70  crore.  The approved central assistance liability for the project is Rs. 485.38 crore.
4. In December, 2021, Government of India has approved central assistance to Renukaji dam and Lakhwar multipurpose (National) projects, in the State of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, respectively.  The  estimated  cost  of  the  two  projects  is  Rs.   6,946.99  crore,  and  Rs.  5,747.17 crore, respectively.
5. In  December,  2021,  Government  of  India   has  also  approved  Ken-Betwa  link  project  in  the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, at an estimated cost of Rs. 44,605 crore.

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