Lok Sabha Question No. 2767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Har Khet Ko Paani under PMKSY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajesh Verma, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## †2767 ANSWERED ON 05.08 .2021

## HAR KHET KO PAANI UN DER PMKSY

## †2767. SHRI RAJESH VERMA SHRI NIHAL CHAND SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the works undertaken by the Government in regard to 'Har Khet Ko Paani' under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in various States of the country includi ng Rajasthan, Gujarat during the last two years;

(b) whether the Government has set any targets thereunder and if so, the details thereof progress made to acheive the same till date, district/ State - wise including Rajasthan and Gujarat;

(c ) whether the Government has developed any mechanism for monitoring of the said ambitious and

(d) the details of the farmers benefitted so far under PMKSY?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched in 2015 - 16 with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm, expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc. Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) is of  the  components  of Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana ( PMKSY ) .  Under  HKKP,  financial assistance is being provided by this Ministry under Command Area Development and Water Manag (CADWM ); Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI); Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water and Ground Water components.

CADWM Programme aims for improving water use efficiency in irrigation, providing as supply of water to every farm field, and tr ansfer of control and management of irrigation system to Water  Users'  Associations  (WUAs).  Presently  the  CADWM  component  of  99  prioritized  projects  of Accelerated  Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) only has been included for funding under State - wise details of financial assistance for CADWM by this Ministry during last two years,

## Annexure - I.

SMI and RRR of water bodies schemes mainly aims at expanding cultivable area under a irrigation  along  with  other  objectives  like  improving  water  use  efficiency,  Ground  Wate improvement and restoration of water bodies. Through these measure s, increasing tank storage capacity revival of lost irrigation potential, increased availability of drinking water, improvement tank commands etc. are targeted. State - wise progress made by this Ministry under SMI and RRR of wat bodies sc hemes during last two years, is placed at Annexure - II.

The Ground Water scheme under PMKSY - HKKP aims to provide financial assistance to Stat for  assured  ground  water  irrigation  to  small  and  marginal  farmers.  State - wise  progress  made  by  this Ministry un der this component during last two years, is placed at Annexure - III.

(b) The Scheme for PMKSY-HKKP was valid till March, 2021. The extension of the scheme for period 2021 - 26 is under consideration of the Government. The targets for this period shall be firmed up based on approval of the scheme for the period 2021 - 26.

(c) The monitoring of SMI, RRR of Water Bodies and CADWM projects is done through monitor visits  undertaken  by  officials  of  regional  offices  of  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC). Furt her,  for CADWM, the monitoring is also being done by a project management unit . Also, r eview of Ground Water schemes is being done o n monthly basis with the State Implementing Agency . Apart from the above, there are dashboards of the individual components, where the progress is being monitored in public doma through dedicated component - wise management information system.

(d) For  CADWM,  SMI  and  RRR  of  water  bodies  components,  farmer - wise  details  are  not  being maintained.  However,  CADWM  programme  monitorsthe  progress  of  formation  of  Water  Users Associatio ns (WUA). Under PMKSY, so far 8 562 WUAs ha ve been created, out of which 4 061 WUAs have taken over the control of CA D assets. Further, under PMKSY so far 34,928 farmers including small and marginal farmers ,have benefited under Ground Water component of HKKP .

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## Annex ure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2767 for reply on 05.08.2021 regarding 'HAR KHET KO PAANI UNDER PMKSY'

## Details of Financial and Physical progress under Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme during the last two years

|       |                 | 2019- 20                                   | 2019- 20                                            | 2020- 21                                   | 2020- 21                                            |
|-------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State           | Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore) | Cultivable Command Area achieved (thousand hectare) | Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore) | Cultivable Command Area achieved (thousand hectare) |
| 1     | Assam           | -                                          | 7.97                                                | 4.00                                       | 3.51                                                |
| 2     | Bihar           | -                                          | 2.47                                                | -                                          | 3.04                                                |
| 3     | Goa             | -                                          | 0.08                                                | 3.84                                       | 0.20                                                |
| 4     | Gujarat         | -                                          | 1.59                                                | -                                          | 1.56                                                |
| 5     | Jammu & Kashmir | -                                          | 0.53                                                | 1.87                                       | 0.19                                                |
| 6     | Karnataka       | 3.79                                       | 3.79                                                | 11.34                                      | 0.11                                                |
| 7     | Kerala          | -                                          | 0.30                                                | 2.69                                       | 0.30                                                |
| 8     | Madhya Pradesh  | -                                          | 17.40                                               | 43.32                                      | 24.10                                               |
| 9     | Maharashtra     | -                                          | 19.65                                               | 46.23                                      | 24.23                                               |
| 10    | Manipur         | -                                          | -                                                   | -                                          | 3.64                                                |
| 11    | Orissa          | -                                          | 9.61                                                | 34.47                                      | 8.03                                                |
| 12    | Punjab          | -                                          | -                                                   | 18.08                                      | -                                                   |
| 13    | Rajasthan       | 10.22                                      | 0.46                                                | 31.26                                      | 9.100                                               |
| 14    | Telangana       | -                                          | 10.68                                               | -                                          | -                                                   |
| 15    | Uttar Pradesh   | 150.00                                     | -                                                   | 6.00                                       | -                                                   |
|       | TOTAL :         | 164.01                                     | 74.53                                               | 203.10                                     | 78.01                                               |

Annex ure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2767 for reply on 05.08.2021 regarding 'HAR KHET KO PAANI UNDER PMKSY'

Details of central assistance (CA) released and potential achieved/restored under Surfa Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies component s of Har Khet Ko Pani during last two years

|      |                   | 2019- 20          | 2019- 20                                         | 2020- 21          | 2020- 21                                         |
|------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| S.N. | State             | CA (Rs. in crore) | Potential Achieved/ Restored (thousand hectare)* | CA (Rs. in crore) | Potential Achieved/ Restored (thousand hectare)* |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 17.49             | 3                                                | 104.69            | -                                                |
| 3    | Assam             | 414.06            | 7                                                | 205.62            | -                                                |
| 4    | Bihar             | 27.96             | 9                                                | 10.65             | 19                                               |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 6    | Gujarat           | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 7    | Himachal Pradesh  | 147.91            | 5                                                | 59.80             | -                                                |
| 8    | Jharkhand         | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 9    | Karnataka         | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 10   | Madhya Pradesh    | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 11   | Manipur           | 24.26             | -                                                | 69.26             | -                                                |
| 12   | Meghalaya         | 22.22             | 3                                                | 57.07             | -                                                |
| 13   | Mizoram           | 11.34             | 2                                                | 7.65              | -                                                |
| 14   | Nagaland          | 20.46             | 2                                                | 35.99             | -                                                |
| 15   | Orissa            | -                 | 1                                                | 34.54             | -                                                |
| 16   | Rajasthan         | 11.96             | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 17   | Sikkim            | 9.13              | 1                                                | 9.33              | -                                                |
| 18   | Tamil Nadu        | 16.75             | -                                                | 1.25              | -                                                |
| 19   | Telangana         | -                 | 4                                                | -                 | 1                                                |
| 20   | Tripura           | 9.00              | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 21   | Uttar Pradesh     | -                 | -                                                | -                 | -                                                |
| 22   | Uttarakhand       | 31.78             | 5                                                | -                 | 3                                                |
| 23   | UT of J&K         | 62.18             | 2                                                | 96.69             | -                                                |
| 24   | UT of Ladakh      | 6.40              | -                                                | 0.90              | -                                                |
|      | Grand Total       | 832.90            | 44                                               | 693.44            | 23                                               |

Annex ure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2767 for reply on 05.08.2021 regarding 'HAR KHET KO PAANI UNDER PMKSY'

State - wise details of progress made under Ground Water component of Har Khet Ko Pani during last two years

|        |                             | Achievement during last two years (July 2019 -June 2021)   | Achievement during last two years (July 2019 -June 2021)   | Achievement during last two years (July 2019 -June 2021)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State                       | Wells completed                                            | Command area created                                       | Farmers Benefitted                                         |
|        |                             | (Nos.)                                                     | (Ha.)                                                      | (Nos.)                                                     |
| 1      | Assam phase -I              | 4,593                                                      | 18,180                                                     | 18,134                                                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh phase -I  | 473                                                        | 1,670                                                      | 2,835                                                      |
| 3      | Gujarat                     | 5                                                          | 5                                                          | 5                                                          |
| 4      | Nagaland                    | 68                                                         | 19                                                         | 27                                                         |
| 5      | Tripura phase -I            | 177                                                        | 18                                                         | 36                                                         |
| 6      | Uttar Pradesh               | 12,016                                                     | 14,669                                                     | 12,016                                                     |
| 7      | Arunachal Pradesh phase -II | 495                                                        | -                                                          | -                                                          |
| 8      | Tamil Nadu                  | 115                                                        | 374                                                        | 866                                                        |
| 9      | Manipur                     | 395                                                        | 1,300                                                      | 980                                                        |
| 10     | Mizoram                     | 13                                                         | 30                                                         | 29                                                         |
| 11     | Assam Phase -II             | 3414                                                       | -                                                          | -                                                          |
| 12     | Uttarakhand                 | -                                                          | -                                                          | -                                                          |
| 13     | Telangana                   | -                                                          | -                                                          | -                                                          |
| 14     | West Bengal                 | -                                                          | -                                                          | -                                                          |
| 15     | Tripura phase -II           | -                                                          | -                                                          | -                                                          |
|        | Total                       | 21,764                                                     | 36,265                                                     | 34,928                                                     |

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