Lok Sabha Question No. 1716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Target and Objectives of Jal shakti Abhiyan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1716

ANSWERED ON 29 .07 .2021

## TARGET AND OBJECTIVE S OF JAL SHAKTI ABHI YAN

## †1716.        DR. MANOJ RAJORIA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of target and objectives of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan initiated in the year stressed districts in the country;

(b) the details of the funds spent under the abhiyan so far and the extent to which targets have been ach State - wise; and

(c)  the  details  of  the  work  done  under  the  Jal  Shakti  abhiyan  in  Kasauli - Dhaulpur  Parliamentary Constituency so far?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) Jal Shakti Abhiyan -I (JSA - I)  was  launched in 2019 in 1592 blocks out of 2836 blocks in 25 stressed districts of the country in two phases from 1 st July to 30 th September, 2019 and from 1 st October to 30 th November 2019. Under Jal Shakti Abhiyan -I, officers, groundwater experts and scientists fr Government of India have worked with State and District officials in these water stressed country  to  promote  water  conservation  and  water resource  management  by  focusing  on  accelerate implementation of five target interventions, viz. water conservation & rain water harvestin traditional  and  other  water  bodies/tanks,  reuse  and  recharge  of  bore  wells,  watershed  de d intensive afforestation. With this campaign, huge awareness has been generated and various s have started taking steps for water conservation. The outcome of JSA -I is improved water conservation.

(b) & (c) No separate funds were allocated for JSA - I. However, under above mentioned interventions, fu were utilized by convergence of different Central and State Government schemes to achieve Shakti Abhiyan -II could not be taken up due to COVID - 19 restrictions in 2020. However, Ministry of Jal Shakti has taken up the ' Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' (JSA:CTR) with the theme 'Catch the rain, Where it Falls When it Falls' covering both rural as well as urban areas of all districts in the country, during the pre - monsoon and monsoon period -ieupto 30th November 2021. The 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain' campaign was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021 , the World Water Day. The focused  interventions  for  JSA:CTR include  creation/maintenance  of  water  conservation  &  rain harvesting structures; renovation of traditional and other water bodies/ tanks; reuse and wells; watershed develop ment; and intensive afforestation. Anotherimportant activity  of  the  JSA:CTR  is the preparation of district - wise geo - tagged inventory of all water bodies, its ground - truthing and preparation of scientific water conservation plans based on it. The details of state - wise progress made in the Jal Sahkt Abhiyan: Catch The Rain campaign upto 26.07.2021 along with the funds spent is attached as Annexure - I , as uploaded on JSA:CTR Portal (jsactr.mowr.gov.in) by the Central stakeholder Ministries/ De r espect  of  their  Key  Performance  Indicators. State Governments have also been requested to upload information regarding works undertaken by them with state and local funds under campaign. Details  of  works  done  under  JSA:CTR  in  Karauli  and  Dhau lpur  districts  upto  26.07.202 are attached as Annexure - II .

## ANNEXURE - I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  &  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. †1716 to  be  answered  on  29.07.2021  on  ' TARGET  AND OBJECTIVES OF JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN '.

|        |                   | Work Completed in Nos. as on 26.07.21        | Work Completed in Nos. as on 26.07.21   | Work Completed in Nos. as on 26.07.21   | Work Completed in Nos. as on 26.07.21   | Work Completed in Nos. as on 26.07.21   | Work Completed in Nos. as on 26.07.21   | Expenditure                                     |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State             | Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting | Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies  | Reuse and Recharge Structures           | Watershed Development                   | Intensive Afforestation                 | Training Programmes/ Kisan Melas        | Total Expendiure Done under MGNREGS in Rs Lakhs |
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 44497                                        | 8842                                    | 699                                     | 14048                                   | 40175                                   | 252                                     | 454254                                          |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 25                                           | 1                                       | 6                                       | 7                                       | 171                                     | 143                                     | 1928                                            |
| 3      | ASSAM             | 3288                                         | 644                                     | 21                                      | 3644                                    | 1411                                    | 184                                     | 40093                                           |
| 4      | BIHAR             | 15710                                        | 2361                                    | 16495                                   | 10096                                   | 2297                                    | 269                                     | 105631                                          |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      | 26807                                        | 5932                                    | 2833                                    | 20156                                   | 311800                                  | 538                                     | 183014                                          |
| 6      | GUJARAT           | 1878                                         | 2309                                    | 420                                     | 7164                                    | 2978                                    | 497                                     | 53094                                           |
| 7      | HARYANA           | 1395                                         | 740                                     | 1112                                    | 1947                                    | 31765                                   | 776                                     | 19077                                           |
| 8      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 3982                                         | 774                                     | 329                                     | 10543                                   | 2074                                    | 71                                      | 21610                                           |
| 9      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 10153                                        | 2710                                    | 804                                     | 24125                                   | 3164                                    | 31                                      | 46007                                           |
| 10     | JHARKHAND         | 23065                                        | 381                                     | 8649                                    | 58598                                   | 20880                                   | 135                                     | 64858                                           |
| 11     | KARNATAKA         | 33426                                        | 4971                                    | 65924                                   | 46392                                   | 58325                                   | 71                                      | 239078                                          |
| 12     | KERALA            | 17355                                        | 6058                                    | 14613                                   | 46265                                   | 13142                                   | 7                                       | 164172                                          |
| 13     | LADAKH            | 253                                          | 4                                       | 2                                       | 321                                     | 21                                      | 34                                      | 685                                             |
| 14     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 42341                                        | 1248                                    | 4636                                    | 35733                                   | 1128485                                 | 1104                                    | 240593                                          |
| 15     | MAHARASHTRA       | 1467                                         | 411                                     | 2575                                    | 3261                                    | 9149                                    | 961                                     | 30870                                           |
| 16     | MANIPUR           | 546                                          | 99                                      | 5                                       | 164                                     | 57001                                   | 79                                      | 8584                                            |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA         | 297                                          | 18                                      | 8                                       | 316                                     | 266                                     | 65                                      | 6418                                            |
| 18     | MIZORAM           | 2219                                         | 177                                     | 33                                      | 1014                                    | 455                                     | 89                                      | 12121                                           |
| 19     | NAGALAND          | 45                                           | 0                                       | 1                                       | 18                                      | 39                                      | 90                                      | 1140                                            |
| 20     | ODISHA            | 6151                                         | 1572                                    | 4103                                    | 17767                                   | 6801                                    | 43                                      | 133986                                          |
| 21     | PUNJAB            | 296                                          | 1093                                    | 288                                     | 1986                                    | 2294                                    | 256                                     | 22296                                           |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN         | 16735                                        | 3442                                    | 215                                     | 4605                                    | 2193                                    | 237                                     | 214521                                          |
| 23     | TAMIL NADU        | 120703                                       | 3442                                    | 44854                                   | 28746                                   | 108022                                  | 412                                     | 292160                                          |
| 24     | TELANGANA         | 119358                                       | 1029                                    | 142318                                  | 52589                                   | 29624376                                | 124                                     |                                                 |
| 25     | TRIPURA           | 7944                                         | 475                                     | 931                                     | 14380                                   | 10074                                   | 47                                      | 53996                                           |
| 26     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 20789                                        | 9889                                    | 8606                                    | 99136                                   | 23567                                   | 517                                     | 231071                                          |
| 27     | UTTARAKHAND       | 3503                                         | 1274                                    | 584                                     | 9293                                    | 1436                                    | 68                                      | 21455                                           |
| 28     | WEST BENGAL       | 41055                                        | 21880                                   | 19219                                   | 25707                                   | 172241                                  | 111                                     | 299142                                          |
| Total  | Total             | 565283                                       | 81776                                   | 340283                                  | 538021                                  | 31634602                                | 7211                                    | 2961854                                         |

## ANNEXURE - II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1716 to be answered on 29.07.2021 on ' TARGET AND OBJECTIVES OF JAL SH AKTI ABHIYAN '.

|   S.No. | District Name   |   *Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting |   *Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies |   *Reuse and Recharge Structures |   *Watershed Development |   Training Programmes/ Kisan Melas |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|       1 | DHOLPUR         |                                               7 |                                        28 |                                0 |                        0 |                                  3 |
|       2 | KARAULI         |                                             120 |                                        33 |                                3 |                       62 |                                 10 |

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