Lok Sabha Question No. 1952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Atal Bhujal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1952

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA

## †1952 SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of implementation of Atal Bhujal Yojana;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for simplification and speedy implementation of the scheme;
- (c) the details of the number of villages in Haryana that have been covered so far under this scheme, districtwise; and
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the number of States under this scheme and if

so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Atal  Bhujal  Yojana,  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  with  a  total  outlay  of  Rs.  6,000  crore  is  being implemented in 8,562 water stressed Gram Panchayats of 224 administrative blocks/ Talukas in 80 districts of seven States, viz. Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for  a period of 5 years from 01.04.2020.

The  institutional set  up  required  for  implementation  of  the  program  such  as  State  Program Management Units and District Program Management Units have been set up. Procurement activities for data collection equipments are in an advance stage. Awareness programmes are being conducted for local communities in order to sensitize them about the ground water status and its importance and preparation  of  community  led  Water  Security  Plans(WSPs),  having  details  about  water  budget  and proposed demand and supply side interventions. Majority of the Water Security Plans WSPs have been prepared & submitted with active participation from community. Implementation of various activities proposed under WSPs is being done in the field.

(b) In order to simplify and speed up the implementation of the scheme, various steps have been taken. Some of them are given below-

- i. The process of filling information regarding demography, water availability & usage etc. for Gram Panchayats, which becomes the base for water budgeting and preparation of WSP has been simplified;
- ii. Parameters for data collection have been optimized as per the Scheme objectives and Standard Operating Procedures circulated for using various equipment by the stakeholders;
- iii. Modifications in MIS with an aim to make it user friendly;
- iv. Regular reviews at various levels along with field visits by National Program Monitoring Unit (NPMU) are also conducted.
5. (c) Number of villages in Haryana under this scheme, district-wise,are as mentioned below:-
6. (d) There is no such proposal as of now.

| Sl. No.   | District Name   |   No. of Gram Panchayats |   No. of Villages |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Bhiwani         |                      155 |               169 |
| 2.        | CharkiDadri     |                       49 |                53 |
| 3.        | Faridabad       |                       71 |                89 |
| 4.        | Fatehabad       |                       49 |                54 |
| 5.        | Gurugram        |                      163 |               193 |
| 6.        | Kaithal         |                       82 |               101 |
| 7.        | Karnal          |                       41 |                57 |
| 8.        | Kurukshetra     |                      189 |               213 |
| 9.        | Mahendragarh    |                      261 |               286 |
| 10.       | Palwal          |                      185 |               213 |
| 11.       | Panipat         |                       55 |                60 |
| 12.       | Rewari          |                       40 |                47 |
| 13.       | Sirsa           |                       78 |                86 |
| 14.       | Yamunanagar     |                      251 |               327 |
|           | Total           |                     1669 |              1948 |

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