Lok Sabha Question No. 5443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Irrigation and Drought Management
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5443

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 th  APRIL, 2022

## Irrigation and Drought Management

5443.  SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

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

(a)  the  date/time  of  inception  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  for keeping the water for irrigation within fields, increasing the actual availability of water and extension of tilling area under assured irrigation; (b) whether any procedure/criteria has been determined for selecting beneficiaries under the above yojana and if so, the details thereof; (c) the details and the number of eligible farmers and villagers benefitted under the above yojana  and  the  targets  set  to  construct  farm  ponds,  hedging  in  fields,  field  bund management,  permanent  wasteweir for drainage of water, anicut, facewall, pool construction and tank (underground tanker) construction since the inception of the yojana in December, 2021, State/year-wise and approved work-wise; (d)  the  details  of  the  number  of  farmers  and  villagers  benefitted  from  the  above sanctioned  works  under  the  scheme  in  Rajasthan  during  the  last  three  years  and  the funds provided for the same, district-wise and year- wise; and (e) the details of the steps taken for prevention of drought in Rajasthan and Gujarat under the above scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinc  hayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  was  launched  on    1 st July, 2015  with  an  aim  to  enhance  physical  access  of  water  on  farm  and  expand  cultivable

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area under assured irrigation, improve on farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices etc.

(b) to (e) Watershed  Development  is  one  of  the  components  of  PMKSY  (PMKSYWDC),  which  is  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR).  The activities  taken  up  under  programme are ridge  area treatment,  drainage line  treatment, soil  and  moisture  conservation,  water  harvesting  structure,  livelihood  support  activities and other watershed works with the main concept of keeping the water for irrigation within fields, increasing the actual availability of water and treatment of culturable wasteland for extension of tilling area.

DoLR  has  sanctioned  8214  watershed  development  projects  during  2009-10  to 2014-15 in 28 States (now 27 States and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh) under the erstwhile Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP). In the year 201516,  DoLR  was  directed  by  the  Government  not  to  sanction  new  projects  and  get completed all ongoing projects. Out of the sanctioned projects, 1832 projects were later transferred  to  States  for  implementation  from  their  own  resources  and  balance  6382 projects  were  being  funded  by  DoLR.  Since  WDC-PMKSY  is  a  rainfed/degraded  area development programme, all the people residing in the project area are benefited under the programme.

The  continuation  of  WDC-PMKSY  has  been  approved  by  Government  of  India  on 15.12.2021  as  'WDC-PMKSY  2.0'  for  the  project  period  of  2021-2026  with  a  physical target of 49.50 lakh ha and indicative Central financial outlay of Rs. 8,134 crore.

As per the information received from the States /UTs,  under WDC-PMKSY about 6.52 lakh water harvesting structures have been created / rejuvenated, an additional area of about 14.40  lakh Ha has been brought under protective irrigation, and about 31.22 lakh farmers  have been benefitted  from 2015-16 to 2021-22 (Q3).  Further, during 2015-16 to 2021-22 (Q3), about 1.51 lakh Ha area has been brought under plantation (Horticulture / Afforestation) and about 3.29 lakh Ha area of culturable wasteland has been treated in completed projects.

Further, as per the information received from the State of Rajasthan and Gujarat, under WDC-PMKSY, Water harvesting structures created / Rejuvenated, additional area brought      under    irrigation,  farmers  benefitted,  area  brought  under  plantation  (Horti. Afforestation) and area of culturable wasteland treated in completed project is given as follows:

|           | 2015-16 to 2021-22 (upto Q3)       | 2015-16 to 2021-22 (upto Q3)                  | 2015-16 to 2021-22 (upto Q3)   | 2018-19 to 2021-22 (upto Q3) #                             |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| State     | WHS created /Rejuvenated (in Nos.) | Additional area brought under irrigation (Ha) | Farmers benefitted (in Nos.)   | Area brought under plantation (Horti. Afforestation) in Ha |
| Gujarat   | 41574                              | 25408.51                                      | 76688                          | 10082.35                                                   |
| Rajasthan | 119092                             | 94531                                         | 340044                         | 3010                                                       |

Note:  #Provisional (As per information received from States).  Information collected from 2018-19 onwards

WDC-PMKSY Central assistance funds provided during last three year and current financial year in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan is given as follows:

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| State     | Under WDC-PMKSY   | Under WDC-PMKSY   | Under WDC-PMKSY   | Under WDC-PMKSY 2.0   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|           | 2018-19           | 2019-20           | 2020-21           | 2021-22               |
| Gujarat   | 151.84            | 77.93             | 0                 | 25.79                 |
| Rajasthan | 299               | 119.43            | 449.89            | 282.56                |