Lok Sabha Question No. 1767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: PMKSY in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## †1767. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of physical progress, financial expenditure etc. for the rainfed agricultur Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  in  comparison  to  the  target  set  by  the Government in the context of Rajasthan State during the last three years, district - wise;
- (b)  whether  there  has  been  any  correspondence  by  the  Government  of  Rajasthan  with  th Government regarding the approval of new scheme for water harvesting; and
- (c) if so, the action taken by the Union Government so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) As  informed  by  the  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR ),  Ministry  of  Rural  Development, Government of India, Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) is being implemented s 2009- 10,  for  development  of  rainfed  and  degraded  areas.  In  2015 - 16,  IWMP  was  amalgamated  in  the Watershed Development Compone nt of the Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana (WDC - PMKSY). The activities undertaken inter - alia include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil an conservation,  rainwater  harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation ,  horticulture,  pasture  development, livelihoods for asset less persons, etc. As further informed by DoLR, the overall target fo PMKSY - WDC is 11.5 lakh hectare, against which 13.3 lakh hectare has been brought under p irrigation  fro m  2015- 16  to  December,  2020.  The  details  of  physical  progress  and  expenditure towards release of central funds, are as follow:

| Year     | Water harvesting structures created rejuvenated (Nos.)   | / Additional area brought under protective irrigation (in hecta re)   | Farmers benefited (Nos.)   |   Central Funds released (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2017- 18 | 18,702                                                   | 14,844                                                                | 56,177                     |                                  243.59 |
| 2018- 19 | 21,870                                                   | 14,860                                                                | 76,117                     |                                  299.43 |
| 2019- 20 | 24,083                                                   | 19,507                                                                | 69,433                     |                                  119.43 |

District - Wise List of Projects sanctioned under IWMP from 2009 - 10 to 2014 - 15 is at Annexure .

(b) & (c) Central Ground Water Board has informed that a proposal for water harvesting in se stressed  areas  of  Rajasthan,  under  the  existing  scheme  of Ground  Water  Management  &  Regulation (GWM & R) has been forwarded to Government of Rajasthan.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1767

ANSWERED ON 11 .02.2021

## PMKSY IN RAJASTHAN

Annexure referred to in the reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No.†1767 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 11.02.2021 regarding 'PMKSY in Rajasthan'

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   No of projects |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Ajmer                  |               32 |
| 2         | Alwar                  |               38 |
| 3         | Banswara               |                4 |
| 4         | Baran                  |               27 |
| 5         | Barmer                 |               83 |
| 6         | Bharatpur              |               12 |
| 7         | Bhilwara               |               32 |
| 8         | Bikaner                |               61 |
| 9         | Bundi                  |               11 |
| 10        | Chittorgarh            |               35 |
| 11        | Churu                  |               46 |
| 12        | Dausa                  |               19 |
| 13        | Dholpur                |               12 |
| 14        | Dungarpur              |               22 |
| 15        | Sri Ganganagar         |                7 |
| 16        | Hanumangarh            |                6 |
| 17        | Jaipur                 |               55 |
| 18        | Jaisalmer              |               57 |
| 19        | Jalore                 |               33 |
| 20        | Jhalawar               |               27 |
| 21        | Jhunjhunu              |               23 |
| 22        | Jodhpur                |               83 |
| 23        | Karauli                |               15 |
| 24        | Kota                   |               14 |
| 25        | Nagaur                 |               55 |
| 26        | Pali                   |               39 |
| 27        | Pratapgarh             |               24 |
| 28        | Rajsamand              |               14 |
| 29        | SawaiMadhopur          |               21 |
| 30        | Sikar                  |               33 |
| 31        | Sirohi                 |               15 |
| 32        | Tonk                   |               25 |
| 33        | Udaipur                |               45 |
|           | Total                  |             1025 |

Note:  No  new  project  has  been  sanctioned  from  2015 - 16  in  any  State,  with  a  view  to qualitative and timely completion of already sanctioned projects.