Lok Sabha Question No. 1724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Atal Bhujal Yojana in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## 1724. SHRI A. RAJA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the main features of Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) which has been planned to shore up gro resources across the country;

(b) the budget allocations made during the last three years and the fund s spent in each State including Tamil Nadu;

(c) whether proposal for Gram Panchayat - level water action plan would be encouraged and implement by  having  Panchayat - level  Committees  including  representation  to  women  to  suit  the  local  ne farming, ir rigation and household requirements; and

(d) the details of efforts made for making extensive use of sensors and information technolo water data leading to the district's best water usage practices?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) Atal BhujalYojana (ATAL JAL) is a World Bank aided Central Sector Scheme of Government India with total outlay of Rs 6,000 crore, out of which Rs. 3,000 crore will be loan from World Bank. The main focus of the scheme is on community participation and demand side interventions for ground  water  management  in  identified  water  stressed  areas  of  seven  States -Gujarat,  Haryana, Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh ,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  This  scheme  is  expect contribute significantly towards the water and food security of the participating States.

The  scheme  has  two  components,  viz.  i)  Institutional  Strengthening  and  Capacity ding Component, aimed at strengthening the ground water governance mechanism in the participati and ii) Incentive Component, aimed at incentivizing the States for various measures includin practices for efficient water use and supply side interventions for ensuring the long - term sustainability of ground water resources.

(b) The budget allocations for the s even States for 2020 - 21 was Rs. 109 c rore, and for 2021 - 22 it is Rs. 307 crore. State - wise funds disbursement for both the years is g iven below -

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1724

## ANSWERED ON 29 .07 .2021

## ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA I N TAMIL NADU

| STATE          |   Financial Year 2020 - 21 (Rs. in crore) Funds disbursed |   Financial Year 2021 - 22 (Rs. in crore) Funds disbursed (as on 23.07.2021) |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat        |                                                     10.26 |                                                                         3.71 |
| Haryana        |                                                     20.8  |                                                                         9.63 |
| Karnataka      |                                                     21.52 |                                                                         5.73 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                                      6.33 |                                                                         2.93 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                     20.35 |                                                                        10.2  |
| Rajasthan      |                                                     22.05 |                                                                        10.36 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                                                      7.69 |                                                                         2.88 |
| Total          |                                                    109    |                                                                        45.44 |

Scheme is not being implemented in Tamil Nadu.

- (c) Yes, Sir. The scheme envisages active participation of the communities in the participatin in various  activities  such  as  formation/strengthening  of  Water  User  Associations,  monit disseminating ground water data, water budgeting, preparation of Gram - Panchayat  wise  water  security plans and their implementation through convergence of ongo ing schemes and IEC activities related t sustainable  ground  water  management. Participation  of  women  has  been  ensured  by  mandating  20% presence of women in the committees.
- (d) The scheme provides for installation of digital water level recorders for con tinuous record of ground water level data and an elaborate Management Information system (MIS)/Information Technology for data collection and collation in order to use the same to meet the objective of the schem

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