Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Restoration of Old Irrigation Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *63

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## RESTORATION OF OLD IRRIGATION PROJECTS

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| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) whether various State Governments including Maharashtra and Odisha have requested the Union Government for a grant to restore their old irrigation projects; (b) if so, the details thereof including the current status, State-wise; (c) the reasons for long delay in restoration of the said projects along with the action taken in this regard; (d) whether the Union Government proposes to provide a lumpsum amount to the States to restore and facilitate the implementation of all the irrigation projects through an integrated process; | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) whether various State Governments including Maharashtra and Odisha have requested the Union Government for a grant to restore their old irrigation projects; (b) if so, the details thereof including the current status, State-wise; (c) the reasons for long delay in restoration of the said projects along with the action taken in this regard; (d) whether the Union Government proposes to provide a lumpsum amount to the States to restore and facilitate the implementation of all the irrigation projects through an integrated process; |
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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO, IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †*63  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21.07.2022  IN  LOK  SABHA  REGARDING  'RESTORATION  OF OLD IRRIGATION PROJECTS'.

(a) & (b) Government of India provides partial financial assistance under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) - Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and National Project scheme to the irrigation projects implemented by State Governments. Extension, renovation and modernisation (ERM) of existing irrigation projects is also partially funded under the above schemes.

With the launch of PMKSY in 2016, 99 prioritized projects were taken up along with their command area development and water management works, for financial assistance under AIBP. Out of these, 7 projects are ERM projects. One out of the 7 ERM projects, namely, Anandpur Barrage Phase-I / Integrated Anandpur Barrage  is  from  the  State  of  Odisha.  However,  no  ERM  project  has  been  included  under  PMKSY-AIBP from the State of Maharashtra.

Further  one  more  irrigation  project,  Sukla  irrigation  project  of  Assam  has  been  included  for  financial assistance  under  PMKSY-AIBP  in  March,  2022.   However,  no  ERM  project  is  included  under  National Project scheme of this Ministry.

Details of 7 ERM projects under PMKSY-AIBP mentioned above are given below.

|   Sl. No. | State                                    | Name of the Project                                           | Central assistance released during 2016-22 (Rs. in crore)   | Irrigation potential created/ restored in 2016- 22 (Th. hectare)   | Status                        |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Chhatisgarh                              | Maniyari Tank Project                                         | 3.62                                                        | 0.30                                                               | Completed                     |
|         2 | Chhatisgarh                              | Kharung Project                                               | -                                                           | 9.21                                                               | Completed                     |
|         3 | Jammu & Kashmir Restoration of Main Ravi | &Modernisation Canal                                          | 15.29                                                       | 5.52                                                               | Completed                     |
|         4 | Karnataka                                | Narayanpur Left Bank Canal System Project                     | 929.4                                                       | 99.60                                                              | Ongoing (nearly completed)    |
|         5 | Odisha                                   | Anandpur Barrage Phase-I / Integrated Anandpur Barrage        | 28.01                                                       | 2.85                                                               | Ongoing                       |
|         6 | Punjab                                   | Rehabilitation of Ist Patiala Feeder and Kotla Branch Project | 6.66                                                        | 30.39                                                              | Completed                     |
|         7 | Rajasthan                                | Modernisation of Gang Canal                                   | 30.74                                                       | 0.53                                                               | Completed                     |
|         8 | Assam                                    | ERM of Sukla Irrigation Project                               | -                                                           | -                                                                  | Ongoing (included in 2021-22) |

In addition to financial assistance under PMKSY-AIBP, partial financial assistance to Relining of Sirhind Feeder and Rajasthan Feeder of Punjab has been approved by Government of India in November, 2018 for an estimated cost of Rs. 1,976.75 crore. Against total central assistance of Rs. 982 crore, about Rs. 434 crore has been released so far.  Stabilization of 93,425 hectare irrigation potential has been achieved in the project so far, against the total target of 1,67, 825 hectare ultimate irrigation potential.

- (c) Irrigation  projects,  including  the  ERM  projects,  are  implemented  by  the  State  Governments themselves, as per their priorities and funds availability.  However, for the projects for which financial assistance  is  being  provided  by  Government  of  India,  physical  monitoring  done  by  Central  Water Commission  (CWC)  under  the  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti.  Further,  these  projects  are  reviewed  in  the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti from time to time.
- (d) and (e) There is no proposal under consideration of the Government of India in this regard.
- (f) Under the umbrella scheme of PMKSY,  Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) component aims to provide water for irrigation to farm fields.  HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components, namely Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, and Ground Water (GW) Development. The total outlay (central assistance component) under PMKSY-HKKP during 2021-26 is Rs.10,968  crore, as per details below.

| Component of Har Khet Ko Pani                                                | Outlay of Central Assistance during 2021-26 (Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Command Area Development &Water Management                                   | 5,566                                                        |
| Surface Minor Irrigation, and Repair-Renovation- Restoration of water bodies | 4,580                                                        |
| Ground Water development (for 2021-22 only)                                  | 822                                                          |
| Grand Total                                                                  | 10,968                                                       |

Apart  from  PMKSY,  a  special  package,  namely  Special  Package  for  irrigation  projects  to  address agrarian distress in 14 suicide prone districts of Vidarbha and Marathwada and other chronically drought prone areas of Rest of Maharashtra (Special Package) was approved by Government of India in 2018. Apart from 8 major / medium irrigation projects, it consists of financial assistance to  83 surface minor irrigation (SMI) projects. Against total central assistance of Rs. 3,831.41 crore under the special package, Rs. 1,906 crore has been released. So far, 26 SMI schemes out of the above have been completed.

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