Lok Sabha Question No. 1305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Atal Bhujal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1305

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA

## †1305. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched Atal Bhujal Yojana only in some panchayats of some States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for not launching this scheme across the country despite the issue of depleting ground water becoming a matter of serious concern;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to implement this scheme across the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) Yes, Govt. of India launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL), a Central Sector Scheme with an outlay of Rs 6000 crore in identified water stressed areas of Seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh  and  the  same  is  being  implemented  from 01.04.2020  for  a  period  of  5  years. The  scheme  focuses  on  community  participation  and  demand  side interventions for sustainable ground water management.

The scheme is being implemented through active participation of the communities in the participating States  in  various  activities  such  as  monitoring  and  disseminating  ground  water  data,  water  budgeting, preparation  of  Gram  Panchayat  wise  Water  Security  Plans  having  demand  side  as  well  as  supply interventions  proposed  and  their  implementation  through  convergence  of  ongoing  schemes  and  IEC activities related to sustainable groundwater management.

State wise details of number of districts, blocks/taluks and gram panchayats are shown in the table below:

| S. No.   | State          |   Districts |   Blocks / Taluks |   Gram Panchayats |
|----------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat        |           6 |                36 |              1873 |
| 2        | Haryana        |          14 |                36 |              1656 |
| 3        | Karnataka      |          14 |                41 |              1199 |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh |           6 |                 9 |               670 |
| 5        | Maharashtra    |          13 |                43 |              1133 |
| 6        | Rajasthan      |          17 |                38 |              1139 |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh  |          10 |                26 |               550 |
|          | TOTAL          |          80 |               229 |              8220 |

(c) States for implementation of the scheme were finalized based on several criteria including status of ground  water  over-exploitation/water  stress  conditions,  hydro-geological  conditions  in  addition  to Institutional preparedness and readiness of the states.

(d), (e) & (f) The scheme is piloting approaches to participatory demand management of ground water in water stressed areas of water stressed states.

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