Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, A. Chellakumar, Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 141

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA

## 141. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR SHRI BENNY BEHANAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the status of the ongoing major/medium irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP);

(b) the details of cropped area that benefited from and fell into the category of assured irrigation under the Activated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) in 2022-23; and

(c) whether the Government has a tangible plan to alter their priorities in terms of the decreased budget for the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU

## )

(a) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve onfarm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce  sustainable  water  conservation  practices,  etc.  Accelerated  Irrigation Benefits  Programme  (AIBP)  is  one  of  the  components  of  PMKSY,  whereby  partial  financial  assistance  is being provided by Government of India for identified major/ medium irrigation projects.

During  2016-17,  ninety-nine  (99)  on-going  major/medium  irrigation  projects  (and  7  phases)  were identified  as  priority  projects  to  be  taken  up  under  PMKSY-AIBP.  Assured  financial  assistance  was provisioned  for  these  projects  by  this  Ministry  under  Long  Term  Irrigation  Fund,  with  borrowings  from NABARD. Out of these projects, AIBP works of 53 prioritized projects have been reported to be completed. The remaining 53 projects are at different stages of implementation, with progress in 22 projects being more than 90%, whereas 13 projects report progress between 80 to 90%.

Further,  after  approval  of  implementation  of  PMKSY  during  2021-2026,  six  number  additional irrigation projects have been included under PMKSY-AIBP from 2021-22 onwards, which are presently under implementation.

(b) Under  PMKSY-AIBP,  out  of  targeted  balance  irrigation  potential  of  34.64  lakh  hectare,  25.11  lakh hectare has been created during 2016-17 to 2022-23. Out of this, 0.76 lakh hectare has been reported to be created during 2022-23.

Further, an additional irrigation potential of 25 thousand hectare has been reported to be created by the six additional projects included in 2021-22 onwards, out of which 13 thousand hectare is created during 2022-23.

(c) It is not necessary, since Budget allocation to service the central assistance as per the norms of different components of PMKSY, has been in line with the projected requirements.

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