Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Cultivable Area under PMKSY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *01

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## CULTIVABLE AREA UNDER PMKSY

| *01                                                                                                                                                                    | SHRIMATIPOONAMBENMAADAM                                                                                                                                                |
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| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                                                                                   | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                                                                                   |
| (a) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to enhance physical access of water to farms and expand the cultivable area under assured irrigation; | (a) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to enhance physical access of water to farms and expand the cultivable area under assured irrigation; |
| (b) the funds allocated to the State of Gujarat under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY);                                                                  | (b) the funds allocated to the State of Gujarat under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY);                                                                  |
| (c) the number of beneficiaries under the said Yojana in Gujarat including Jamnagar and Devbhumi                                                                       | (c) the number of beneficiaries under the said Yojana in Gujarat including Jamnagar and Devbhumi                                                                       |
| Dwarka districts;                                                                                                                                                      | Dwarka districts;                                                                                                                                                      |
| (d) whether the Government is exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for                                                                   | (d) whether the Government is exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for                                                                   |
| the details thereof?                                                                                                                                                   | the details thereof?                                                                                                                                                   |
| ANSWER SHAKTI                                                                                                                                                          | ANSWER SHAKTI                                                                                                                                                          |
| THE MINISTER OF JAL                                                                                                                                                    | THE MINISTER OF JAL                                                                                                                                                    |
| (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)                                                                                                                                        | (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)                                                                                                                                        |
| House.                                                                                                                                                                 | House.                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the                                                                                                                   | (a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the                                                                                                                   |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO, IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *1  TO  BE  ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023  IN  LOK  SABHA  REGARDING 'CULTIVABLE AREA UNDER PMKSY' ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM.

(a) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with the aim  to  enhance  physical  access  of  water  on  farm  and  expand  cultivable  area  under  assured  irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.

PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by this Ministry,  namely,  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP),  and  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP). 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.  CAD&WM  sub-component  of  HKKP  is  being implemented pari passu with AIBP.

In addition, PMKSY consists of two components being implemented by other Ministries. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component is being implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Further, Watershed Development component (WDC) of PMKSY is being implemented by Department of Land Resources.

Implementation of PMKSY for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved by Government of India in December, 2021. However, approval of Ground Water component under PMKSY-HKKP has been  provisionally  approved  for  2021-22  (extended  subsequently  for  completion  of  ongoing  works  and liabilities), while Per Drop More Crop component is now no longer under the PMKSY.

(b) & (c) Central assistance released, and number of beneficiaries under different components of PMKSY, including Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, are as under:

| Component of PMKSY   | Central Assistance released during 2016- 17 to 2021-22 to Gujarat (Rs. in crore)   | Number of beneficiaries in Gujarat   | Beneficiaries in Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka Districts   |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| PMKSY-AIBP           | 4,440.24                                                                           | 9,30,551                             | Nil                                                       |
| PMKSY-HKKP- CADWM    | 1,719.15                                                                           | Pari passu with PMKSY- AIBP          | Nil                                                       |
| PMKSY-HKKP-SMI &RRR  | 8.81                                                                               | 13,762                               | Not being maintained district- wise                       |
| PMKSY-HKKP-GW        | 34.50                                                                              | 1,908                                | Nil                                                       |
| PMKSY-PDMC           | 1,472.29                                                                           | 6,69,692 (upto Nov., 2022)           | Not being maintained district- wise                       |
| PMKSY-WDC            | 458.11                                                                             | 77,262                               | -do-                                                      |
| Total                | 8,133.10                                                                           | 16,93,175                            |                                                           |

(d)  to  (e) Government  of  India  promotes  recycle  and  reuse  of  treated  water  for  irrigation  and  other purposes.  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG),  under  the  aegis  of  Indo-European  Water Partnership,  has  developed  a  National  Framework  for  the  Reuse  of  Treated  Water.  The  framework identifies  agriculture  as  a  potential  area  for  reuse  of  treated  water  by  adopting  safer  irrigation  practices towards use of treated water in peri-urban and rural areas.

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