Lok Sabha Question No. 959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: PMKSY in Maharashtra
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 959

ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## PMKSY IN MAHARASHTRA

## †959. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  Wardha  and  Amravati  districts  of  Maharashtra  have  been  included  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the current year and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the action plan prepared for the said districts so far and the time by which the implementation of the same is likely to be done and completed;

(c) whether the scheme covers both drought as well as deficient rainfall affected districts;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the time by which all such districts are likely to be included under the same?

## 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 on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc. It 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,  being  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management (CAD&WM), Surface Minor  Irrigation  (SMI),  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water Bodies,  and  Ground  Water  (GW)  Development  component.  In  addition,  PMKSY  also  consists  of Watershed  Development  component  (WDC)  which  is  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development.

Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component being implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare was also a component of PMKSY during 2016-21, which is now being implemented separately. Further, continuation of PMKSY for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved by Government of India.

Under  AIBP  and  CAD&WM  component  of  PMKSY  scheme, two  ongoing  major  irrigation projects, namely Lower Pedhi and Lower Wardha, benefit Wardha & Amravati districts of Maharashtra. Central assistance to be released under PMKSY for the two projects is Rs. 268.22 crore, with a target to create  ultimate  irrigation  potential  of  80.25  thousand  hectare.   These  projects  are  targeted  for completion by June, 2024.

In addition, under PMKSY-WDC, three projects benefit Amravati and four projects benefit Wardha district of Maharashtra. The eligible central assistance to these projects is Rs. 293.43 crore, and targeted area to be brought under protective irrigation is 22.23 thousand hectare.

(b)  to  (e) Water  being  a  state  subject,  planning,  implementation  and  operation  &  maintenance  of water  resources  projects,  including  formulating,  implementing  and  scheduling  time  lines  for  districtwise action plans, lie in the domain of the State Government concerned.

Partial  financial  assistance  under  different  components  of  PMKSY  is  being  provided  for  the identified projects, which are included as per the eligibility criteria laid down in the guidelines of the various components, and also based on the availability of funds,, geographic spread under the scheme, priorities of the Government, etc. The eligible projects also include projects from drought prone as well as  deficient  rainfall  affected  districts/areas  of  the  country.  Under  PMKSY-AIBP,  62  projects  cover drought prone areas though out the country. Additional irrigation potential of 15.70 lakh hectare has been created through these projects, and 31 of these projects have been reported to be completed so far.

In addition, Government of India has approved a Special Package for Maharashtra during 2018-19, which provides central assistance to complete 83 surface minor irrigation (SMI) projects and 8 major / medium irrigation projects in drought prone districts in Vidarbha, Marathwada and rest of Maharashtra. 18 SMI projects of Amravati district having estimated cost of Rs. 2,607.7 crore with ultimate irrigation potential of 22,141 hectare and 1 SMI project of Wardha district having estimated cost of Rs. 136.9 crore with ultimate irrigation potential of 1,600 hectare have been included under the same.

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