Lok Sabha Question No. 2468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Projects under PMKSY in Bihar
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Ramprit Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2468

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025

## PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY IN BIHAR

## †2468. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  names  of  various  projects  being  implemented  in  Bihar  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY);

(b) the details of the funds being utilised under the said projects;

(c) the names of various projects being implemented by the Government in the districts of Bihar facing the shortage of water; and

(d) whether the Government is conducting any assessment across the country to achieve the targets set under the aforementioned yojana, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (c) 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.

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,  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. However, the CAD&WM subcomponent of HKKP is being implemented pari-passu with AIBP. In addition, PMKSY also consists of two components being implemented by other Ministries. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component is being  implemented  by  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare,  Ministry  of Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare.  Watershed  Development  component  (WDC)  of  PMKSY  is  being implemented by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development.

Under  PMKSY-AIBP,  Durgawati  reservoir  project  and  Punpun  barrage  project are being implemented  which  will  benefit  Kaimur,  Rohtas  and  Aurangabad  district  of  Bihar.  CADWM  in

Durgawati reservoir project is being implemented pari-passu with AIBP. The detail of central assistance released  in  various  components  of  PMKSY  which  are  being  implemented  in  Bihar,  is  given  in Annexure .

(d) Development  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  Office  (DMEO)  under  NITI  Aayog  has  carried  out evaluation of PMKSY for the period 2015-2020. Most components of PMKSY have been ranked as satisfactory in terms of relevance, efficiency, impact and equity parameters of the performance.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2468  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  13.03.2025  REGARDING  'PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY IN BIHAR'.

| PMKSY Component/Project                  |   Central assistance released to Bihar (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| PMKSY-AIBP- Durgawati reservoir project  |                                                176.26 |
| PMKSY-AIBP- Punpun barrage project       |                                                 84.48 |
| PMKSY-CADWM- Durgawati reservoir project |                                                 40.73 |
| PMKSY- Per Drop More Crop                |                                                112.21 |
| PMKSY- Watershed Development Component   |                                                154.95 |

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