Lok Sabha Question No. 586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Projects under PMKSY in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary, Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 586

ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY IN UTTAR PRADESH

†586. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN

MS IQRA CHOUDHARY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether any projects are being implemented presently under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the physical and financial progress made in the said projects during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if not, whether the Government proposes to launch any new projects in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to extend assistance to farmers for cultivation of waterintensive crops like sugarcane in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has completed/proposed the restoration of water reservoirs in Kairana Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

- (a) & (b) Projects being implemented presently under different components of PMKSY in Uttar Pradesh and their physical progress in terms of irrigation potential created and financial progress in terms of central assistance provided in last three years and the current year are as follows.
- (c) & (d) New projects for inclusion under various components of PMKSY can be considered, upon request of

|   Sl. No . | Component of PMKSY   | Physical and Financial Progress in last three years i.e. since April,2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | PMKSY-AIBP           | One project namely Saryu Nahar Pariyojna completed and two projects namely Arjun Sahayak project and Madhya Ganga canal phase-II project are ongoing for which Rs. 23.91 crore central assistance has been released and an irrigation potential of 23.06 thousand hectare has been created. |
|          2 | PMKSY-GW             | 2,736 wells created and 21.70 thousand hectare area brought under ground water irrigation. A central assistance of Rs 10 crore has been provided.                                                                                                                                           |
|          3 | PMKSY-WDC            | 56 projects covering an area of 2.64 lakh hectares have been sanctioned to Uttar Pradesh. A central assistance of Rs. 135.30 crore has been released.                                                                                                                                       |
|          4 | PDMC                 | An amount of Rs. 432.74 crore has been released and an areas of 1.61 lakh hectare has been covered under Micro Irrigation.                                                                                                                                                                  |

State  Governments,  subject  to  projects  meeting  the  eligibility  criteria,  as  prescribed  under  the  guidelines  of various components of PMKSY and availability of funds.

- (e) No project of Kairana constituency has been included under PMKSY-RRR of Water Bodies.

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