Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana in Karnataka
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 660

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA IN KARNATAKA

## 660. DR. K SUDHAKAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide the actual access of water to the farms and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation plan;

(b)  whether  the  funds  have  been  allocated  to  Karnataka  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY) and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of beneficiaries under the said scheme in Karnataka;

(d)  whether  any  subsidies  and  support  have  been  given  to  farmers  of  Chikkaballapur  for  adopting  the  said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether any farmers of Chikkaballapur are left out from the scheme and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to bring all farmers under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Implementation  of  schemes  for  expanding  cultivable  area  of  land  and  increasing  the  actual  access  of water to farms for the benefit of the farmers, lies in the domain of the State Government concerned. However, Government of India promotes, and provides technical assistance, as well as partial financial assistance under its ongoing schemes for the identified irrigation projects. Some of the key initiatives of Government of India in this regard in the recent past, are given below.

1. Extension of PMKSY for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved by Government of India, with an overall outlay of Rs. 93,068.56 crore (central assistance of Rs. 37,454 crore, debt servicing to NABARD for Rs. 20,434.56 crore and an outlay  for Rs. 35,180 crore by the State Governments towards State share).
2. A  special  package  for  completion  of  8  MMI  and  83  surface  minor  irrigation  (SMI)  projects  of Maharashtra,  having  estimated  balance  cost  of  Rs.  13,651.61  crore  as  on  April,  2018,  has  been approved  for  financial  assistance  by  Government  of  India  during  2018-19.   Central  assistance component for the said package is Rs. 3,831.41 crore, with irrigation potential creation of 3.77 lakh hectare.

3. In  June,  2018,  Government  of  India  has  approved  financial  assistance  to  Shahpurkandi  dam (National) project benefitting J&K and Punjab, for project cost of Rs. 2,715.70 crore. The approved central assistance liability for the project is Rs. 485.38 crore.
4. In September, 2018, Government of India has approved financial assistance to  relining of Rajasthan feeder and Sirhind feeder benefitting the States of Punjab and Rajasthan at and approved cost of Rs. 1976.75 crore. The approved central assistance liability for the project is Rs. 982 crore.
5. In  December,  2021,  Government  of  India  has  approved  central  assistance  to  Renukaji  dam  and Lakhwar  multipurpose  (National)  projects,  in  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand, respectively. The estimated cost of the two projects is Rs.  6,946.99 crore, and Rs. 5,747.17 crore, respectively.
6. In December, 2021, Government of India  has also approved Ken-Betwa link project in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, at an estimated cost of Rs. 44,605 crore.

(b) & (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: 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,  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC) component, implemented by  Department of Agriculture, and  Farmers  Welfare,  was  a  part  of  PMKSY  from  the  inception  of  PMKSY  in  2015,  till  December,  2021. Thereafter, it is being implemented by Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare as a part of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, and is no more a part of PMKSY. The details of funds allocated /released to Karnataka under PMKSY (AIBP, CADWM, SMI and PDMC components) are given below.

|   Sl.No. | Component of PMKSY   | Central Assistance released to Karnataka (2015-16 to 2024-25) (Rs. crore)   |   Estimated no. of target beneficiaries (in thousands) |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | AIBP andCAD&WM       | 1477.16                                                                     |                                                 855.92 |
|        2 | SMI                  | 105                                                                         |                                                   6.18 |
|        3 | PDMC                 | 3,251.79                                                                    |                                                2100    |

(d)  &  (e) Financial  Assistance  @  55%  for  Small  &  Marginal  farmers  and  @  45%  for  Other  farmers  is provided by the Government for installation of Micro Irrigation under PDMC component of PMKSY. From 2015-16  to  2024-25,  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.  3,251.79  crore  has  been  released  to  State  of  Karnataka  for implementation of PDMC. During this period, total area of 21.07 lakh hectare has been covered under Micro Irrigation through the scheme in the State, which includes 39895 hectare of Micro Irrigation area covered in Chikkaballapura District of Karnataka State.

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