Lok Sabha Question No. 3503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Area Covered under PMKSY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mala Roy, Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3503

ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## AREA COVERED UNDER PMKSY

## 3503. SHRIMATI MALA ROY SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  cultivable  land  in  the  country  which  has  so  far  been  covered  by  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) ;

(b) whether the productivity has changed in this land area where PMKSY has been introduced and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the efforts being made to increase the uptake of the said scheme;

(d)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  PMKSY  in  the  country particularly in Haryana during the last four financial years;

(e) the details of the targets set and achievements made so far under PMKSY in Haryana during the last four financial years, district-wise; and

(f) the details of on-going irrigation projects in Haryana under the PMKSY, district-wise?

## 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  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 Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: (i) Command Area Development & Water  Management  (CAD&WM); (ii)  Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI);  (iii)  Repair,  Renovation  and Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water  Bodies;  and  (iv)  Ground  Water  (GW)  Development  (approval  only  till 2021-2022, and thereafter only for ongoing  works). Further, in 2016, CAD&WM sub-component of HKKP was taken up for pari passu implementation with AIBP.

In addition, PMKSY also consists of Watershed Development component (WDC) which is being implemented by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development. Further, Per  Drop More  Crop  (PDMC)  component  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare (DoA&FW) was also a component of PMKSY during 2016-21, and is now being implemented separately by DoA&FW.

Details of cultivable land covered under different components of PMKSY for the period 2016-17 to 2022-23 is given below.

|   S.No. | Component of PMKSY   | Cultivable area covered (in thousand hectare)   | Remarks                                  |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | AIBP                 | 2,536.05                                        | Irrigation potential created             |
|       2 | CAD&WM               | 1,785.73                                        | Command area covered                     |
|       3 | SMI-RRR              | 366.40                                          | Irrigation potential created             |
|       4 | GW-HKKP              | 77.96                                           | Irrigation potential created             |
|       5 | WDC                  | 1,251.85                                        | Area brought under protective irrigation |
|       6 | PDMC                 | 7,274.32                                        | Area covered under micro irrigation      |

- (b) Development  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  Office  (DMEO)  under  NITI  Ayog  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.

Further, "The Performance and Impact of Micro Irrigation in Improving Water Use Efficiency in India's  Agriculture:  Study  of  the  PMKSY-PDMC"  has  been  carried  out  by  Indian  Institute  of Management, Ahmedabad in the year 2021. It considered sample surveys in Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim. The study has concluded, inter-alia that production of the crop has increased substantially, to the tune of about 73%, with improved quality produce resulting in increase in sales revenue.

- (c) The State Governments are mandated to monitor and ensure timely implementation of irrigation projects  implemented  by  them,  including  those  being  implemented  with  financial  assistance  under PMKSY. In addition,  the  projects  are  regularly  monitored  by  technical  arms  of  the  Ministry  of  Jal Shakti, namely Central Water Commission/ Central Ground Water Board. Further, a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti monitors physical and financial progress of these projects, through a dedicated dashboard, backed with a management information system (MIS) maintained by this PMU.

Apart from the above, implementation and progress of the projects is also monitored from time to time  at  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  level,  as  well  as  other  Government  of  India  agencies  mandated  for maintaining MIS and dashboard. Further, third party evaluation of completed projects is also to be undertaken by this Ministry on sample basis.

- (d) The details of central assistance released under different components of PMKSY in the country, and specifically in Haryana, during last four financial years, is given below:
- (e) Only  Watershed  Development  Component  and  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  of  PMKSY  are being implemented in the state of Haryana. An area of 5,935 hectare has been brought under protective irrigation under Watershed Development component during 2015-2023. However, district-wise details in this regard are not being maintained at Government of India level.

|   Sl.No. | Component of PMKSY                                              | Central assistance released during 2019- 2023 (Rs. in crore)   | Remarks   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|        1 | AIBP with pari passu implementation CAD&WM                      | of Total release: 5,062.84 For Haryana: Nil                    |           |
|        2 | Surface Minor Irrigation under Har Khet Pani component of PMKSY | Ko Total release: 2,477.89 For Haryana: Nil                    |           |

|   3. | Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies under Har Khet Ko Pani component of PMKSY Total release: 185.17 For Haryana: Nil   | Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies under Har Khet Ko Pani component of PMKSY Total release: 185.17 For Haryana: Nil   |                                       |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|    4 | Ground Water Development under Har Khet Ko Total release: 770.21                                                                      | Ground Water Development under Har Khet Ko Total release: 770.21                                                                      |                                       |
|    5 | Watershed Development                                                                                                                 | Total release: 4,614.99 For Haryana: 26.85                                                                                            | Releases not being made district-wise |
|    6 | Per Drop More Crop                                                                                                                    | Total release: 8,959.7 For Haryana: 250.4                                                                                             | Releases not being made district-wise |

Further, district-wise area covered under micro irrigation under Per Drop More Crop component in Haryana during 2015-2023 is tabulated below:

| Sl. No.   | District     | Area (hectare) covered under micro irrigation   |
|-----------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Ambala       | 403.47                                          |
| 2.        | Bhiwani      | 54,707.03                                       |
| 3.        | Faridabad    | 44.06                                           |
| 4.        | Fatehabad    | 1326.8                                          |
| 5.        | Gurugram     | 6,323.36                                        |
| 6.        | Hisar        | 9,862.9                                         |
| 7.        | Jhajjar      | 3,904.87                                        |
| 8.        | Jind         | 293.61                                          |
| 9.        | Kaithal      | 333.56                                          |
| 10.       | Karnal       | 262.62                                          |
| 11.       | Kurukshetra  | 430.89                                          |
| 12.       | Mahendragarh | 24,334.77                                       |
| 13.       | Panchkula    | 192.62                                          |
| 14.       | Panipat      | 249.9                                           |
| 15.       | Rewari       | 14,612.01                                       |
| 16.       | Rohtak       | 457.01                                          |
| 17.       | Sirsa        | 6,908.84                                        |
| 18.       | Sonipat      | 164.74                                          |
| 19.       | Yamunanagar  | 1,449.79                                        |
| 20.       | Nuh          | 5,714.42                                        |
| 21.       | Palwal       | 132.01                                          |
| 22.       | Charki Dadri | 12,858.39                                       |
|           | Total        | 1,44,967.67                                     |

- (f) Water being a State subject, it is for the State Government concerned to plan and implement the irrigation projects, and also to maintain requisite details on the same. Role of Government of India is limited to providing technical support, and partial financial assistance under its ongoing schemes.

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