Lok Sabha Question No. 340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Current Status of PMKSY Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 340

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY 2025,

## CURRENT STATUS OF PMKSY SCHEME

## 340.  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  status  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY) scheme;
- (b) the  number  of farmers benefited and the total area covered  under the scheme since its inception;
- (c)  the  total  budget  allocated  for  the  scheme  in  the  current  financial  year  and  the utilization of funds so far;
- (d) the challenges faced in implementing the scheme and the future plans to expand its coverage and improve its effectiveness; and
- (e) the impact of this crucial scheme on the country's agricultural sector and farmers' welfare?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (c): Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is implemented by Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR) and Department of Land Resources (DoLR) through State Governments. PMKSY  presently  has  three  components.  The  status  of  these  components  is  as under;
- I. PMKSY-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme(AIBP) focuses on completion of ninety nine (99) ongoing Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) projects along with pari-passu implementation of  Command  Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM) in 88 projects.  Out of  these  projects,  AIBP  works  of  63 prioritized projects have been reported to be completed. Out of balance projects, 11 projects have progress of more than 90% and 14 projects have progress between 80 to 90%. Additional irrigation potential of 25.80 lakh hectares has been reported to be created  by  these  projects  during  2016-17  to  2023-24  along  with  command  area development  of  19.28  lakh  hectares.  Since  2021-22,  nine  new  MMI/Extension Renovation  and  Modernization  (ERM)  projects  have  been  included  in  the  scheme and 0.47 lakh hectares irrigation potential has been created through these projects. The number of beneficiaries under PMKSY-AIBP and CADWM has been estimated to  be  about  2  crore.  The  total  budget  allocated  for  the  Current  Financial  year  is Rs.2040  crore  (RE  stage)  out  of  which  Rs.692.20  crore  have  been  released  to States so far.

II. Under  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  component  of  PMKSY,  from  2016-17  to 2023-24, irrigation potential of 3.54 lakh hectares under Surface Minor Irrigation and 1.09  lakh  hectares  under  Repair,  Renovation  &  Restoration  of  water  bodies  has been created. The total budget allocated for the current financial year is Rs.598.87 crore (RE stage) out of which Rs.453.145 crore have been released to the States so far. III. Under Watershed Development Component (WDC-PMKSY  1.0), 6382 watershed  development  projects  were  implemented  in  28  States.  Under  WDCPMKSY  2.0,  1150  projects  covering  an  area  of  50.16  lakh  hectares  have  been sanctioned  for  implementation  during  2021-22  to  2025-26.  As  per  the  information received from States/UTs, about 46.22 lakh farmers benefitted from these projects from  2015-16    till  date.  The  total  budget  allocated  for  the  current  financial  year  is Rs.1800 crore (RE stage) out of which Rs.802.42 crore have been released to the States so far. Besides, 67.5 lakh hectares have been covered under micro irrigation  benefiting about  63  lakh  farmers  under  Per  Drop  More  Crop  scheme  implemented  by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as part of PMKSY from 2015-16 to 2021-22. After PDMC became a part of PM-RKVY, 28.08 lakh hectares have been covered benefitting 24.35 lakh farmers till date. (d)        A  major  challenge  in  implementation  of  PMKSY  has  been  issues  of  land acquisition or other local land related issues, which have been addressed by regular reviews and follow up. (e) NITI Aayog carried out evaluation study of PMKSY for the period 2015-2020. The components  of  PMKSY  have  been  ranked  as  satisfactory  in  terms  of  relevance, efficiency,  impact  and  equity  parameters  of  the  performance.  End-line  evaluation reports of completed watershed development projects under PMKSY revealed that there  is  a  significant  improvement in  the  availability of  surface  &  ground  water, an increase  in  productivity,  vegetative  cover,  enhanced  livelihood  opportunities  and household incomes in project areas.

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