Lok Sabha Question No. 4976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Features of PM-Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4976

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  APRIL, 2025

## FEATURES OF PM-KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA

4976.  SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

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

- (a) the features of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY);
- (b) the total financial allocation made under the PMKSY scheme for Tamil Nadu and how much of the allocated amount that has been utilized so far for irrigation infrastructure, water conservation and efficiency improvement;
- (c) the number of irrigation projects undertaken under PMKSY, including the construction and repair of irrigation canals, check dams and the installation of micro-irrigation systems;
- (d)  the  impact  of  PMKSY  in  improving  irrigation  facilities,  agricultural  productivity,  and water use efficiency for farmers in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e)  the  measures  being  taken  under  PMKSY  to  promote  rainwater  harvesting  and watershed management and the number of farmers benefiting from these initiatives?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is an umbrella scheme aiming 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 presently has following three components :
- (i)      PMKSY-Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme(AIBP)  being  implemented  by Department  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (DoWR, RD&GR)
- (ii)  Under  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR)
- (iii)      Watershed  Development  Component  (PMKSY-WDC)  being  implemented  by Department of Land Resources (DoLR)

The status of these components is as under;

- i. PMKSY-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme(AIBP) focused on completion of ninety nine (99) ongoing Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) projects along with paripassu implementation of  Command Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM) in 88 projects.  Since 2021-22, nine new MMI/Extension Renovation and Modernization (ERM) projects have been included in the scheme.
- ii. Under Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) component of PMKSY, projects having 354.66 thousand ha. and  109.37 thousand ha of command area has been created under Surface Minor Irrigation Scheme and Repair, Renovation & Restoration of water bodies scheme, respectively in 5673 schemes/ projects.
- iii. Watershed  Development  Component  of  (WDC-PMKSY)  scheme  has  major activities which inter alia includes ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and  moisture  conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation, horticulture, pasture development, etc. Under WDC-PMKSY 1.0, 6382 watershed development projects were implemented in 28 States. Under WDC-PMKSY 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 47.83 lakh farmers benefitted from these projects from 2015-16 till date.

An major irrigation project 'Formation of Flood Carrier Canal from Kannadian Channel to  Drought  prone  areas  of  Sathankulam,  Thisayanvilai  by  interlinking  Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi Districts in Tamil Nadu' is under implementation under PMKSY-AIBP. Estimated Central assistance of the project is Rs. 44.22 crore out of which Rs 34.74 crore has been released. The project is targeted to provide irrigation facilities to 23,040 hectare of agriculture land.

398 water bodies across Phases I to VIII in Tamil Nadu have been taken up under Repair,  Renovation  &  Restoration  of  the  PMKSY-HKKP  component.  Out  of  estimated Central share of Rs. 172.46 crore, Rs. 137.99 crore has been released to Tamil Nadu under the programme.

Under WDC-PMKSY 2.0, 28 projects having Central share of Rs. 180.44 cr. have been approved in the State of Tamil Nadu and 157.27 Rs. Cr. has been released.

Besides, 67.45 lakh hectares has been covered under micro irrigation 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, 29.53 lakh  hectares  has  been  covered  till  date.  12.21  lakh  ha  area  has  been  covered  under Micro-irrigation in the State of Tamil Nadu and Rs. 2805.29 cr. has been released to State under PDMC since 2015-16.

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