Lok Sabha Question No. 1140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Funds Allocation under Various Schemes
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1140

ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

## FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES

## 1140.   SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of schemes and the funds allocated under the Ministry as per Budget Estimate for 2024-25 and 2025-26 under various schemes of the Government, scheme/year-wise;

(b)  whether  the  funds  allocated  as  per  Revised  Estimate  for  2024-25  and  2025-26  have  been  reduced substantially, if so, the details and the reasons therefor, scheme/year-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government has not been able to spend even thirty per cent of the allocated budget for 2025-26 and is planning to reduce the allocation by sixty per cent as per 2025-26, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Government would rationalise the allocation as per the actual utilisation during the last two years and the current year, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  to  (d) Fund  allocations  as  per  Budget  Estimate  for  the  year  2024-25  and  2025-26 under  various schemes in respect of Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti is annexed .

Government rationalizes and allocates funds at BE stage and again at the RE stage, in a financial year under  various  schemes,  based  on  various  factors,  including,  the  trend  of   expenditure  and  the  proposals received from the State Governments

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1140  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.02.2026  REGARDING  'FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES'.

## Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation

(Rs. in crore- Net)

| Sl. No.                    | Schemes                                           | BE 2024-25                 | RE 2024-25                 | BE 2025-26                 | RE 2025-26                 |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Central Sector Scheme      | Central Sector Scheme                             | Central Sector Scheme      | Central Sector Scheme      | Central Sector Scheme      | Central Sector Scheme      |
| 1                          | Farakka Barrage Project                           | 80.00                      | 59.00                      | 69.00                      | 82.00                      |
| 2.                         | Dam Rehab &Improv Project (DRIP)                  | 46.98                      | 42.28                      | 50.30                      | 41.71                      |
| 3                          | Namami Gange                                      | 3345.70                    | 3000.00                    | 3400.00                    | 2687.00                    |
| 4.                         | River Basin Management                            | 154.79                     | 143.00                     | 243.00                     | 168.05                     |
| 5.                         | Development of Water Resources Information System | 115.00                     | 170.00                     | 63.39                      | 200.00                     |
| 6.                         | Ground Water Management &Regulation               | 325.00                     | 240.00                     | 509.00                     | 425.00                     |
| 7.                         | National Hydrology Project                        | 661.20                     | 492.80                     | 13.00                      | 13.00                      |
| 8                          | Research and Development &National Water Mission  | 67.06                      | 45.00                      | 70.00                      | 120.61                     |
| 9                          | ATAL JAL                                          | 1778.00                    | 600.00                     | 1780.40                    | 613.00                     |
|                            | Total Central Sector Schemes (NET)                | 6573.73                    | 4792.08                    | 6198.09                    | 4350.37                    |
| Centrally Sponsored Scheme | Centrally Sponsored Scheme                        | Centrally Sponsored Scheme | Centrally Sponsored Scheme | Centrally Sponsored Scheme | Centrally Sponsored Scheme |
| 1                          | PMKSY                                             | 8249.80                    | 6620.85                    | 8259.85                    | 6921.60                    |
| 2                          | Polavaram Irrigation Project (PIP)                | 0.00                       | 5512.50                    | 5936.00                    | 3017.20                    |
| 3                          | Flood Management &Border Areas Program            | 449.57                     | 400.00                     | 450.00                     | 448.46                     |
| 4                          | Irrigation Census                                 | 40.00                      | 20.00                      | 40.00                      | 35.00                      |
| 5                          | Special Package for Maharashtra                   | 600.00                     | 400.00                     | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| 6                          | NRCP - Other Basins                               | 592.11                     | 591.12                     | 558.09                     | 515.61                     |
| 7                          | Interlinking of Rivers                            | 4000.00                    | 2000.00                    | 2400.00                    | 1808.29                    |
|                            | Total Centrally Sponsored Schemes                 | 13431.4815544.4717643.94   |                            |                            | 12746.16                   |
|                            | SCHEME TOTAL (NET)                                | 20005.2120336.5523842.03   | 20005.2120336.5523842.03   | 20005.2120336.5523842.03   | 17096.53                   |

## Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation

| S.No   | Scheme Name                    |   BE 2024-25 |   RE 2024-25 |   BE 2025-26 |   RE 2025-26 |
|--------|--------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.     | Jal Jeevan Mission             |      70162.9 |        22694 |        67000 |        17000 |
| 2.     | Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) |       7192   |         7192 |         7192 |         6000 |
|        | Total                          |      77354.9 |        29886 |        74192 |        23000 |

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