Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Funds Allocated under  WDC-PMKSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 373

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2025

## Funds Allocated under WDC-PMKSY

## 373 . Shri Sudheer Gupta :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  several  States  have  not  utilized  the  funds  allocated  under Watershed Development Component (WDC) under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayee Yojana (PMKSY) and only about 59 per cent of the allocated budget have been utilized so far;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to monitor and expedite the progress of the said irrigation projects, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to extend the second phase of WDC-PMKSY and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of measures taken/proposed to be taken to ensure full and timely utilization of allocated funds under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Dr. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a) and (b): Under WDC-PMKSY 2.0, DoLR has sanctioned 1220 watershed development projects covering an area of 52.93 lakh ha to 28 States and UTs of J&K and Ladakh at a total cost  of  Rs.  12972.86  crore  (Central  share:  Rs  8487.97  crore).  So  far,  Central  share  of  Rs. 5498.62 crore  (64.78 %) has been released to the States/ UTs and Rs.8082.52 Cr. has been utilized (including State share) which amounts to 62.30% of the total project cost. State-wise details  of  Total  Project  cost,  Central  share  released  and  expenditure  incurred  is  given  at Annexure.

(c) to (e) Department  is  regularly  reviewing  implementation  of  WDC  2.0  projects through Review meetings, Video Conferences and writing D.O letters at Minister, Secretary and  Joint  Secretary  level  to  Chief  Ministers  of  States,  Ministers  of  the  Department implementing  the  scheme,  senior  officers  in  the  States  /  UTs  for  their interventions  and supervision, wherever required for effective, speedy and timely completion of the watershed projects.  Further, field visits by senior officers in the project areas and review meetings and regular VCs are also held for close monitoring of the project implementation in States /UTs. Concerted  efforts  are  being  made  for  effective  and  timely  completion  of  the  projects  for achieving  the  intended  outcomes  of  the  WDC-PMKSY.  The  progress  of  the  scheme's implementation was also reviewed during the National Conference held on 10.11.2025, and all States/UTs were requested to expedite the progress by utilizing the allocated funds.

The  Department  also  undertook  a  mass  outreach  campaign  cum  special  drive,  "Watershed Yatra' in project areas under WDC-PMKSY 2.0 across 26 States and 2 UTs w.e.f. 5 th February, 2025  onwards  for  realizing  the  Community  Driven  Watershed  Development  through " Janbhagidari ". To continue the momentum of Watershed Yatra, Janbhagidari Cup was also launched to boost people's participation in soil and water conservation works developed in watershed project areas, to inculcate a sense of ownership amongst the local population and to generate healthy competition amongst watershed projects.

Department has also launched a nationwide campaign 'Watershed Mahaotsav' starting from Guntur  on  11 th November,  2025  and  is  to  be  celebrated  in  every  watershed  project.  The objective of this campaign inter-alia includes providing boost to the watershed activities /works and expediting effective utilization of the available funds for timely completion of the WDCPMKSY 2.0 projects.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 373 due for reply on 02.12.2025 State-wise details of projects sanctioned, total project cost, Central share released and expenditure incurred under WDC-PMKSY 2.0

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | No of projects sanctioned   | Total Project cost   | Total central share   | Central share released   | Central share released   | Expenditure against total project cost   | Expenditure against total project cost   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | No of projects sanctioned   | Total Project cost   | Total central share   | Amount                   | %                        | Amount                                   | (%)                                      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 59                          | 555.31               | 333.19                | 201.30                   | 60.42                    | 321.77                                   | 57.94                                    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 68                          | 422.56               | 380.31                | 320.69                   | 84.32                    | 325.98                                   | 77.14                                    |
| 3        | Assam             | 38                          | 371.36               | 334.23                | 220.55                   | 65.99                    | 236.15                                   | 63.59                                    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 35                          | 440.97               | 264.58                | 165.64                   | 62.60                    | 264.02                                   | 59.87                                    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 45                          | 613.66               | 368.20                | 219.14                   | 59.52                    | 354.29                                   | 57.73                                    |
| 6        | Goa               | 5                           | 55.96                | 33.57                 | 10.54                    | 31.41                    | 13.42                                    | 23.98                                    |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 51                          | 687.81               | 412.68                | 278.09                   | 67.39                    | 454.11                                   | 66.02                                    |
| 8        | Haryana           | 9                           | 80.59                | 48.36                 | 20.25                    | 41.88                    | 31.02                                    | 38.50                                    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 35                          | 187.24               | 168.51                | 84.48                    | 50.12                    | 103.65                                   | 55.36                                    |
| 10       | UT ofJ&K          | 19                          | 194.58               | 194.58                | 98.91                    | 50.83                    | 106.54                                   | 54.75                                    |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 30                          | 393.53               | 236.12                | 144.35                   | 61.13                    | 235.85                                   | 59.93                                    |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 78                          | 769.67               | 461.80                | 403.49                   | 87.37                    | 650.48                                   | 84.51                                    |
| 13       | Kerala            | 6                           | 73.26                | 43.95                 | 32.39                    | 73.69                    | 49.75                                    | 67.90                                    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 91                          | 1207.35              | 724.41                | 519.77                   | 71.75                    | 847.95                                   | 70.23                                    |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 140                         | 1251.14              | 750.68                | 476.93                   | 63.53                    | 746.69                                   | 59.68                                    |
| 16       | Manipur           | 13                          | 164.33               | 147.90                | 38.81                    | 26.24                    | 31.97                                    | 19.45                                    |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 32                          | 175.64               | 158.08                | 126.90                   | 80.27                    | 124.98                                   | 71.15                                    |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 20                          | 138.88               | 124.99                | 118.61                   | 94.89                    | 121.33                                   | 87.36                                    |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 14                          | 140.06               | 126.05                | 80.64                    | 63.97                    | 82.88                                    | 59.18                                    |

| 20    | Odisha        |   60 |   842.06 |   505.24 |   391.60 |   77.51 |   648.79 |   77.05 |
|-------|---------------|------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
| 21    | Punjab        |    7 |    80.83 |    48.5  |    17.63 |   36.35 |    27.54 |   34.08 |
| 22    | Rajasthan     |  159 |  1990.36 |  1194.22 |   714.93 |   59.87 |  1160.27 |   58.29 |
| 23    | Sikkim        |    9 |    84.98 |    76.49 |    34.3  |   44.84 |    37.6  |   44.24 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu    |   34 |   368.66 |   221.2  |   172.7  |   78.08 |   292.03 |   79.21 |
| 25    | Telangana     |   35 |   368.07 |   220.84 |   109.74 |   49.69 |   154.11 |   41.87 |
| 26    | Tripura       |   19 |    89.6  |    80.64 |    67.36 |   83.53 |    74.49 |   83.14 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh |   56 |   580.67 |   348.39 |   175.04 |   50.24 |   253.57 |   43.67 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand   |   15 |   232.26 |   209.03 |    95.46 |   45.67 |   104.81 |   45.13 |
| 29    | West Bengal   |   27 |   350.6  |   210.36 |   132.36 |   62.92 |   202.02 |   57.62 |
| 30    | UT of Ladakh  |   11 |    60.86 |    60.86 |    26.05 |   42.8  |    24.47 |   40.21 |
| Total | Total         | 1220 | 12972.9  |  8487.98 |  5498.62 |   64.78 |  8082.52 |   62.3  |

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