Lok Sabha Question No. 4163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: PMKSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## PMKSY

## 4163. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been introduced in Nasik region of Maharashtra;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the names of work executed so far in Nasik region under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  is  implementing  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY) in  the  country  including  Maharashtra  with  the  vision  of  extending  the  coverage  of irrigation  'Har  Khet  ko  pani'  and  improving  water  use  efficiency  'More  crop  per  drop'  in  a focused  manner  with  end  to  end  solution  on  source  creation,  distribution,  management,  field application  and  extension  activities.The  program  is  composed  of  three  components  namely Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP)  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Water Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (MoWR  ,  RD  &  GR),  PMKSY  (Per Drop  More  Crop)  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers Welfare (DAC & FW) and (Watershed Development) PMKSY implemented by the Department of  Land  Resources  (DoLR).  Ministry  of  Agriculture  is  the  nodal  ministry  for  implementing PMKSY.

Under this programme funds are provided to the States by the MoWR , RD & GR through various schemes such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) etc. to supplement the efforts of the State Government to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources. Funds are also provided by DAC & FW for creation of precision irrigation facilities for enhancing water use efficiency and supplementing micro water storage structures and by DoLR for implementation of watershed projects as per the Common Guidelines for Watershed Development  Projects  2008  (Revised  Edition  2011)  of  the  erstwhile  Integrated  Watershed Management Programme (IWMP).

As per the information received  from  MoWR,  RD  &  GR,  under  PMKSY  99 Major/Medium  projects  have  been  identified  in  consultation  with  states,  to  be  completed  in phases by Dec 2019. Out of these 99 projects, 26 projects are of the Maharashtra State. As per information received from the DAC, & FW, an area of 3670 ha has been covered under drip and sprinkler  irrigation  system  in  Nashik  district  during  2015-16.  Further,  under  the  watershed development  component  of  the  PMKSY,  1186  projects  have  been  sanctioned  by  DoLR  in Maharashtra state covering an area of 51.28 lakh ha with a total cost of Rs 6517.49 crores and an amount of Rs. 1784.46 crore has been released to the State as central share. Out of the projects sanctioned in Maharashtra, 41 projects covering an area of 1.8 lakh ha at a cost of Rs 270.20 crore have been sanctioned in the Nashik District for various activities including construction of soil and moisture conservation structures namely contour trenches, compartment bunds in agricultural land, field terracing, earthen and loose boulder nala plugs and water harvesting structures namely cement  and  eathern  nala  bunds,  farm  ponds  etc.  The  projects are in various  stages of implementation.

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