Lok Sabha Question No. 878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Irrigation Facilities
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 878

ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## IRRIGATION FACILITIES

†878.    SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA

SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA

SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of different modes of water sources/resources being used for watering/irrigating agricultural land in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  provide  irrigation  facility  to  all  the  farmers  and  formulated  any national  level  irrigation  policy/scheme  to  provide  such  facilities  including  water  for  irrigation  of  every agricultural field in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the quantum of funds allocated/released/utilised there under during the last three years and the extent of agricultural land irrigated/likely to be irrigated under the same, State/UT wise;
- (d) the projection of storage capacity of all water bodies viz. canals, ponds, wells etc. increased/to be increased as a result of the same; and
- (e) the further steps to be taken to enhance irrigation facilities for farmers?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF.SANWAR LAL JAT)

- (a) The different modes of water sources/resources being used for watering/irrigating agricultural land in the country are surface water (through Canals, Ponds and Lakes etc.), ground water (through Tube well etc.) and rainwater.
- (b), (c) & (e)   The Govt. had launched the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) in 1996 with a view to complete MMI irrigation projects which are in advanced stage of completion. Financial Assistance is also  provided  to  surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI)  schemes,Command  Area  Development  (CAD)  works  and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies.

During 2015-16, Central Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to improve access to Irrigation and mitigate risk of farmers by providing assured irrigation. The above schemes are now part of PMKSY scheme.

Further  IWMP  programme  of  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  Micro  Irrigation  programme  of Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers welfare are also part of PMKSY.

The funds provided to State Govt. under AIBP, RRR of water bodies, SMI and CAD and by Ministry of Rural  Development  under  IWMP  &  Ministry  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  welfare  under  Micro Irrigation and other Schemes during the last three year is enclosed as Annexure-I.

The PMKSY scheme under its various components envisages to enhance the irrigation facilities in an area of   28.5 lakh Ha. from 2015-16 to 2019-20.

(d) RRR of Water Bodies included in 12th plan targets for restoration of 143.643 Mcum. storage.

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| Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   | Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b ), (C ) & (e ) of the unstarred question No.878 due for answer on 28.04.2016 in Lok Sabha regarding Irrigation Facilities   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                | Name of the state                                                                                                                                                      | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                                                                                             |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                | Name of the state                                                                                                                                                      | MoWR, RD & GR                                                                                                                                                          | MoWR, RD & GR                                                                                                                                                          | MoWR, RD & GR                                                                                                                                                          | MoWR, RD & GR                                                                                                                                                          | Deptt of Land Resources                                                                                                                                                | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare                                                                                                             | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare                                                                                                             | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare                                                                                                             | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare                                                                                                             | Total (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                                                                                    |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                | Name of the state                                                                                                                                                      | AIBP-MMI                                                                                                                                                               | CADWM                                                                                                                                                                  | MINOR IRRIGATION                                                                                                                                                       | RRR                                                                                                                                                                    | IWMP                                                                                                                                                                   | Micro Irrigation                                                                                                                                                       | Other interventions- Supplementing material cost of MGNREGS Other Supplementing drought Recharge                                                                       | interventions- IWMP for proofing & GW Preparation of DIP                                                                                                               | Extn. Activity                                                                                                                                                         | Total (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 18325                                                                                                                                                                  | 26556                                                                                                                                                                  | These components started in 2015-16                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 44881                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                      | 6000                                                                                                                                                                   | 277.80                                                                                                                                                                 | 6000                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 11083                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 23360.8                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                                                  | 63903                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   | 76566                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 11660                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 152129.14                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                  | 2835                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   | 2835                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 1542                                                                                                                                                                   | 5750                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 12962                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                           | 20513                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        | 3797                                                                                                                                                                   | 2600                                                                                                                                                                   | 3000                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 29910.05                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 17                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 17                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                | 60757                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 6000                                                                                                                                                                   | 22000                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 88757.2                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 4974.44                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 1420                                                                                                                                                                   | 3300                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 9694.44                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                      | HP                                                                                                                                                                     | 540                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   | 540                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        | 4607                                                                                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 5987                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                     | J&K                                                                                                                                                                    | 12212                                                                                                                                                                  | 2163.32                                                                                                                                                                | 10571                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 24946.78                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 2940                                                                                                                                                                   | 1500                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 4440                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                              | 30353                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 58611                                                                                                                                                                  | 17330                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 106293.88                                                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 562                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        | under PMKSY                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                        | 562                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 91441                                                                                                                                                                  | 134.13                                                                                                                                                                 | 60000                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        | 13557                                                                                                                                                                  | 10652                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 175783.94                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                            | 27952                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 18035                                                                                                                                                                  | 14101                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 60088.25                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                | 3959                                                                                                                                                                   | 204.20                                                                                                                                                                 | 3959                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        | 3028                                                                                                                                                                   | 150                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 11300.2                                                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                              | 7864                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   | 7863                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        | 2806                                                                                                                                                                   | 50                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 18582.7                                                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 6918                                                                                                                                                                   | 675                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 7593                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                               | 5552                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   | 5551                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        | 7467                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 18569.98                                                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 1522.92                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 13691                                                                                                                                                                  | 2586                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 17799.92                                                                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 8131.17                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 1544                                                                                                                                                                   | 500                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 10175.17                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 8000                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 8000                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                 | 450                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                   | 450                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 589                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 1489                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                      | 590.63                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 16856                                                                                                                                                                  | 8690                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        | 26136.63                                                                                                                                                               |

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| Sl. No.     | Name of the state   | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)   | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)   | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)   | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)   | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)   | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                 | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                  | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                                                    | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)                                 | Amount released (Rs. Lakh)   |
|-------------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.     | Name of the state   | MoWR, RD & GR                | MoWR, RD & GR                | MoWR, RD & GR                | MoWR, RD & GR                | Deptt of Land Resources      | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare  | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare                                    | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare | Total (Rs. in Lakh)          |
| Sl. No.     | Name of the state   | AIBP-MMI                     | CADWM                        | MINOR IRRIGATION             | RRR                          | IWMP                         | Micro Irrigation                                           | Other interventions- Supplementing material cost of MGNREGS | Other interventions- Supplementing IWMP for drought proofing & GW Recharge Preparation of DIP | Extn. Activity                                             | Total (Rs. in Lakh)          |
| 25          | Telangana           | 0                            | 0.00                         |                              |                              | 0                            |                                                            | These components                                            |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 26          | Tripura             | 59573                        | 0.00                         |                              |                              | 4781                         | 100                                                        |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 64453.5                      |
| 27          | Uttar Pradesh       | 9402                         | 0.00                         |                              |                              | 8809                         | 200                                                        |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 18410.85                     |
| 28          | Uttarakhand         | 0                            | 0.00                         | 9401                         |                              | 0                            | 540                                                        |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 9941                         |
| 29          | West Bengal         | 0                            | 0.00                         |                              |                              | 0                            | 0                                                          |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 30          | Delhi               | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 31          | Puducherry          | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             | started in 2015-16 under PMKSY                                                                |                                                            | 0                            |
| 32          | A&N Islands         | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 33          | Chandigarh          | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 34          | D&N Haveli          | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 35          | Daman & Diu         | 0                            | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
| 36          | Others              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                                                            |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 0                            |
|             |                     | 403306                       | 17999                        | 183736                       | 3797                         | 216280                       | 127148                                                     |                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                            | 952265.43                    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         | Grand Total                  | Grand Total                  | Grand Total                  | Grand Total                  | Grand Total                  | Grand Total                                                | Grand Total                                                 | Grand Total                                                                                   | 952265                                                     |                              |