Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Implementation of PMKSY in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227

ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 227. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

## SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  proposals  received  and  approved  under  each  component  of Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  during  the  last  five  years,  yearwise  and  State-wise including district-wise in Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the details regarding the total amount of funds approved, released and utilised under each component of PMKSY during the last five years, year-wise, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh;

(c)  the  details  regarding  physical  progress  including  projects  under  approval  stage  for  Andhra  Pradesh, year-wise, component-wise and district-wise;

(d)  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  beneficiaries  (farmers/farmer  groups/SHGs)  covered  under  each component, year-wise, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh; and

(e)  the  details  regarding  monitoring,  evaluation  and  audit  actions  taken  (Central/State  monitoring  visits, third-party evaluations or other audit observations) for PMKSY projects in Andhra Pradesh during the said period and the remedial measures taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (d) PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM), Surface  Minor  Irrigation  scheme  (SMI),  Repair-Renovation-Restoration  of  water  bodies  (RRR),  and Ground  Water  Management.  However,  during  approval  for  continuation  of  PMKSY  during  2021-26, Ground Water Management Component was only approved for committed liabilities.

In  addition,  Watershed  Development  component  (WDC)  of  PMKSY  is  being  implemented  by Department of Land Resources. Further, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) was implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA& FW) under the umbrella of PMKSY during 2016-22, which is now being implemented by DoA& FW under Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY).

Under AIBP, HKKP-SMI and CADWM ,  no new proposal received and approved during the last five year in Andhra Pradesh.

Further under HKKP-RRR ,  the  rejuvenation  of  135  water  bodies  at  a  total  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  70.72 crore with Rs. 42.432 Crore Central Assistance were sanctioned during 2021-22. The details are annexed as Annexure-I .

Apart from the above, under PMKSY-PDMC, 305.279 thousand hectare area has been brought under micro irrigation in Andhra Pradesh with central assistance of Rs. 946.42 Crore during last five years.  The details are annexed as Annexures-II .

Similarly,  under  WDC  component  of  PMKSY,  the  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.  380.76  Crore  was released  for  59  projects  in  13  districts  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  Out  of  Rs.  380.76  Crore,  Andhra  Pradesh government has utilized Rs. 360.02 Crore from 2021-22 to till date. The details are annexed as AnnexuresIII .

(e) Central Water Commission (CWC) regularly monitors the projects under three components of PMKSY namely AIBP, CADWM & SMI-RRR. The concurrent evaluation by an independent agency and audit of the scheme, to be undertaken by the State Government, which has not been carried out by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Under WDC-PMKSY, a third-party agency has been engaged through AP Procurement tenders and the agency is regularly submitting the field observation reports as per the prescribed MoU norms. Further, Department of Land Resources at Central level has engaged National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati  Raj,  Hyderabad  for  Mid-Term  evaluation  of  WDC-PMKSY  projects  across  all  States/UTs including  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  evaluation  of  the  PDMC  Component  was  taken  up  by  the  NITI  Aayog during 2020-21.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## Details under PMKSY-RRR

|   Sl.No.Year |         | Project                 | District                                                                           |   Estimated cost (in Crore) | Expenditure incurred till November 25 (in Crore) Physical progress and number of beneficiaries   |
|--------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            1 | 2021-22 | RRR of 135 Water Bodies | 80 WB's- Prakasam District, 33 WB's - Anantapur District, 22 WB's- NelloreDistrict |                       70.72 | Nil expenditure. However, Mother sanction of Rs. 4.5 Crore issued during 2025-26 Nil             |

## ANNEXURE-II (a)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

District wise area covered under Micro Irrigation in Andhra Pradesh through PDMC

| Area in Ha   | Area in Ha             | Area in Ha                               | Area in Ha                               | Area in Ha                               | Area in Ha                               | Area in Ha                               | Area in Ha                               |
|--------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S.No         | District               | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total |
| 1            | Ananthapuramu          | -                                        | 3687                                     | 13697                                    | 12404                                    | 17642                                    | 47430                                    |
| 2            | YSR Kadapa             | -                                        | 2893                                     | 9982                                     | 10578                                    | 13045                                    | 36498                                    |
| 3            | Prakasam               | -                                        | 1437                                     | 8851                                     | 9725                                     | 10406                                    | 30419                                    |
| 4            | Chittoor               | -                                        | 1483                                     | 6681                                     | 4936                                     | 10065                                    | 23165                                    |
| 5            | Kurnool                | -                                        | 1350                                     | 4509                                     | 4692                                     | 5653                                     | 16204                                    |
| 6            | Annamayya              | -                                        | -                                        | 10782                                    | 7753                                     | 12153                                    | 30688                                    |
| 7            | Sri Satya Sai          | -                                        | -                                        | 9348                                     | 7629                                     | 12046                                    | 29023                                    |
| 8            | SPSR Nellore           | -                                        | 398                                      | 3437                                     | 2675                                     | 4554                                     | 11064                                    |
| 9            | East Godavari          | -                                        | 561                                      | 2941                                     | 2228                                     | 3634                                     | 9364                                     |
| 10           | West Godavari          | -                                        | 746                                      | 162                                      | 115                                      | 282                                      | 1305                                     |
| 11           | Eluru                  | -                                        | -                                        | 4658                                     | 3711                                     | 6648                                     | 15017                                    |
| 12           | Nandyal                | -                                        | -                                        | 4438                                     | 3688                                     | 5058                                     | 13184                                    |
| 13           | Guntur                 | -                                        | 445                                      | 560                                      | 570                                      | 574                                      | 2149                                     |
| 14           | Krishna                | -                                        | 251                                      | 280                                      | 225                                      | 415                                      | 1171                                     |
| 15           | Palnadu                | -                                        | -                                        | 1582                                     | 2963                                     | 1925                                     | 6470                                     |
| 16           | NTR                    | -                                        | -                                        | 1803                                     | 1703                                     | 1871                                     | 5377                                     |
| 17           | Tirupathi              | -                                        | -                                        | 1632                                     | 1586                                     | 2406                                     | 5624                                     |
| 18           | Vizianagaram           | -                                        | 432                                      | 891                                      | 624                                      | 982                                      | 2929                                     |
| 19           | Srikakulam             | -                                        | 591                                      | 539                                      | 608                                      | 1658                                     | 3396                                     |
| 20           | Bapatla                | -                                        | -                                        | 1209                                     | 1072                                     | 1417                                     | 3698                                     |
| 21           | Visakhapatnam          | -                                        | 380                                      | 68                                       | 22                                       | 100                                      | 570                                      |
| 22           | Kakinada               | -                                        | -                                        | 1053                                     | 773                                      | 1511                                     | 3337                                     |
| 23           | Anakapalli             | -                                        | -                                        | 832                                      | 829                                      | 1391                                     | 3052                                     |
| 24           | Parvathipuramu Manyam- |                                          | -                                        | 552                                      | 490                                      | 1535                                     | 2577                                     |
| 25           | Alluri Sitharama Raju  | -                                        | -                                        | 244                                      | 274                                      | 816                                      | 1334                                     |
| 26           | Konaseema              | -                                        | -                                        | 44                                       | 97                                       | 93                                       | 234                                      |
|              | Total                  | -                                        | 14654                                    | 90775                                    | 81970                                    | 117880                                   | 305279                                   |

## ANNEXURE-II (b)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

Central Assistance released under PDMC during last 5 years in the state of Andhra Pradesh

| States               | 2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25Total   |     |        |        |        |        |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andhra Pradesh100.00 |                                            | 180 | 222.82 | 105.75 | 337.85 | 946.42 |

## ANNEXURE-III (a)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

The list of watershed development projects approved under the WDC-PMKSY in Andhra Pradesh

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   No. of Projects sanctioned during FY2021-22 |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Ananthapuramu          |                                             7 |
| 2         | Sri Sathya Sai         |                                             3 |
| 3         | Chittoor               |                                             7 |
| 4         | Annamayya              |                                            10 |
| 5         | YSR Kadapa             |                                             9 |
| 6         | Kurnool                |                                             5 |
| 7         | Nandyal                |                                             2 |
| 8         | Prakasam               |                                             8 |
| 9         | Visakhapatnam          |                                             1 |
| 10        | Anakapalli             |                                             2 |
| 11        | Alluri Sitharama Raju  |                                             1 |
| 12        | Vizianagaram           |                                             3 |
| 13        | Parvathipuram Manyam   |                                             1 |
| Total     | Total                  |                                            59 |

## ANNEXURE-III (b)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

The details regarding the total amount of funds approved, released and utilised under WDCPMKSY in Andhra Pradesh

(Rs. in crore)

|             |                       |                | Funds    | Funds utilized   | Funds utilized   | Funds utilized   | Funds utilized   | Funds utilized   | Funds utilized     |
|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.     | District              | Funds approved | released | F.Y 2021- 22     | F.Y 2022- 23     | F.Y 2023- 24     | F.Y 2024- 25     | F.Y 2025- 26     | Total              |
| 1           | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU | 11.00          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 1.25             | 2.03             | 1.48             | 2.52             | 7.28               |
| 2           | ANAKAPALLI            | 22.00          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 1.46             | 1.98             | 5.63             | 2.40             | 11.47              |
| 3           | ANANTHAPURAMU         | 63.47          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 7.81             | 7.71             | 11.24            | 12.68            | 39.45              |
| 4           | ANNAMAYYA             | 103.88         | 380.76   | 0.00             | 9.15             | 16.01            | 15.99            | 27.14            | 68.29              |
| 5           | CHITTOOR              | 60.59          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 4.81             | 15.19            | 10.90            | 14.03            | 44.93              |
| 6           | KURNOOL               | 53.41          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 6.11             | 7.90             | 8.70             | 11.61            | 34.31              |
| 7           | NANDYAL               | 21.48          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 2.88             | 1.23             | 4.93             | 5.54             | 14.58              |
| 8           | PARVATHIPURAMMANYAM   | 10.62          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 1.53             | 2.32             | 1.78             | 1.87             | 7.50               |
| 9           | PRAKASAM              | 67.48          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 6.16             | 8.41             | 16.32            | 15.03            | 45.92              |
| 10          | SRI SATHYA SAI        | 25.28          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 3.43             | 3.09             | 8.37             | 5.36             | 20.25              |
| 11          | VISAKHAPATNAM         | 11.00          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 1.16             | 2.75             | 0.61             | 1.56             | 6.08               |
| 12          | VIZIANAGARAM          | 17.96          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 1.28             | 1.95             | 4.80             | 2.49             | 10.53              |
| 13          | YSR KADAPA            | 87.15          | 380.76   | 0.00             | 11.03            | 11.85            | 10.87            | 15.69            | 49.43              |
| Grand Total | Grand Total           | 555.31         | 380.76   | 0.00             | 58.06            | 82.43            |                  |                  | 101.60117.92360.02 |

## ANNEXURE-III (c)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

District-wise details of assets created under WDC-PMKSY in Andhra Pradesh

| SI. No.   | Name of District      |   the Check Dam / Check Wall |   Farm Pond Dugout Pond |   / Nallah Bund |   Percolation Tank |   OthersTotal |       |
|-----------|-----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------|
| 1         | Annamayya             |                          158 |                    1042 |             907 |                 77 |           211 |  2395 |
| 2         | Prakasam              |                           55 |                    1220 |             317 |                 81 |            40 |  1713 |
| 3         | YSR Kadapa            |                          114 |                    1128 |             114 |                 31 |           111 |  1498 |
| 4         | Ananthapuramu         |                          153 |                     988 |              15 |                  4 |           337 |  1497 |
| 5         | Chittoor              |                           97 |                      10 |             960 |                173 |            68 |  1308 |
| 6         | Kurnool               |                           84 |                    1110 |               1 |                  9 |            96 |  1300 |
| 7         | Sri Sathya Sai        |                           49 |                     682 |               8 |                  3 |            98 |   840 |
| 8         | Nandyal               |                           36 |                     500 |               9 |                  5 |           174 |   724 |
| 9         | Anakapalli            |                           25 |                      39 |              81 |                 50 |            73 |   268 |
| 10        | Parvathipuram Manyam  |                            0 |                      51 |              96 |                 20 |            99 |   266 |
| 11        | Vizianagaram          |                           63 |                      32 |               9 |                 12 |            63 |   179 |
| 12        | Alluri Sitharama Raju |                            3 |                      41 |              29 |                 43 |            40 |   156 |
| 13        | Visakhapatnam         |                           25 |                       3 |               2 |                  4 |            77 |   111 |
| Total     | Total                 |                          862 |                    6846 |            2548 |                512 |          1487 | 12255 |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  REPLY  TO  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 227 DUE FOR REPLY ON 29.01.2026 Annexure-III (d) District-wise details of number of beneficiaries (farmers/farmer groups/SHGs) covered

## under WDC-PMKSY in Andhra Pradesh

| SI. No.   | District              | F.Y 2022-23           | F.Y 2023-24             | F.Y 2024-25             | F.Y 2024-25   | F.Y 2025-26           |         |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------|
| SI. No.   | District              | Farmers Farmer Groups | / Farmers Farmer Groups | / Farmers Farmer Groups | / SHGs        | Farmers Farmer Groups | Total / |
| 1         | Alluri Sitharama Raju | 0                     | 663                     | 74                      | 264           | 122                   | 1123    |
| 2         | Anakapalli            | 47                    | 962                     | 137                     | 1743          | 106                   | 2995    |
| 3         | Ananthapuramu         | 188                   | 3384                    | 521                     | 1617          | 717                   | 6427    |
| 4         | Annamayya             | 249                   | 4780                    | 1075                    | 4480          | 1629                  | 12213   |
| 5         | Chittoor              | 130                   | 3247                    | 393                     | 3072          | 709                   | 7551    |
| 6         | Kurnool               | 181                   | 2759                    | 425                     | 1665          | 748                   | 5778    |
| 7         | Nandyal               | 80                    | 931                     | 252                     | 674           | 387                   | 2324    |
| 8         | Parvathipuram Manyam  | 15                    | 793                     | 130                     | 283           | 68                    | 1289    |
| 9         | Prakasam              | 126                   | 2586                    | 839                     | 1791          | 709                   | 6051    |
| 10        | Sri Sathya Sai        | 79                    | 1266                    | 397                     | 1157          | 324                   | 3223    |
| 11        | Visakhapatnam         | 49                    | 894                     | 110                     | 852           | 47                    | 1952    |
| 12        | Vizianagaram          | 17                    | 1169                    | 90                      | 1404          | 49                    | 2729    |
| 13        | Ysr Kadapa            | 283                   | 5255                    | 413                     | 1407          | 763                   | 8121    |
| Total     | Total                 | 1444                  | 28689                   | 4856                    | 204096378     | 204096378             | 61776   |

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