Lok Sabha Question No. 3991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Integrated Watershed Management Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

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

## LOK SABIIA UNSTARRED QIIESTION NO. 3991 TO BE AI\ISWERED  ON 13.08.2015

## Integrated Watershed  Management Programme

399I. SHRI B. N CHANDRAPPA: SHRI D. K SURESH:

Will the Minister  of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Govemment  has introduced  Integrated Watershed  Management Programme in Shifting Cultivation Areas  of the country, if so, the details  thereof;
- (b) the details ofthe projects completed and projects under  construction  during the last three years.  StatefuT-wise including  Kamataka;  and
- (c) rvhether the Government has conducted any review of the implementation  of the scheme,  if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN  BHAGAT)

(a)  & (b) The Department  of Land Resources  has been implementing Integrated  Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) since 2009-10 for the development of rainfed  and degraded areas lncluding  shifting  cultivation  areas in the country. However,  IWMP is not implemented for the development  ofonly  Shifting Cultivation  Areas of the country.  The project  areas  under IViIlll)  are selected based on the criteria like extent of degraded land, area under rain-fed agricuiturc, moisture  index  / DPAP/  DDP block, Poverty  index (%  ofpoor to population),  % of SC/ ST population,  lower wage rate, Yo of small and marginal farmers,  ground water status, availabiiity  of drinking water, productivity  potential  of the land, contiguity to another watershed  that has already  been  developed/  treated and cluster approach.

T'he project period of the IWMP projects  is 4 to 7 years. The major activities undenaken under IWMP since its inception  in 2009-10  inter alia include preparation of Delaired Project Reports,  institution  and capacity building, entry point activities.  ridge area trealment,  drainage line treatment, soil and moisture  conservation, rain water harvesting, nursery  raising,  afforestation, horticulture,  pasture  developmen!  livelihood activities for the asset-less  persons  and  production system  & micro enterprises  ior small and marginal farmers. These activities taken up under IWMP  are distributed  over three phases.  The  preparatory  phase (l to 2 years) involves preparation  of DPR, Entry Point  Activities and Institution  & Capacity Building.  The Watershed Works Phase (2 to 3 years)  involves the Watershed Development Wo.kr" Liveiihood  Activities for the asset-less  persons  and  production  Systems  & MicroEnlerprises.  rhe consolidation  and withdrawal Phase (1 to 2 years)  involves  consolidation  and colnf,ietion  of various  works. Therefore,  the projects sanctioned under IWMp  are at various stages ol implementation.

Under IWMP, a total of 8214 projects  covering an area of 39.069 m. ha have been sanctioned  and Central Share of Rs.11032.20  crore  have been released  to the States for implementation  ofthese projects (as on 31.03.2015). Out ofthe total sanctioned  projects, 3482, projects  are in preparatory phase,  4613 projects  are in work  phase  of implementation  and 1 19 projects  are in consolidation phase. The State-wise  details  of these  projects  including Karnataka  are given at Annexure, From the current  financial  year (2015-16),  the IWMP  has been  arnalgamated  as a component  of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY).

(c) The Department of Land Resources  places special emphasis  on Monitoring  and Evaluation ofthe projects. A comprehensive system  of Monitoring  and Evaluation  has been evoiyed. The salient  features are as under:

- (i) At the Central level, a Steering  Committee  has been  constituted  for administering IWMP with members  from various  line departments  of the Central  Govemmen! Planning  Commission,  National  Rainfed  Area Authority, technical  experts from diflerent  scientific institutions,  voluntary  organizations, and State Govemments.
- (ii) At the State level, the State Level Nodal Agency  (SLNA),  a dedicated institution with  professional  support,  for implementation of IWMP  has been set up in 29 States. The SLNA constantly monitors and evaluates the programme and is responsible for the implementation  ofthe programme in the respective  States.
- (iii) 'lhe Department  monitors the progress  of works under watershed projects through the instruments  of  Quarterly  Review  Meetings, Management Information System (MlS), progress reports, utilization  certificates,  Audited  Statement  of Accounts,  etc.
- (jr) Regional  Review Meetings with State Govemment  officers are held under the Chairpersonship  of Secretary  (LR) to review the performance  of various Drogrammes being implemented  by the States  in a selected State. The review includes a field visit where  the other  invited States also participate.
- {v) Officers, dealing with the implementation  of the programmes at State Headquarters  & district, visit project  areas to ensure that the programmes  are being implemented satisfactorily.
- (vi) A system  of Third party concurrent  M&E has been put in place  in the iiepartment  as well as the States.
- (vii)  For evaluation of IWMP projects by the independent evaluating agencies, soeciilc  financial provision  of l"/o of project fund has been provided in the Guidelines.  There is provision  of evaluation  of projects  by the independent evaluating agencies after completion  of every  phase  ofthe project  i.e. Preparatory Phase, Works  Phase and Consolidation  & Withdrawal Phase.  Only after the submission ola satisfactory evaluation  report ofthe Preparatory  Phase  alongwith tictlon  taken  report on recommendations of the evaluating agency,  DoLR provides  central  assistance  for the implementation  of next phase  of projects  i.e. Works Phase.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) ofLok sabha unsatrred  euestion  No.399l  due for reply on 13.8.2015

## Status  of Projects  under Integrated Watershed Management  programme  (IWMP) (As on 31.03.2015)

| S.No   | State                | Totil no. of Projects sanctioned   | Area ofthe sanctioned proj ects   | No. of Proj€cts in Prepa ratory Phase   | No. of Projects which have entered Works Phase   | No. of Projects which have entered in Consolidation Phase   |
|--------|----------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| I      | Andhra Pradest       | 432                                | I .810                            | 171                                     | 261                                              | 0                                                           |
| 2      | Ar.rnachal Pradesh   | 156                                | 0.467                             | 42                                      | l0l                                              | l3                                                          |
| 3      | Assam                | 372                                | t.)/t                             | 146                                     | 226                                              | 0                                                           |
| 1      | B iir::r             | 123                                | 0.612                             | 83                                      | 40                                               | 0                                                           |
| 5      | Chhatt !€e4L         | to3                                | 1.195                             | 151                                     | 112                                              | 0                                                           |
| 6      | Goa                  | 0                                  | U                                 | 0                                       | 0                                                | 0                                                           |
| 7      | Griurut              | 610                                | 3.r03                             | r80                                     | 430                                              | 0                                                           |
| 8      | flar_i'ana           | 88                                 | 0.362                             | 4t                                      | 47                                               | 0                                                           |
| 9      | LIln--achal ['raCesh | ',63                               | 0.840                             | 53                                      | 110                                              | 0                                                           |
| 10     | Jarrrrrru & Kashmir  | 159                                | 0.6s2                             | 118                                     | 4l                                               | 0                                                           |
| 1l     | Jharrhand            | i7t                                | 0.9i I                            | 84                                      | 87                                               | 0                                                           |
| 12     | Kirl rtataka         | 571                                | 2.569                             | 93                                      | 430                                              | 48                                                          |
| I 3    | Kerala               | 83                                 | 0.423                             | 42                                      | 4t                                               | 0                                                           |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh       | 517                                | 2.937                             | 191                                     | 326                                              | 0                                                           |
| l5     | Maiiarashtra.        | I 186                              | 5.128                             | 358                                     | 828                                              | 0                                                           |
| l6     | Manipur              | t02                                | 0.491                             | 42                                      | 60                                               | 0                                                           |
| 17     | \.'lr:t-halaya       | 96                                 | 0.236                             | 35                                      | 61                                               | 0                                                           |
| l8     | Mi-ucrarn            | 89                                 | I 0.373                           | 40                                      | 33                                               | t6                                                          |
| l9     | Nagaland             | r 11                               | ,0.476                            | 50                                      | 39                                               | 22                                                          |
| 20     | Odisha               | 310                                | 1.700                             | l15                                     | 195                                              | 0                                                           |
| 2l     | lrr-ur jab           | 6i                                 | 0.3 l4                            | 34                                      | 33                                               | 0                                                           |
| 22     | Raiii,;han           | r 025                              | 5.764                             | 650                                     | 375                                              | 0                                                           |
| 23     | Si.ritiilt           |                                    | I 0.066                           | 12                                      | 3                                                | 0                                                           |
| 24     | 't ar,r ri )iadu     | 270                                | r .368                            | 102                                     | 168                                              | 0                                                           |
| 25     | Tel;,rgunei          | -r30                               | 1.3s9                             | 131                                     | 193                                              | 0                                                           |
| 26     | 'Lip.rra             | 65                                 | 10.213                            | 34                                      | ll                                               | 20                                                          |
| 27     | t-ltUiakhand         | 65                                 | r 0.3+o                           | 29                                      | 36                                               | 0                                                           |
| 28     | t.ltrrtr Pradesh     | 612                                | 3.045                             | JO ,,                                   | 249                                              | 0                                                           |
| 29     | \\'-jsl Rengal       | r 63                               | 0.691                             | 86                                      | 77                                               | 0                                                           |
|        | 'l rt;rl             |                                    | 39"07                             | 3482                                    | 4613                                             | I t9                                                        |