Lok Sabha Question No. 4340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Irrigation Facilities
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4340

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## IRRIGATION FACILITIES

## 4340. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has recently proposed to provide irrigation facilities in every agricultural field in the country in the coming next few years;
- (b) if so, the details of the plans formulated by the Union Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Union Government has taken up the matter with the State Governments/UTs; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the State Governments/UTs thereto and the targeted area of agricultural land likely to be provided irrigation facilities?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) & (b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been launched in 2015-16 to serve as a platform for convergence of investments in irrigation through comprehensive District and the State Irrigation Plans. It envisages end to end solutions in irrigation supply chain viz. water resources, distribution, efficient application and extension services. The focus is on improving water use efficiency at farm level and bridging the gap between irrigation potential created and utilized.  The main components are:

## Programme  components:

-  Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme(AIBP): To focus on faster  completion  of  ongoing  Major and Medium Irrigation, including National Projects.
-  PMKSY  (Har  Khetko  Pani): Source  augmentation,  distribution,  ground  water  development,  lift irrigation, diversion of water from water plenty to water scarce areas, supplementing rain water harvesting beyond IWMP & MGNREGA, repair, restoration, renovation of traditional water bodies
-  PMKSY  (Per  Drop  More  Crop): Micro  level  storage  structures,  efficient  water  conveyance  & application, precision irrigation systems, topping up of input cost beyond MGNREGA  permissible limits, secondary storage, water lifting devices, extension activities, coordination & management .
-  PMKSY (Watershed): Ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line  treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation, water harvesting structures, livelihood support activities and other watershed works.

(c) & (d) State level sanctioning committees in this regard has been constituted. As per approval given by the Government during 2015-16, the targets under  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP)  and  Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) components of PMKSY had been kept as 7.5 Lakh  ha. and 21.0 Lakh  ha. respectively during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20.

Besides this, an area of about 11.5 lakh hectare is targeted to be brought under protective irrigation under PMKSY-Watershed Development component and about 10 Million hectare is targeted to be covered under  Micro  Irrigation  system  under  PMKSY-Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  to  improve  water  use efficiency.

Further,  during  2016-17,  under  PMKSY-AIBP  and  Command  Area  Development  &  Water Management (CADWM) component (PMKSY-HKKP), Ninety Nine (99) Major/Medium Irrigation Projects having potential of 76.03 lakh ha. have been identified in consultation with states, to be completed in phases by  Dec.,  2019.  For  completion  of  these  projects  in  a  mission  mode,  an  innovative  funding  mechanism through NABARD is envisaged.

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