Lok Sabha Question No. 1894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Development of Desert Land
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Development of Desert Land

1894. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)    The details of total desert area/land in the country and the density of population in it, State/UT-wise;
- (b)   whether the Government is implementing or proposed to implement any scheme for the development of desert land in the country;
- (c)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)    the  amount  spent  for  the  said  purpose  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, scheme and State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The details of the total desert area along with the population density Statewise  as  provided  by  the  Registrar  General  of  India  &  Census  Commissioner  are  at Annexure-I .  These  desert  districts  were  identified  on  the  recommendations  of  the 'Hanumantha Rao Committee Report - Report of the Technical Committee on Drought Prone  Areas  Programme  and  Desert  Development  Programme  (April  1994)'.  The Department  of  Land  Resources  implemented  a  scheme  called  the  Desert  Development Programme  (DDP)  on  watershed  basis  between  1995-96  to  2006-07  in  40  districts  of seven  States.  15746  projects  covering  an  area  of  45.79  million  hectare  were  taken  up under DDP. The DDP alongwith the Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP) and the Integrated  Watershed  Development  Programme  (IWDP)  were  integrated  into  a  single modified programme called the Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) with  effect  from  26.02.2009.  One  of  the  criteria  which  have  been  adopted  for  the allocation  of  area  among  the  States  is  'identified  DDP/DPAP  areas  in  the  State  as percentage of total DPAP and DDP area in the country'. The objectives of IWMP include harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water; prevention of soil run-off; rain water harvesting and recharging of the ground water table;  increasing  the  productivity  of  crops;  introduction  of  multi-cropping and  diverse  agro-based  activities;  promoting  sustainable  livelihoods  and  increasing  the household incomes.

From 2015-16, the IWMP is amalgamated as the Watershed Development component of the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY). State-wise  details  of  amount released by the Department for the implementation of Watershed component of PMKSY during the last three years and the current year i.e.2016-17 is at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred in part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1894 for reply on 28.07.2016

|       | DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME(DDP) State-wise Districts of DDP   | DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME(DDP) State-wise Districts of DDP   | DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME(DDP) State-wise Districts of DDP   | DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME(DDP) State-wise Districts of DDP   | DESERT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME(DDP) State-wise Districts of DDP   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State                                                           | District                                                        | Area Sq.km                                                      | Population                                                      | Density per/Sqkm                                                |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                                                  | Anantapur                                                       | 19130                                                           | 4081148                                                         | 213                                                             |
| 2     | Gujarat                                                         | Banaskantha                                                     | 10743                                                           | 3120506                                                         | 290                                                             |
| 3     |                                                                 | Jamnagar                                                        | 14184                                                           | 2160119                                                         | 152                                                             |
| 4     |                                                                 | kutch                                                           | 45674                                                           | 2092371                                                         | 46                                                              |
| 5     |                                                                 | Patan                                                           | 5792                                                            | 1343734                                                         | 232                                                             |
| 6     |                                                                 | Rajkot                                                          | 11198                                                           | 3804558                                                         | 340                                                             |
| 7     |                                                                 | Surendranagar                                                   | 10423                                                           | 1756268                                                         | 168                                                             |
| 8     | Haryana                                                         | Bhiwani                                                         | 4778                                                            | 1634445                                                         | 342                                                             |
| 9     |                                                                 | Fatehabad                                                       | 2538                                                            | 942011                                                          | 371                                                             |
| 10    |                                                                 | Hissar                                                          | 3983                                                            | 1743931                                                         | 438                                                             |
| 11    |                                                                 | Jhajjar                                                         | 1834                                                            | 958405                                                          | 523                                                             |
| 12    |                                                                 | Mahendragarh                                                    | 1899                                                            | 922088                                                          | 486                                                             |
| 13    |                                                                 | Rewari                                                          | 1594                                                            | 900332                                                          | 565                                                             |
| 14    |                                                                 | Sirsa                                                           | 4277                                                            | 1295189                                                         | 303                                                             |
| 15    | Himachal Pd                                                     | Kinnaur                                                         | 6401                                                            | 84121                                                           | 13                                                              |
| 16    |                                                                 | Lahul &Spiti                                                    | 13841                                                           | 31564                                                           | 2                                                               |
| 17    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                  | Kargil                                                          | 14036                                                           | 140802                                                          | 10                                                              |
| 18    |                                                                 | Leh                                                             | 45110                                                           | 133487                                                          | 3                                                               |
| 19    | Karnataka                                                       | Bagalkot                                                        | 6552                                                            | 1889752                                                         | 288                                                             |
| 20    |                                                                 | bellary                                                         | 8461                                                            | 2452595                                                         | 290                                                             |
| 21    |                                                                 | Bjapur                                                          | 10498                                                           | 2177331                                                         | 207                                                             |
| 22    |                                                                 | Davangere                                                       | 5924                                                            | 1945497                                                         | 328                                                             |
| 23    |                                                                 | Kopal                                                           | 5570                                                            | 1389920                                                         | 250                                                             |
| 24    |                                                                 | Raichur                                                         | 8442                                                            | 1928812                                                         | 228                                                             |
| 25    | Rajasthan                                                       | Ajmer                                                           | 8481                                                            | 2583052                                                         | 305                                                             |
| 26    |                                                                 | Barmer                                                          | 28387                                                           | 2603751                                                         | 92                                                              |
| 27    |                                                                 | Bikaner                                                         | 30239                                                           | 2363937                                                         | 78                                                              |
| 28    |                                                                 | Churu                                                           | 13835                                                           | 2039547                                                         | 147                                                             |
| 29    |                                                                 | Hanuman garh                                                    | 9656                                                            | 1774692                                                         | 184                                                             |
| 30    |                                                                 | Jaipur                                                          | 11143                                                           | 6626178                                                         | 595                                                             |
| 31    |                                                                 | Jaisalmer                                                       | 38401                                                           | 669919                                                          | 17                                                              |
| 32    |                                                                 | Jalore                                                          | 10640                                                           | 1828730                                                         | 172                                                             |
| 33    |                                                                 | J.Jhunu                                                         | 5928                                                            | 2137045                                                         | 361                                                             |
| 34    |                                                                 | Jodhpur                                                         | 22850                                                           | 3687165                                                         | 161                                                             |
| 35    |                                                                 | Nagaur                                                          | 17718                                                           | 3307743                                                         | 187                                                             |
| 36    |                                                                 | Pali                                                            | 12387                                                           | 2037573                                                         | 164                                                             |
| 37    |                                                                 | Rajasamand                                                      | 4655                                                            | 1156597                                                         | 248                                                             |
| 38    |                                                                 | Sikar                                                           | 7732                                                            | 2677333                                                         | 346                                                             |
| 39    |                                                                 | Sirohi                                                          | 5136                                                            | 1036346                                                         | 202                                                             |
| 40    |                                                                 | Udaipur                                                         | 11724                                                           | 3068420                                                         | 262                                                             |
|       |                                                                 | Total                                                           | 501794                                                          | 78527014                                                        | 156                                                             |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred in part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1894 for reply on 28.07.2016

## (Rs in Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of State        | Fund Released (Central Share) under IWMP/PMKSY-WDC   | Fund Released (Central Share) under IWMP/PMKSY-WDC   | Fund Released (Central Share) under IWMP/PMKSY-WDC   | Fund Released (Central Share) under IWMP/PMKSY-WDC   |
|----------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State        | 2013-14                                              | 2014-15                                              | 2015-16                                              | 2016-17 (As on 25.07.2016)                           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 183.25                                               | 163.28                                               | 86.73                                                | 83.09                                                |
| 2        | Bihar                | 15.42                                                | 21.47                                                | 5.00                                                 | 19.19                                                |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 26.00                                                | 10.00                                                | 20.00                                                | 34.96                                                |
| 4        | Gujarat              | 60.00                                                | 72.34                                                | 100.00                                               | 57.48                                                |
| 5        | Haryana              | 14.20                                                | 26.97                                                | 6.90                                                 | -                                                    |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh     | 46.07                                                | 0                                                    | 20.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 0                                                    | 51.43                                                | 0.00                                                 | -                                                    |
| 8        | Jharkhand            | 29.40                                                | 0                                                    | 20.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 9        | Karnataka            | 586.11                                               | 125.43                                               | 125.00                                               | -                                                    |
| 10       | Kerala               | 0                                                    | 15.16                                                | 20.00                                                | 11.37                                                |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh       | 135.57                                               | 303.98                                               | 150.00                                               | -                                                    |
| 12       | Maharashtra          | 180.35                                               | 197.91                                               | 250.00                                               | -                                                    |
| 13       | Odisha               | 136.91                                               | 248.79                                               | 67.50                                                | 63.38                                                |
| 14       | Punjab               | 15.44                                                | 0                                                    | 7.95                                                 | -                                                    |
| 15       | Rajasthan            | 0                                                    | 403.07                                               | 200.00                                               | -                                                    |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu           | 168.56                                               | 124.02                                               | 75.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 17       | Telangana            | -                                                    | 124.58                                               | 70.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh        | 88.09                                                | 75.39                                                | 75.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 19       | Uttarakhand          | 0                                                    | 49.77                                                | 25.68                                                | 11.23                                                |
| 20       | West Bengal          | 0                                                    | 25.85                                                | 10.00                                                | 24.06                                                |
|          | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States                                 |                                                      | 0.00                                                 | -                                                    |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 110.83                                               | 0                                                    | 18.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 22       | Assam                | 116.60                                               | 6.99                                                 | 45.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 23       | Manipur              | 30.28                                                | 11.10                                                | 9.00                                                 | -                                                    |
| 24       | Meghalaya            | 28.06                                                | 37.16                                                | 18.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 25       | Mizoram              | 69.18                                                | 75.81                                                | 8.87                                                 | 16.06                                                |
| 26       | Nagaland             | 74.67                                                | 95.09                                                | 27.00                                                | -                                                    |
| 27       | Sikkim               | 0                                                    | 0                                                    | 6.30                                                 | -                                                    |
| 28       | Tripura              | 47.81                                                | 19.04                                                | 20.89                                                | 12.47                                                |
|          | Grand Total          | 2162.80                                              | 2284.63                                              | 1487.83                                              | 333.29                                               |