Lok Sabha Question No. 2099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Implementation of Har Khet Ko Paani in Karnataka
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2099

## ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF HAR KHET KO PAANI IN KARNATAKA

## 2099. SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  irrigation  projects  sanctioned  and  completed  in  Karnataka  under  the  Har  Khet  Ko  Paani component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the last five years with specific reference to Dakshina Kannada district;

(b) the total irrigation potential created or restored in Dakshina Kannada district through surface and ground water schemes;

(c) the amount of Union Government assistance sanctioned, released and utilised for these projects, year-wise;

(d) the number of water bodies in Karnataka including those in Dakshina Kannada district selected for funding under the Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) component of Har Khet Ko Paani and the present status of their renovation; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  assessment  of  water  use  efficiency,  irrigation  coverage  or cropping intensity improvements in Dakshina Kannada under Har Khet Ko Paani, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  to  (c) Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  launched  during  the  year  2015-16,  aims  to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.

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  (GW) component.  However,  during  approval  for  continuation  of  PMKSY  during  2021-26,  GW  component  was approved only for committed liabilities.

Component-wise details of irrigation projects sanctioned and under implementation in Karnataka, along with the irrigation potential created and Central assistance released during the last five years under PMKSYHKKP,  are  given  in Annexure. However,  these  components  do  not  cover  Dakshina  Kannada  district  of Karnataka.

Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojna-Har  Khet  Ko  Pani-Ground  Water  Irrigation  (PMKSY-HKKPGW) component has not been implemented in Karnataka during the last five years.

(d) No  project  for  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  water  bodies has  been  sanctioned, implemented, or is under implementation in Karnataka under the HKKP.

(e) No.  irrigation project has been sanctioned, implemented, or is under implementation in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka under the HKKP.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2099 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.02.2026 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF HAR KHET KO PAANI IN KARNATAKA'.

Details of projects sanctioned and implemented under PMKSY-HKKP in Karnataka

| S.No .   | Componen t of PMKSY-   | No. of Projects                       | Irrigation benefits                                                  | Central Assistance(CA)released(Rs.incrore)   | Central Assistance(CA)released(Rs.incrore)   | Central Assistance(CA)released(Rs.incrore)   | Central Assistance(CA)released(Rs.incrore)   | Central Assistance(CA)released(Rs.incrore)   | Central Assistance(CA)released(Rs.incrore)   |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|          | HKKP                   | Sanctioned                            |                                                                      | During 2016-21                               | 2021- 22                                     | 2022- 23                                     | 2023- 24                                     | 2024 -25                                     | 2025- 26                                     |
| 1.       | CAD& WM                | 5 major/mediu mirrigation projects    | 42.94 thousand hectare command area have been developed in Karnataka | 75.28                                        | 0                                            | 2.974                                        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 2.       | SMI                    | 214 surface minor irrigation projects | 11.73 thousand hectare irrigation potential developed in Karnataka   | -                                            | -                                            | 30.00                                        | 37.50                                        | 37.5 0                                       | 111.54 *                                     |