Lok Sabha Question No. 1674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1674

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   MARCH, 2016

## PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA

## 1674.    SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted a study to assess the percentage of cultivable area in the country which are water stressed and hit by water scarcity, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the schemes concerning irrigation facilities which are presently implementing by the Government in the country;
- (c) the details of the percentage of the earmarked fund of Rs. 5300 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) which has been utilized, and the details thereof Statewise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  a  mechanism  to  monitor  the  scheme,  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  implement  the  PMKSY effectively in  the  entire country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a): No specific study has been undertaken to assess water stressed  cultivable area in the country. However, as per available estimates, out of about 140 million hectare of net sown area nearly 66 million hectare area is irrigated and the remaining 74 million hectare (54% of the net sown  area)  are  rainfed.  Rainfed  areas  are  vulnerable  to  water  stress  during  dry  spells  and deficit rainfall. The State wise details of these area is at Annexure-I.
- (b): With  the  vision  of  providing  end-to  end  solutions  in  irrigation  supply  chain,  viz.  water sources,  distribution  network  and  farm  level  applications,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY)  has  been  launched  with  effect  from  1 st July,  2015.  PMKSY  has  been formulated  amalgamating  ongoing  schemes  viz.  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme (AIBP) of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation; Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources; and On Farm Water  Management  (OFWM)  component  of  National  Mission  on  Sustainable  Agriculture (NMSA)  of  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare.  Besides,  substantial amount of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA) is also being used for water conservation/ harvesting activities. .
- (c): For the year 2015-16, Rs. 5300 crore was allocated (BE), against which, Rs. 4965 crore has been released to the states under various components/activities of PMKSY which is about 94% of BE. The state wise details of funds released are given at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): PMKSY  is  to  be  implemented  in  an  area  development  approach,  adopting decentralized state level planning and projectised execution, allowing the states to draw their irrigation development plans based on district/blocks plans with a horizon of 5 to 7 years. For effective  implementation  of  the  programme  two  national  level  committees  namely  National Steering  Committee  (NSC)  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  and  National Executive Committee (NEC) under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog have been constituted.  At  the  State  level  two  committees  namely  State  Level  Sanctioning  Committee (SLSC) and Inter Departmental Working Group (IDWG) have been established. At the district level  the  programme  will  be  monitored  and  coordinated  by  District  Level  Implementation Committee  (DLIC)  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Collector/District  Magistrate.  Web  based monitoring  and  information  system  has  been  emphasised  for  effective  monitoring  of  the programme.

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