Lok Sabha Question No. 334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: On Farm Water Management
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 334 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## ON FARM WATER MANAGEMENT

## 334.     SHR1 MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

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

- (a) the total number of farmers benefitted from the On Farm Water Management project under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) till date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  for  On  Farm Water  Management  Project  under NMSA for the year 2014-15, State/ UT-wise; and
- (c) the total number of small and marginal farmers benefitted under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) till date, State/UT-wise?

## 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): The  State  /  UT-wise  details  regarding  total  number  of  farmers  benefitted  from  the component 'On Farm Water Management' under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during 2014-15 is at Annexure-I .
- (b): The State / UT-wise details regarding amount of funds released as central grant for micro irrigation under the component 'On Farm Water Management' under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during 2014-15 is at Annexure-II .
- (c): The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) consists of four components namely (i) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (ii) Har Khet ko Pani (iii) Per Drop More Crop  and  (iv)  Watershed  Development.  The  beneficiary  under  the  component  'Per  Drop More Crop' is individual farmer and the State/UT-wise details regarding total number of small and  marginal  farmers  benefitted  under  the  component  'Per  Drop  More  Crop'  of  PMKSY during 2015-16 is at Annexure-III.

The remaining three components broadly focus on faster completion of ongoing major and  medium  irrigation  projects,  creation  of  new  water  resources,  improvement  in  water management & distribution system, effective management of runoff water and improved soil & moisture conservation activities, creation of water harvesting structures etc. All the farmers including small and marginal farmers in the Project area of PMKSY are benefitted.

Annexure-I  referred  to  in  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  334  for answer on 26.04.2016 regarding On Farm Water Management.

## State  /  UT-wise  details  regarding  number  of  farmers  benefitted  from  the component  'On  Farm  Water  Management'  under  National  Mission  for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during 2014-15

|   S. No. | Name of State     | Number of farmers benefitted   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 35739                          |
|        2 | Bihar             | 1133                           |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      | 5675                           |
|        4 | Goa               | 73                             |
|        5 | Gujarat           | 50234                          |
|        6 | Haryana           | 1157                           |
|        7 | Jharkhand         | Nil                            |
|        8 | Karnataka         | 74092                          |
|        9 | Kerala            | 11000                          |
|       10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 18285                          |
|       11 | Maharashtra       | 144170                         |
|       12 | Odisha            | 6815                           |
|       13 | Punjab            | 791                            |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 17654                          |
|       15 | Tamil Nadu        | 18267                          |
|       16 | Telangana         | 31276                          |
|       17 | Uttar Pradesh     | 2085                           |
|       18 | West Bengal       | NA                             |
|       19 | Arunachal Pradesh | Nil                            |
|       20 | Assam             | Nil                            |
|       21 | Himachal Pradesh  | 174                            |
|       22 | Manipur           | Nil                            |
|       23 | Meghalaya         | Nil                            |
|       24 | Mizoram           | 1506                           |
|       25 | Nagaland          | NA                             |
|       26 | Sikkim            | 2268                           |
|       27 | Tripura           | NA                             |
|       28 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Nil                            |
|       29 | Uttarakhand       | 963                            |

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  334  for answer on 26.04.2016 regarding On Farm Water Management.

## State / UT-wise details regarding amount of funds released as central grant for  micro  irrigation  under  the  component  'On  Farm  Water  Management' under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during 2014-15

(Rs in Crore)

|   S. No. | Name of State     |   Central grant released |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                   121.48 |
|        2 | Bihar             |                    35    |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      |                    10    |
|        4 | Goa               |                     0.2  |
|        5 | Gujarat           |                   140.68 |
|        6 | Haryana           |                    23    |
|        7 | Jharkhand         |                    15    |
|        8 | Karnataka         |                   124.25 |
|        9 | Kerala            |                     3.75 |
|       10 | Madhya Pradesh    |                    66.5  |
|       11 | Maharashtra       |                   177.5  |
|       12 | Odisha            |                    10.14 |
|       13 | Punjab            |                     0    |
|       14 | Rajasthan         |                    75    |
|       15 | Tamil Nadu        |                    56.63 |
|       16 | Telangana         |                    77.57 |
|       17 | Uttar Pradesh     |                     3    |
|       18 | West Bengal       |                     0    |
|       19 | Arunachal Pradesh |                     0    |
|       20 | Assam             |                     1    |
|       21 | Himachal Pradesh  |                     1.5  |
|       22 | Manipur           |                     2.72 |
|       23 | Meghalaya         |                     0    |
|       24 | Mizoram           |                     4.5  |
|       25 | Nagaland          |                     0    |
|       26 | Sikkim            |                     4.26 |
|       27 | Tripura           |                     2    |
|       28 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                     0    |
|       29 | Uttarakhand       |                     6.98 |

Annexure-III referred to in part (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  334  for answer on 26.04.2016 regarding On Farm Water Management.

## State/UT-wise  details  regarding  number  of  small  and  marginal farmers  benefitted  under  the  component  'Per  Drop  More  Crop'  of PMKSY during 2015-16

|   S. No | Name of State     | Number of small and marginal farmers benefitted   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 84605                                             |
|       2 | Bihar             | 55451                                             |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh      | 7154                                              |
|       4 | Goa               | 156                                               |
|       5 | Gujarat           | 45463                                             |
|       6 | Haryana           | *                                                 |
|       7 | Jharkhand         | *                                                 |
|       8 | Karnataka         | *                                                 |
|       9 | Kerala            | 267                                               |
|      10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 86652                                             |
|      11 | Maharashtra       | 29526                                             |
|      12 | Odisha            | *                                                 |
|      13 | Punjab            | 145                                               |
|      14 | Rajasthan         | 15753                                             |
|      15 | Tamil Nadu        | 24838                                             |
|      16 | Telangana         | 39545                                             |
|      17 | Uttar Pradesh     | *                                                 |
|      18 | West Bengal       | *                                                 |
|      19 | Arunachal Pradesh | NIL                                               |
|      20 | Assam             | *                                                 |
|      21 | Himachal Pradesh  | *                                                 |
|      22 | Manipur           | *                                                 |
|      23 | Meghalaya         | NIL                                               |
|      24 | Mizoram           | 371                                               |
|      25 | Nagaland          | NIL                                               |
|      26 | Sikkim            | 2083                                              |
|      27 | Tripura           | *                                                 |
|      28 | Jammu & Kashmir   | *                                                 |
|      29 | Uttarakhand       | 1561                                              |

* Information awaited from State Government.

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