Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, SAKUNTALA LAGURI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279

ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## RAIN WATER HARVESTING

## 1279.          SHRI RAHUL KASWAN SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI

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

(a)  whether  adequate  measures  have  been  undertaken  for  conservation  and  harvesting  of water including rain water and towards effective implementation of such measures in all the districts of the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  quantum of financial assistance  granted  and utilized for the purpose during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  programmes started and implemented by various States including Gujarat for the purpose along with the progress made thereunder so far; and

(d) the further steps taken/to be taken to encourage the said activity in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR  LAL  JAT)

(a)  to  (d) Water being a State subject, necessary measures are being undertaken by the State Governments  for rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water. Government of India is however giving due emphasis in promoting rainwater harvesting and artificial  recharge  measures  by  supplementing  the  efforts  of  State  Governments  through technical and financial support under various schemes.

Following steps have been taken to encourage water conservation and rain water harvesting:

- State-wise  expenditure  on  Water  Conservation  and  Water  Harvesting  works  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  of  the Ministry  of  Rural  Development  for  last  three  years  and  current  year  is  given  at Annexure-I.

- During  XI  Plan,  Demonstrative  Artificial  Recharge  Projects  were  taken  up  under Central  Sector  Scheme  'Ground  Water  Management  &  Regulation'.    State-wise details of the funds released for spill over work under this artificial recharge project during last three years i.e., 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-2015 is given in Annexure-II . No funds have been  released in the current year i.e. 2015-16. The work of Artificial Recharge of Ground Water has been brought under MGNREGA during the XII Plan period.
- A  conceptual  document  entitled  'Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Ground Water in India' has been prepared during the year 2013, which envisages construction of  different  types  of  Artificial  Recharge  and  Rainwater  Harvesting structures in the Country  in  an  area  of  9,41,541  sq.km  for  harnessing  surplus  monsoon  runoff  to augment  ground  water  resources.  The  Master  Plan  has  been  circulated  to  all  State Governments for implementation.
- A 'Model Bill' has been circulated by this Ministry to all the States &UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for regulation and development which includes provision for Rainwater harvesting. So far 15 States/ UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill.
- Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  issued  advisory  to  States/  Union Territories  and  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  to  take  necessary  measures  for adopting  rain  water  harvesting/  artificial  recharge  in  all  the  Government  buildings. Thirty one States/UTs have made rainwater harvesting mandatory by enacting laws / formulating  rules  &  regulations  /  by  including  provisions  in  building  bye-laws  / through suitable Government Orders etc.
- CGWB has been organizing mass awareness programmes in the Country to promote rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water.
- Ministry  of  Urban  Development  in  its  Draft  Model  Building  Bye-Laws  (2015)  has incorporated a Chapter on Provision of Rain Water Harvesting.

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Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1279 to  be  answered  on 03.03.2016 regarding 'Rain Water Harvesting'

| Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): State-wise Expenditure on Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works (Rs. in lakhs)   | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): State-wise Expenditure on Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works (Rs. in lakhs)   | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): State-wise Expenditure on Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works (Rs. in lakhs)   | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): State-wise Expenditure on Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works (Rs. in lakhs)   | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): State-wise Expenditure on Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                                                      | FY 12-13                                                                                                                                                   | FY 13-14                                                                                                                                                   | FY 14-15                                                                                                                                                   | FY 15-16 (upto 18/02/2016)                                                                                                                                 |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                                                                                                                           | 114.87                                                                                                                                                     | 192.31                                                                                                                                                     | 70.2                                                                                                                                                       | 12.17                                                                                                                                                      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 142152.72                                                                                                                                                  | 60045.55                                                                                                                                                   | 23039.24                                                                                                                                                   | 56171.67                                                                                                                                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                          | 104.36                                                                                                                                                     | 114.75                                                                                                                                                     | 22.43                                                                                                                                                      | 8.7                                                                                                                                                        |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                      | 2532.39                                                                                                                                                    | 2446.02                                                                                                                                                    | 1797.32                                                                                                                                                    | 2168.66                                                                                                                                                    |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                      | 18383.5                                                                                                                                                    | 11968.6                                                                                                                                                    | 3986.74                                                                                                                                                    | 7433.05                                                                                                                                                    |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                               | 30052.98                                                                                                                                                   | 29002.95                                                                                                                                                   | 28962.96                                                                                                                                                   | 21980.95                                                                                                                                                   |
| GOA                                                                                                                                                        | 2.19                                                                                                                                                       | 2.8                                                                                                                                                        | 8.57                                                                                                                                                       | 2.01                                                                                                                                                       |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                    | 10540.51                                                                                                                                                   | 6896.31                                                                                                                                                    | 4549.57                                                                                                                                                    | 5280.48                                                                                                                                                    |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                    | 5598.36                                                                                                                                                    | 4634.62                                                                                                                                                    | 2730.38                                                                                                                                                    | 1101.84                                                                                                                                                    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                           | 10520.02                                                                                                                                                   | 10377.01                                                                                                                                                   | 5722.72                                                                                                                                                    | 4237.77                                                                                                                                                    |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                                                                             | 4820.16                                                                                                                                                    | 2989.6                                                                                                                                                     | 1261.38                                                                                                                                                    | 1589.25                                                                                                                                                    |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                  | 52027.2                                                                                                                                                    | 24946.12                                                                                                                                                   | 25348.33                                                                                                                                                   | 27061.7                                                                                                                                                    |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                  | 21257.11                                                                                                                                                   | 31834.96                                                                                                                                                   | 17196.3                                                                                                                                                    | 13413.76                                                                                                                                                   |
| KERALA                                                                                                                                                     | 23689.94                                                                                                                                                   | 30147.63                                                                                                                                                   | 38545.87                                                                                                                                                   | 31342.11                                                                                                                                                   |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                | 44.47                                                                                                                                                      | 34.39                                                                                                                                                      | 10.18                                                                                                                                                      | 1.47                                                                                                                                                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 80574.3                                                                                                                                                    | 38306.36                                                                                                                                                   | 37839.86                                                                                                                                                   | 26673.54                                                                                                                                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                | 48790.26                                                                                                                                                   | 19444.74                                                                                                                                                   | 26321.56                                                                                                                                                   | 28178.16                                                                                                                                                   |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                    | 4593.91                                                                                                                                                    | 2016.77                                                                                                                                                    | 1868.03                                                                                                                                                    | 702.44                                                                                                                                                     |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                  | 2177.55                                                                                                                                                    | 2868.48                                                                                                                                                    | 2146.1                                                                                                                                                     | 1750.45                                                                                                                                                    |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                    | 917.18                                                                                                                                                     | 563.9                                                                                                                                                      | 764.49                                                                                                                                                     | 1076.85                                                                                                                                                    |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                   | 1359.16                                                                                                                                                    | 586.26                                                                                                                                                     | 95.13                                                                                                                                                      | 671.18                                                                                                                                                     |
| ODISHA                                                                                                                                                     | 25637.98                                                                                                                                                   | 14635.65                                                                                                                                                   | 9986.34                                                                                                                                                    | 10785.76                                                                                                                                                   |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 4.75                                                                                                                                                       | 37.22                                                                                                                                                      | 68.99                                                                                                                                                      |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                     | 186.22                                                                                                                                                     | 274.84                                                                                                                                                     | 183.95                                                                                                                                                     | 271.8                                                                                                                                                      |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                  | 68669                                                                                                                                                      | 55699.27                                                                                                                                                   | 67970.15                                                                                                                                                   | 67862.76                                                                                                                                                   |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                     | 489.06                                                                                                                                                     | 1445.86                                                                                                                                                    | 703.3                                                                                                                                                      | 773.62                                                                                                                                                     |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                 | 75577.69                                                                                                                                                   | 54985.58                                                                                                                                                   | 43397.39                                                                                                                                                   | 47960.84                                                                                                                                                   |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                          | 14178.51                                                                                                                                                   | 24708.03                                                                                                                                                   |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                    | 11416.54                                                                                                                                                   | 13171.63                                                                                                                                                   | 13806.25                                                                                                                                                   | 8362.12                                                                                                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                              | 29588.75                                                                                                                                                   | 23937.02                                                                                                                                                   | 30137.32                                                                                                                                                   | 53566.95                                                                                                                                                   |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                | 3290.08                                                                                                                                                    | 2660.57                                                                                                                                                    | 1933.32                                                                                                                                                    | 2804.42                                                                                                                                                    |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                | 80225.69                                                                                                                                                   | 51818.96                                                                                                                                                   | 64371                                                                                                                                                      | 47595.11                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                                                      | 755334.15                                                                                                                                                  | 498054.26                                                                                                                                                  | 468992.11                                                                                                                                                  | 495618.61                                                                                                                                                  |

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1279 to be answered on 03.03.2016 regarding 'Rain Water Harvesting'

## State Wise & Year wise Fund Release for

## Artificial Recharge & Rainwater Harvesting During XI Plan

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs   | Spill over II nd Installment Released 2012-13 (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Spill over II nd Installment Released 2013-14 (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Spill over II nd Installment Released 2014-15 (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Total (XI &Spill over in XII Plan) (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Total (XI &Spill over in XII Plan) (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|          |                      |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | Approved Cost                                       | Released Funds                                      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 130.02                                              | 130.02                                              |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 83.730                                                         | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 493.11                                              | 493.11                                              |
| 3        | Bihar                | --------------                                                 | 28.8                                                           | --------------                                                 | 96.01                                               | 96.01                                               |
| 4        | Chandigarh           | --------------                                                 | 231.3                                                          | --------------                                                 | 776.03                                              | 774.52                                              |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | --------------                                                 | 108.45                                                         | --------------                                                 | 268.80                                              | 258.85                                              |
| 6        | Delhi                | --------------                                                 | 13.029                                                         | --------------                                                 | 43.44                                               | 43.44                                               |
| 7        | Gujarat              | 44.859                                                         | --------------                                                 | 20.423                                                         | 316.24                                              | 286.65                                              |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh     | --------------                                                 | 83.352                                                         | 1.53                                                           | 250.02                                              | 250.02                                              |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                                                | 16.659                                                         | 28.76                                                          | 143.47                                              | 136.70                                              |
| 10       | Jharkhand            | --------------                                                 | 52.4565                                                        | 4.9470                                                         | 191.35                                              | 191.35                                              |
|          | Jharkhand            | --------------                                                 | 14.6100                                                        | --------------                                                 | ------------                                        | 14.61                                               |
| 11       | Karnataka            | 33.4560                                                        | 107.615                                                        | --------------                                                 | 588.09                                              | 588.09                                              |
| 12       | Kerala               | 4.050                                                          | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 94.14                                               | 81.65                                               |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh       | --------------                                                 | 38.754                                                         | 60.75                                                          | 860.91                                              | 732.88                                              |
| 14       | Maharashtra          | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 15.15                                               | 15.15                                               |
| 15       | Nagaland             | 82.800                                                         | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 224.14                                              | 224.14                                              |
| 16       | Odisha               | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 139.32                                                         | 464.36                                              | 464.36                                              |
| 17       | Punjab               | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 260.33                                              | 110.46                                              |
| 18       | Rajasthan            | 10.282                                                         | 38.8                                                           | 58.62                                                          | 404.78                                              | 342.76                                              |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu           | 12.000                                                         | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 526.35                                              | 526.35                                              |
| 20       | Telangana            | 135.712                                                        | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 443.39                                              | 443.39                                              |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh        | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 | 451.684                                                        | 3286.23                                             | 2954.11                                             |
| 22       | West Bengal          | --------------                                                 | --------------                                                 |                                                                | 111.09                                              | 111.09                                              |
|          | TOTAL                | 406.889                                                        | 733.82545                                                      | 766.034                                                        | 9987.44                                             | 9269.70                                             |

Note: In the XII Plan funds were released as spill over works of the AR Projects approved during XI Plan.