Lok Sabha Question No. 761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Status of Watershed Programmes/ Projects
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 761 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## Status of Watershed Programmes/ Projects

## 761. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether small watershed programme is not being utilised presently in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for optimum utilisation of the programme; and
- (d) the details of achievements or success by the Government in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):          Since  1995-96,  the  area  development  programmes  on  watershed  basis  were implemented  under  various  schemes  such  as  the  Drought  Prone  Areas  Programme  (DPAP),  the Desert  Development  Programme  (DDP)  and  the  Integrated  Wastelands  Development  Programme (IWDP). In 2008-09, these programmes were merged into a single programme called the Integrated Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP)  for  the  development  of  rainfed  /  degraded  areas. During  2015-16,  the  IWMP  was  amalgamated  as  the  Watershed  Development  Component  of  the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). Overall, the small watershed programmes have benefitted the farmers.

It may be pointed out that some projects taken up under the area development programmes of DDP, IWDP and DPAP sanctioned during the period 1995-96 to 2006-07, were foreclosed due to the lack of institutional mechanism for implementing the programme in the States and Districts coupled with insufficient community awareness and participation.

- (c) :     The Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects 2008 (Revised Edition 2011) provide  for  various  mechanisms  to  ensure  proper  implementation,  such  as  regular  monitoring including  GIS  /  web  based  online  monitoring  of  process  and  outcomes,  social  auditing  and independent  and  external  monitoring  by  third  party  agencies  and  dedicated  institutions  with professional  support  at  the  State,  District  and  project  levels.  In  addition,  the  Department  of  Land Resources  supervises  the  work  through  periodic  review  meetings,  a  Management  Information System (MIS), progress reports and third party monitoring.
- (d) :   A number of impact assessment studies have been conducted through the National Institute of Rural  Development(NIRD),  The  Energy  Resources  Institute  (TERI)  and  International  Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The major findings of these studies include a rise in the ground water table, increased availability of drinking water, bringing additional areas under irrigation & cultivable wastelands, improved cropping intensity and reduction of soil erosion etc.  in  the  project  areas.  The  information  regarding  State/  UT-  wise  achievements  has  not  been collated. The State/ UT- wise details of the projects undertaken under the Watershed Development Component of PMKSY (erstwhile IWMP) are given in the Annexure . These projects are at various stages of implementation.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 761 due for reply on 21.07 . 2016

State wise details of projects and area sanctioned under PMKSY-Watershed Development Component

| S.No.   | Name of the State    | Total No of Projects Sanctioned since 2009   | Area of Projects Sanctioned in million ha   |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 432                                          | 1.81                                        |
| 2       | Bihar                | 123                                          | 0.612                                       |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         | 263                                          | 1.195                                       |
| 4       | Gujarat              | 610                                          | 3.103                                       |
| 5       | Haryana              | 88                                           | 0.362                                       |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh     | 163                                          | 0.84                                        |
| 7       | Jammu &Kashmir       | 159                                          | 0.652                                       |
| 8       | Jharkhand            | 171                                          | 0.911                                       |
| 9       | Karnataka            | 571                                          | 2.569                                       |
| 10      | Kerala               | 83                                           | 0.423                                       |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh       | 517                                          | 2.937                                       |
| 12      | Maharashtra          | 1186                                         | 5.128                                       |
| 13      | Odisha               | 310                                          | 1.70                                        |
| 14      | Punjab               | 67                                           | 0.314                                       |
| 15      | Rajasthan            | 1025                                         | 5.764                                       |
| 16      | Tamil Nadu           | 270                                          | 1.368                                       |
| 17      | Telangana            | 330                                          | 1.399                                       |
| 18      | Uttar Pradesh        | 612                                          | 3.046                                       |
| 19      | Uttarakhand          | 65                                           | 0.346                                       |
| 20      | West Bengal          | 163                                          | 0.693                                       |
|         | North-Eastern States |                                              |                                             |
| 21      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 156                                          | 0.467                                       |
| 22      | Assam                | 372                                          | 1.577                                       |
| 23      | Manipur              | 102                                          | 0.491                                       |
| 24      | Meghalaya            | 96                                           | 0.236                                       |
| 25      | Mizoram              | 89                                           | 0.373                                       |
| 26      | Nagaland             | 111                                          | 0.476                                       |
| 27      | Sikkim               | 15                                           | 0.066                                       |
| 28      | Tripura              | 65                                           | 0.213                                       |
|         | Grand Total          | 8214                                         | 39.07                                       |

Note: 1) The programme is not operational in Union Territories.

2) There is no sanctioned project in Goa.