Lok Sabha Question No. 1833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Agro Productivity and Irrigation Capacity
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Krishna Devi Shivshankar Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1833

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th February, 2025

## AGRO PRODUCTIVITY AND IRRIGATION CAPACITY

## 1833. SMT. KRISHNA DEVI SHIVSHANKAR PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is implementing any special project to augement agro productivity and irrigation capacity in Bundelkhand area; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  progress  made  in  Banda  and  Chitrakoot  districts  of  Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b): Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  in  the  country including Bundelkhand area with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand  cultivable  area  under  assured  irrigation.  Under  PMKSY-  AIBP  (Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme) component, four  irrigation projects namely Singhpur, Sindh Phase  II,  Barriyarpur  LBC  and  Arjun  Sahayak  are  being  implemented  in  Bundelkhand area.  The  Arjun  Sahayak  Project  which  is  benefitting  different  Districts  including  Banda has created 57.64 thousand hectares of irrigation potential.

Further,  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)-Repair,  Renovation  &  Restoration of  Water Bodies (RRR) component of PMKSY is also under implementation in Bundelkhand area. 20 no. of RRR- Water Bodies schemes including three schemes of Banda District have been  implemented  in  districts  of  Jhansi,  Mahoba,  Banda  and  Lalitpur  creating  2.35 thousand hectares irrigation potential.

A  project  'Ken-Betwa  Interlinking  Project'  has  also  been  undertaken  benefitting Bundelkhand area, having target of irrigation potential of 2.51 lakh hectares in the districts of Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh.

## O.I.H

Besides,  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  of  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  in  the  Country  including Bundelkhand area from the year 2015-16. The scheme focuses on enhancing water use efficiency  at  farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation,  namely,  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation systems. From 2015-16 till date, an area of 2.50 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation  through  PDMC in  Bundelkhand  area  including  28571  ha  in  Banda  District  and 25725 ha in Chitrakoot District.

For  enhancing  and  sustainability  of  the  agricultural  productivity  and  production, Government  of  India  is  implementing  various  Centrally  sponsored  and  Central  sector Schemes  through  State  Governments  such  as  National  Food  Security  and  Nutrition Mission,  National  Mission  on  Pulses,  Soil  Health  Card,  Seed  Village  Programme, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, National Mission on Oilseeds, Mission for Integrated Development  of  Horticulture,  Sub-Mission  on  Seeds  and  Planting  Material,  Rashtriya Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  Sub-Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization  and  Support  to  State Extension  Programs  for  Extension  Reforms  in  the  country  including  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh. However, District-wise information on progress of the schemes is not maintained at Central level.

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