NATIONAL GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT SCHEME
New Delhi, 20th July, 2023
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), an organisation under this Department is implementing the Central Sector Scheme ‘Ground Water Management & Regulation’ in the country including West Bengal for delineation of aquifer disposition & their characterization for preparation of aquifer/ area specific ground water management plans, Ground Water (GW) Monitoring, GW Resource Assessment, GW Regulation, etc. The information generated are shared with States/UTs for their suitable interventions.
Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 21 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill including West Bengal. The status of enactment of Model bill by States are given in Annexure.
Further, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has formulated Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 for the States/UTs. As per MBBL, all buildings having a plot size of 100 Sq.m. or, more shall mandatorily include the complete proposal of rainwater harvesting. 35 States/ UTs have adopted the features of the Bye Laws.
Water being State subject, the efforts to improve and manage groundwater conditions fall under States’ mandate, however, a number of steps has been taken by Central Government in this regard which can be seen at
https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3a70dc40477bc2adceef4d2c90f47eb82/uploads/2023/02/2023021742.pdf. However, some of them are listed as under.
- Government of India is implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in the country. First JSA was launched in 2019 in water stressed blocks of 256 districts which continued during the years 2021, 2022 also (across entire country both rural and urban areas) with the primary aim to effectively harvest the monsoon rainfall through creation of artificial recharge structures, watershed management, recharge and reuse structures, intensive afforestation and awareness generation etc. JSA for the year 2023 have been launched by the President of India on 4 March 2023with the theme “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water”.
- The Prime Minister has launched Amrit Sarovar Mission on 24th April 2022. The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- The Central Government is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana with an outlay of Rs. 6,000 crore, in collaboration with States, in certain water stressed areas of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The primary aim of the scheme is demand side management through scientific means involving the local communities at village levels leading to sustainable groundwater management in the targeted areas.
- Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been constituted under section 3(3) of the “Environment (Protection) Act, 1986” for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water by industries, mining projects, infrastructure projects etc in the country. The guideline in this regard with pan-India applicability was notified by the Ministry on 24 September 2020 with subsequent amendment on 29 March 2023. CGWA and States issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) for extraction of groundwater to various industries/project proponents as per their jurisdiction and as per the extant guidelines.
- CGWB is implementing National Aquifer Mapping Program (NAQUIM) in the country and an area of 25.15 lakh sq km (the available mappable area) has been covered under the NAQUIM studies. The NAQUIM study report along-with management plans are shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.
- Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by the CGWB in collaboration with States/UTs providing a broad outline of the project and expected investments. The Master Plan envisages construction of about 1.42 crore Rain Water Harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM) of water. The Master plan has been shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
States/ UTs where Model Bill Enacted and Implemented (15 States and 6 UTs)
| SI. NO. | STATES |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Assam |
| 3 | Bihar |
| 4 | Goa |
| 5 | Haryana |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 7 | Karnataka |
| 8 | Kerala |
| 9 | Maharashtra |
| 10 | Nagaland |
| 11 | Odisha |
| 12 | Punjab |
| 13 | Telangana |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | West Bengal |
| Union Territories | |
| 1 | Chandigarh (Regulations & Byelaws) |
| 2 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu |
| 3 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 4 | Ladakh |
| 5 | Lakshadweep |
| 6 | Pondicherry |
States/ UTs where Initiatives taken for Enactment of Model Bill (10 States and 1 UTs)
| Sl. No. | STATES |
| 1 | Chhattisgarh |
| 2 | Gujarat |
| 3 | Jharkhand |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5 | Meghalaya |
| 6 | Mizoram |
| 7 | NCT Delhi (Regulation is being done through Govt. Orders) |
| 8 | Rajasthan |
| 9 | Tamil Nadu (Regulation is being done through Govt. Orders) |
| 10 | Uttarakhand |
| Union Territories | |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar |
States which feel it not necessary to Enact Legislation (4 States)
| Sl. No. | States |
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2 | Manipur |
| 3 | Sikkim |
| 4 | Tripura |
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EASTERN RAJASTHAN CANAL PROJECT
New Delhi, 20th July, 2023
For inclusion of a project for funding under National Projects scheme of Government of India, it is to be first appraised by Central Water Commission (CWC), and accepted by the Advisory Committee on Irrigation, Flood Control and Multipurpose projects of this Ministry. Thereafter, investment clearance is to be obtained by the State Government. Subsequently, the project is to be considered by the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) to examine if the project meets the laid down norms for the National Project scheme. On being recommended by HPSC, and as per availability of funds etc., Government of India may approve inclusion of a project under the National Projects scheme.
Detailed project report (DPR) of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) was submitted by Govt. of Rajasthan in November, 2017 for techno-economic appraisal to CWC. However, appraisal of the project could not move further as the project was planned on 50% dependable yield against the established norm of 75% dependability. However, Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers has, in December, 2022 approved the proposal of considering the modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal (PKC) link project integrated with ERCP as a part of National Perspective Plan, and declared the phase-I of the project as a priority interlinking project. A draft Pre-Feasibility Report of Modified PKC link project and a draft MoU for preparing the DPR of the link project has been sent to both the States and CWC in January, 2023. A joint meeting with the States was held in February, 2023 and framework for initiating the work of preparation of DPR of Modified PKC link has been finalized during the meeting. The issue of modified PKC link was also deliberated in the 17th meeting of Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers (TFILR) that was held in March, 2023. Though requests have been received, but so far no formal proposal, as per the prescribed proforma, for inclusion of ERCP as a National Project has been submitted by Government of Rajasthan.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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FLASH FLOODS FORECASTING
New Delhi, 20th July, 2023
Central Water Commission (CWC) is the nodal Organisation entrusted with the task of flood forecasting & early flood warnings in the country. Presently, CWC issues flood forecasts for 338 forecasting stations (200 river level forecast stations & 138 dam/ barrage inflow forecast stations). These stations cover 20 major river basins in 23 States & 2 Union Territories. In order to provide more lead time to the local authorities to plan evacuation of people & take other remedial measures, Central Water Commission (CWC) has developed basin wise flood forecasting model based on rainfall-runoff mathematical modelling for 5 days advance flood forecast advisory at its forecasting stations. The extreme and severe flooding situation which has occurred during last three years (State-wise) is at Annexure.
There has been a significant increase in extreme weather events including intense rainfall activity due to global warming. The frequency of localised heavy rainfall activity has also increased significantly, due to which occurrence of landslide, flash flood etc. have also increased especially over hilly region. Warmer temperature leads to increased evaporation, which in turn leads to more moisture in the atmosphere. This extra moisture leads to intense convection and intense rainfall. A Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that these trends will continue in future.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that IMD in joint collaboration with the US National Weather Service, the US Hydrologic Research Center (HRC) and USAID/OFDA has developed a Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) for South Asian region. The FFGS has been in operational mode since October 2020. FFGS provides warnings for flash floods about 6-24 hours in advance at the watershed level with resolution of 4km x 4km for the Flash Flood prone South Asian countries viz. India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, covering most of the Himalayan region. The flash flood guidance value is a diagnostic value that estimates the amount of rainfall of a given duration within a watershed that is required to produce flooding at the outlet of the catchment/ watershed. Guidance for flash floods in the form of Threats (6 hours in advance) and Risks (24 hours in advance) is provided by Regional Centre to National Meteorological & Hydrological Services, National and State Disaster Management Authorities and all other stake holders for taking necessary mitigation measures to reduce the loss of life and property in the Himalayan Region countries and Sri-Lanka. This enables all the member countries for issuing impact-based flash flood forecasting at watershed and also city level.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
Detail of Flood Forecasting Stations of Central Water Commission stations flowed in Extreme and Severe Flood during last 3 years (Statewise)
| Sl No. | State | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| Extreme Flood | Severe Flood | Extreme Flood | Severe Flood | Extreme Flood | Severe
Flood |
||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Assam | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 20 | |
| 4 | Bihar | 9 | 28 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Gujarat | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Haryana | ||||||
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | ||||||
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 3 | |||||
| 10 | Jharkhand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 11 | Karnataka | 6 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Kerala | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 13 | MadhyaPradesh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Odisha | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Rajasthan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
| 17 | Sikkim | ||||||
| 18 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Telangana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Tripura | ||||||
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | West Bengal | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 24 | Daman & Diu | ||||||
| 25 | NCT of Delhi | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 26 | Goa | 1 | |||||
| 27 | Puducherry | 1 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 88 | 58 | 87 | 89 | 95 | |
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OVER 61% WELLS MONITORED BY CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD REGISTER RISE IN GROUND WATER LEVEL
New Delhi, 20th July, 2023
Groundwater levels in certain parts of the country are declining because of continuous withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rainfall, increased population, industrialization and urbanisation.
To have information on groundwater situation for timely interventions, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. In order to assess the long-term fluctuation in ground water levels, the water level data collected by CGWB during November 2022 has been compared with the decadal mean of November (2012-2021). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 61.1% of the wells monitored have registered rise in ground water level.
Further, Water being State subject, the efforts to effectively harvest the rain water including sustainable groundwater management fall under States’ mandate, however, a number of steps has been taken by Central Government in this regard which can be seen at https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3a70dc40477bc2adceef4d2c90f47eb82/uploads/2023/02/2023021742.pdf. However, some of them are listed as under.
Government of India is implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in the country in which special emphasis is being given for rainwater harvesting/groundwater recharge. First JSA was launched in 2019 in water stressed blocks of 256 districts which continued during the years 2021, 2022 also (across entire country both rural and urban areas) with the primary aim to effectively harvest the monsoon rainfall through creation of artificial recharge structures, watershed management, recharge and reuse structures, intensive afforestation and awareness generation etc. JSA for the year 2023 have been launched by the President of India on 04 March 2023 with the theme “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water”.
The Prime Minister has launched Amrit Sarovar Mission on 24th April 2022. The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav for rainwater harvesting/recharge.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has formulated Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 for the States/UTs. As per MBBL, all buildings having a plot size of 100 Sq.m. or, more shall mandatorily include the complete proposal of rainwater harvesting. 35 States/ UTs have adopted the features of the Bye Laws.
In addition, Several States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/rainwater harvesting such as ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, ‘Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Jal Jeevan Hariyali’ in Bihar, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana, ‘Pani Bachao Paise Kamao’ scheme in Punjab and ‘Kudimaramath’ scheme in Tamil Nadu etc.
Government of India is actively working on ‘Interlinking of Rivers’ (ILR) program as one of the interventions for sustainable management of water resources in the country. Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for water transfer from water surplus to water deficit basins, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular component and 14 under Himalayan component). The details of river linking projects and present status are given at Annexure.
Further, the Ken- Betwa Link project (KBLP) is the first link under NPP approved by the Central Government in December 2021 with an estimated cost of Rs 44,605.00 Cr with Central support of Rs 39,317.00 Cr. The project is planned to be completed in a period of 8 years.
The cooperation of States is paramount in the implementation of ILR projects and thus all efforts are being made by this Department to address the apprehensions/disagreement for water sharing with States so that the these projects are taken to the stage of implementation.
Implementation of Ken-Betwa link project has started because of active consultation/persuasion and its benefits are likely to motivate concerned States to give their consent in implementing other ILR projects.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
STATUS OF INTER BASIN WATER TRANSFER LINK SCHEMES UNDER
Peninsular Component
| Sl. No | Name | States benefited | Status |
| 1 |
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AP & Odisha | FR completed |
|
AP& Odisha | FR completed | |
| 2 | Godavari (Polavaram) – Krishna (Vijayawada) link | AP | FR completed |
| 3 |
|
Telangana | FR completed |
|
Telangana |
DPR completed |
|
| 4 | Godavari (Inchampalli/ SSMPP) – Krishna (Pulichintala) link | Telangana & AP | DPR completed |
| 5 |
|
AP | FR completed |
|
AP | DPR completed | |
| 6 | Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link | AP | Draft DPR completed |
| 7 | Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link | AP & Karnataka | Draft DPR completed |
| 8 |
|
AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry | FR completed |
| b. Alternate Pennar (Somasila) – Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link * | AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry |
DPR completed |
|
| 9 | Cauvery (Kattalai) – Vaigai -Gundar link | Tamil Nadu | DPR completed |
| 10 |
|
MP & Rajasthan | FR completed |
|
MP & Rajasthan |
PFR completed (Phase-I) |
|
| 11 | Damanganga – Pinjal link
(As per DPR ) |
Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai) | DPR completed |
| 12 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link (As per DPR) | Gujarat | DPR completed |
| 13 | Ken-Betwa link | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh | DPR completed &
implementation initiated. |
| 14 | Pamba – Achankovil – Vaippar link | Tamil Nadu and Kerala | FR completed
|
| 15 | Bedti – Varda link | Karnataka | DPR completed |
| 16 | Netravati – Hemavati link ** | Karnataka | PFR completed |
PFR – Pre Feasibility Report, FR – Feasibility Report, DPR – Detailed Project Report
* Due to pending consensus on Manibhadra and Inchampalli dams, Alternate study to divert unutilized waters of Godavari river was carried out and DPR of Godavari (Inchampalli/ Janampet) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) – Pennar (Somasila) – Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects completed. Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link project has been prepared comprising of Godavari (Inchampalli / Janampet) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) and Pennar(Somasila)-Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link projects.
** Further studies are not taken up since after implementation of Yettinahole project by Govt. of Karnataka, no surplus water is available in Netravati basin for diversion through this link.
Himalayan Component
| Sl. No. | Name of the Link | Country/ States benefited | Status |
| 1. | Kosi-Mechi link | Bihar & Nepal | PFR completed |
| 2. | Kosi-Ghaghra link | Bihar & U.P & Nepal | Draft FR completed |
| 3. | Gandak – Ganga link | U.P & Nepal | FR completed
(Indian portion) |
| 4. | Ghaghra – Yamuna link | U.P & Nepal | FR completed
(Indian portion) |
| 5. | Sarda – Yamuna link | U.P & Uttarakhand | FR completed |
| 6. | Yamuna-Rajasthan link | Haryana & Rajasthan | FR completed |
| 7. | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link | Rajasthan & Gujarat | FR completed |
| 8. | Chunar-Sone Barrage link | Bihar & U.P | PFR completed |
| 9. | Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link | Bihar & Jharkhand | PFR completed |
| 10. | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link | Assam, W.B & Bihar | FR completed |
| 11. | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) | Assam, W.B & Bihar | PFR completed
(The proposal has been dropped) |
| 12. | Farakka-Sundarbans link | W.B | FR completed |
| 13. | Ganga(Farakka) – Damodar-Subarnarekha link | W.B., Odisha& Jharkhand | FR completed |
| 14. | Subarnarekha-Mahanadi link | W.B. &Odisha | FR completed |
PFR – Pre Feasibility Report, FR – Feasibility Report, DPR – Detailed Project Report
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IMPLEMENTATION OF NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME
New Delhi, 20th July, 2023
Namami Gange Programme was launched in 2014-15 for a period up to 31st March, 2021 to rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries. The programme was subsequently extended up to 31stMarch, 2026.
The details of budgetary provisions, funds release by Government of India to National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and funds released/expended by NMCG to State Governments, State Missions for Clean Ganga and other agencies for implementation of projects under the programme from FY 2014-15 up to FY 2022-23 are as under:-
| F.Y. | Budget Provisions (RE) | Funds released by Government of India to NMCG | Released/ Expenditure by NMCG |
| (Rupees in crore) | |||
| 2014-15 | 2,053.00 | 326.00 | 170.99 |
| 2015-16 | 1,650.00 | 1,632.00 | 602.60 |
| 2016-17 | 1,675.00 | 1,675.00 | 1,062.81 |
| 2017-18 | 3,023.42 | 1,423.12 | 1,625.01 |
| 2018-19 | 2,370.00 | 2,307.50 | 2,626.54 |
| 2019-20 | 1,553.40 | 1,553.40 | 2,673.09 |
| 2020-21 | 1,300.00 | 1,300.00 | 1,339.97 |
| 2021-22 | 1900.00 | 1,900.00 | 1,900.00 |
| 2022-23 | 2,500.00 | 2,220.00 | 2,258.98 |
| Total | 18,024.82 | 14,337.02 | 14,259.99 |
An amount of Rs.910.50 crore were expended for construction of ghats and crematoria under Namami Gange Programme from FY 2014-15 to 31 March, 2023.
Various measures have been initiated to improve the financial discipline:
In order to minimize the cost of Government borrowings and to enhance the efficiency in fund flows, Government of India introduced Treasury Single Account (TSA). NMCG transited to Treasury Single Account (TSA) system in Financial Year (FY) 2021-22, marking an important landmark in the budgetary process and fund flow mechanism of Namami Gange Mission (NGM). 99.9% of the transactions in NMCG are now through TSA system, which ensures no parking of funds and its full utilization.
Quarterly Audit Review Committee (ARC) and Budget Review Committee (BRC) meetings are being held in every quarter at the level of NMCG and State Mission for Clean Ganga (SMCGs). Till date 20 such meetings have been held at the level of NMCG in which discussions held on budgetary allocation and utilization of funds.
Internal audit is now being held regularly. The key timelines for the C&AG audit as mandated by the GFR 2017 and Authority Notification are being complied with.
Monthly project-wise expenditure is being monitored now. Fund release is being done project-wise, instead of a consolidated release to SMCGs, as was being done earlier. The project-wise expenditure is now part of the utilization certificates. These financial discipline measures resulted in significant reduction in the pending utilization certificates (UCs).
Empowered Task Force (ETF) meetings held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Jal Shakti with all stakeholders including central ministries, State Governments for effective implementation of the programme, apart from the periodic review meetings held by Senior officials.
To ensure decentralized monitoring and improved transparency, Ganga District Performance Monitoring System for District Ganga Committees 4M (Monthly, Mandated, Minuted and Monitored) meetings were launched by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, on 6th April 2022. As on June, 2023, over 1715 monthly meetings were held under the chairmanships of District Magistrates.
Field visits for close monitoring of ongoing projects are taken up regularly.
The details of works completed at ghats (piers) in West Bengal and Bihar till 30th June,2023 under Namami Gange Programme are as follows:
| Sl. | State | No. of Ghats Sanctioned | No. of Ghats Completed |
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West Bengal | 17 | 11 |
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Bihar | 56 | 49 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a
written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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PROGRESS UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA
New Delhi, 20th July, 2023
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16 to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: (i) Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM); (ii) Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI); (iii) Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies; and (iv) Ground Water (GW) Development (approval only till 2021-2022, and thereafter only for ongoing works). Further, in 2016, CAD&WM sub-component of HKKP was taken up for pari passu implementation with AIBP.
In addition, PMKSY also consists of Watershed Development component (WDC) which is being implemented by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development. Further, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component being implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA&FW) was also a component of PMKSY during 2016-21, and is now being implemented separately by DoA&FW.
Details of physical and financial progress made under PMKSY during the last three years, State-wise is given in Annexure-I. However, there is no project/ scheme being implemented in Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu under PMKSY.
For the period 2021-2026, PMKSY-HKKP has been approved with the target for creation of 4.5 lakh hectare of irrigation potential through surface minor irrigation and repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies. Implementation of ground water component for completion of ongoing projects with irrigation potential of 82,290 hectare has also been provisioned. Further, CAD&WM component of PMKSY being implemented pari passu with AIBP targets completion of 85 ongoing CAD&WM major/ medium projects with coverage of cultivable command area of 30.23 lakh hectare during 2021-2022 to 2025-2026.
Works done under the different sub-components of PMKSY-HKKP during 2015-16 to 2022-23 in various States including Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure-II. However, there are no project/ scheme being implemented in Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu under PMKSY-HKKP.
Component-wise details of number of projects identified for funding and completed under PMKSY so far, State/UT-wise, are given in Annexure-III.
The State Governments are mandated to monitor and ensure quality control of irrigation projects implemented by them, including those being implemented with financial assistance under PMKSY. In addition, the projects are regularly monitored by technical arms of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely Central Water Commission/ Central Ground Water Board. Further, a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti monitors physical and financial progress of these projects, through a dedicated dashboard, backed with a management information system (MIS) maintained by this PMU.
Apart from the above, implementation and progress of the projects is also monitored from time to time at Ministry of Jal Shakti level, as well as other Government of India agencies mandated for maintaining MIS and dashboard, and also to review certain projects from time to time. Further, third party evaluation of completed projects is also to be undertaken by this Ministry on sample basis.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-I
Physical and financial progress made under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana during last three years, i.e., 2020-2021 to 2022-2023
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP), with pari passu implementation of Command Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM):-
| In thousand hectare | Rupees in crore | ||||
| S.No. | State/UT | Irrigation Potential created | Cultivable command area covered under CAD&WM | Central assistance released
|
Total expenditure
|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 0.00 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 139.35 |
| 2 | Assam | 7.10 | 5.51 | 4.00 | 198.55 |
| 3 | Bihar | 6.86 | 4.90 | 14.12 | 91.32 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 0.10 | 3.20 | 11.42 | 69.59 |
| 5 | Goa | 3.86 | 5.85 | 3.84 | 118.77 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 37.01 | 84.98 | 596.39 | 2,225.32 |
| 7 | UT of Jammu & Kashmir | 1.26 | 0.22 | 11.37 | 683.88 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 826.22 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 1.39 | 6.35 | 248.95 | 33.74 |
| 10 | Kerala | 0.53 | 1.20 | 2.69 | 2623.50 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 6.79 | 52.30 | 231.94 | 6051.23 |
| 12 | Maharashtra | 107.10 | 87.92 | 839.52 | 520.75 |
| 13 | Manipur | 5.43 | 3.64 | 37.35 | 2,201.57 |
| 14 | Odisha | 26.89 | 16.67 | 110.86 | 164.56 |
| 15 | Punjab | 23.37 | 26.76 | 27.08 | 154.39 |
| 16 | Rajasthan | 0.00 | 48.01 | 206.91 | 2,005.68 |
| 17 | Telangana | 69.41 | 0.00 | 206.78 | 2,725.12 |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh | 68.55 | 18.90 | 421.75 | 22.25 |
| 19 | UT of Ladakh | 0.00 | – | 0.81 | 47.78 |
| Total | 366.26 | 367.34 | 2,975.78 | 20,903.55 | |
PMKSY-AIBP (6 new AIBP projects added under PMKSY since 2021-22):
| S.No. | State/UT/ Project | Irrigation potential created
(in thousand hectare) |
Central assistance released
(Rs. in crore) |
Expenditure 2021-22
(Rs. in crore) |
| 1 | Jihe Kathapur project (Maharashtra) | 7.90 | 39.02 | 94.78 |
| 2 | Nadaun project
(Himachal Pradesh) |
0.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Parwan multipurpose project (Rajasthan) | 9.14 | 41.43 | 1,042.95 |
| 4 | Kannadian channel (Tamil Nadu) | 4.12 | 34.74 | 94.10 |
| 5 | ERM of Sukla irrigation project (Assam) | 0.00 | 41.98 | 91.82 |
| 6 | ERM of Loktak LIS (Ph-I) (Manipur) | 3.71 | 24.88 | 28.58 |
| Total | 24.87 | 184.30 | 1,354.73 |
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Har Khet Ko Pani – Surface Minor Irrigation:
| S. No. | State | Irrigation potential created
(in thousand hectare) |
Central assistance released
(Rs. in crore) |
Total expenditure incurred
(Rs. in crore) |
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.09 | 289.38 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Assam | 0.00 | 552.36 | 60.74 |
| 3 | Bihar | 1.30 | 15.14 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 11.38 | 160.61 | 125.97 |
| 5 | J&K & Ladakh | 0.00 | 97.59 | 26.19 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 0.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Manipur | 5.79 | 171.70 | 91.26 |
| 8 | Meghalaya | 9.07 | 204.06 | 189.50 |
| 9 | Mizoram | 0.49 | 12.32 | 8.51 |
| 10 | Nagaland | 0.00 | 97.89 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Sikkim | 0.00 | 31.91 | 18.02 |
| 12 | Tripura | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.38 |
| 13 | Uttarakhand | 6.18 | 46.84 | 22.34 |
| Total | 34.29 | 1,709.78 | 550.90 | |
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Har Khet Ko Pani – Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies :
| S. No. | State | Irrigation potential created
(in thousand hectare) |
Central assistance released
(Rs. in crore) |
Total expenditure incurred
(Rs. in crore) |
| 1 | Bihar | 21.80 | 15.91 | 21.69 |
| 2 | Gujarat | 1.87 | 3.16 | 7.05 |
| 3 | Manipur | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.96 |
| 4 | Odisha | 0.45 | 45.64 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 1.76 | 9.30 | 27.13 |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | 2.44 | 46.38 | 73.37 |
| 7 | Telangana | 11.31 | 0.00 | 118.43 |
| Total | 39.63 | 120.39 | 270.13 |
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Har Khet Ko Pani – Ground Water Development (only for ongoing works beyond 2021-2022):
| S.
No |
Projects | Wells to be constructed
Target/ Achievement (Nos.) |
Project Command
Target/ Achievement (Ha.) |
Beneficiaries
Target/ Achievement (Nos.) |
Fund allocation (Rs. in Cr.) |
| 1 | Assam-Ph-I | 4779 / 4779 | 19116 / 19116 | 19643 / 19643 | 193.41 |
| 2 | Assam Phase-II | 4916/ 4916 | 19664/ 19532 | 17216/ 17200 | 252.29 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh-Ph-I | 473 / 473 | 1785/ 1785 | 3350/ 3350 | 40.45 |
| 4 | Arunachal Pradesh Ph –II | 519/ 519 | 1957/ 1957 | 3633/ 3633 | 39.45 |
| 5 | Nagaland | 262/ 262 | 667/ 667 | 264/ 264 | 15.60 |
| 6 | Tripura Ph-I | 231/ 231 | 339/ 408* | 851/ 915* | 9.79 |
| 7 | Tripura Ph-II | 890/ 885 | 2670/ 1286 | 1639/ 2202* | 33.84 |
| 8 | Manipur | 550/ 550 | 2057/ 2057 | 1445/ 1445 | 54.40 |
| 9 | Mizoram | 209/ 209 | 553/ 553 | 411/ 422* | 13.86 |
| 10 | U.P. | 14752/ 16570* | 36365/ 27944 | 15252/ 17070* | 26.69 |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 206/ 206 | 1030/ 1030 | 1085/ 1085 | 13.72 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 2150/ 1826 | 2186/ 1866 | 2540/ 1908 | 71.44 |
| 13 | Tamil Nadu | 166/ 163 | 610/ 603 | 1233/ 1192 | 5.28 |
| Total | 30103/31589 | 88999/78804 | 68562/70329 | 770.21 |
Note: * = Number exceeded
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Per Drop More Crop (under PMKSY till Dec., 2021, after which being implemented under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana):
| S. No. | States | Area covered under micro irrigation
(in thousand hectare) |
Central assistance released (Rs. in crore) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 105.43 | 502.82 |
| 2 | Bihar | 7.61 | 31.1 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 61.16 | 79.5 |
| 4 | Goa | 0.16 | 0.24 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 286.23 | 458.79 |
| 6 | Haryana | 92.28 | 233.60 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 2.45 | 37.5 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 12.83 | 97.00 |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1.03 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 824.07 | 1087.64 |
| 11 | Kerala | 2.53 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 134.18 | 175.00 |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 331.75 | 834.00 |
| 14 | Odisha | 66.34 | 43.25 |
| 15 | Punjab | 7.50 | 3.75 |
| 16 | Rajasthan | 338.43 | 486 |
| 17 | Tamil Nadu | 387.33 | 675.50 |
| 18 | Telangana | 87.56 | 33.22 |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 15.06 | 146.75 |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh | 157.26 | 499.25 |
| 21 | West Bengal | 54.31 | 61.00 |
| 22 | Arunachal Pradesh | 11.71 | 75.00 |
| 23 | Assam | 27.54 | 51.00 |
| 24 | Manipur | 10.76 | 102.50 |
| 25 | Meghalaya | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| 26 | Mizoram | 1.77 | 71.75 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 14.66 | 135 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 8.69 | 129.50 |
| 29 | Tripura | 3.74 | 17.96 |
| 30 | Ladakh | – | 0.5 |
| 31 | HQ | – | 160.56 |
| Total | 3054.33 | 6259.68 | |
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Water Conservation:
| S. No. | State | Area brought under protective irrigation (in Th. Ha.) | Funds released
(Rs. in cr.) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 11.25 | 87.85 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.31 | 119.01 |
| 3 | Assam | 21.51 | 89.53 |
| 4 | Bihar | 6.28 | 113.47 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 8.04 | 88.50 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 7.49 | 77.11 |
| 7 | Goa | 0.00 | 4.39 |
| 8 | Haryana | 2.68 | 9.13 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 1.42 | 21.37 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 2.08 | 50.46 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 12.56 | 244.59 |
| 12 | Kerala | 8.40 | 13.25 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 63.13 | 332.65 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 18.01 | 158.63 |
| 15 | Manipur | 0.12 | 9.24 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 1.34 | 60.80 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 0.55 | 35.63 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 0.32 | 29.96 |
| 19 | Odisha | 13.00 | 168.57 |
| 20 | Punjab | 0.25 | 8.33 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 23.48 | 282.56 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 0.00 | 8.66 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 3.84 | 65.89 |
| 24 | Telangana | 18.49 | 65.96 |
| 25 | Tripura | 0.73 | 25.64 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 0.05 | 21.78 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 0.05 | 30.56 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 5.00 | 35.89 |
| 29 | UT of J&K | 15.79 | 21.69 |
| 30 | UT of Ladakh | 0.37 | 3.80 |
| Total | 248.56 | 2284.89 |
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ANNEXURE-II
Details of Works carried out in various States of the country during 2015-16 to 2022-23 under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana –Har Khet Ko Pani
| S. No. | State/UT | Irrigation potential created in thousand hectare | Ground Water (no. of wells completed) | ||
| Surface Minor Irrigation | Repair, Renovation & Restoration of water bodies | ||||
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | – | – | – | |
| 2. | Assam | 122.77 | – | 9,695 | |
| 3. | Bihar | 46.93 | 21.80 | – | |
| 4. | Chhattisgarh | 17.87 | – | – | |
| 5. | Gujarat | – | 2.01 | 1826 | |
| 6. | UTs of J&K and Ladakh | 31.66 | – | – | |
| 7. | Jharkhand | 6.09 | – | – | |
| 8. | Karnataka | 11.94 | – | – | |
| 9. | Madhya Pradesh | 34.90 | 22.00 | – | |
| 10. | Maharashtra | – | – | – | |
| 11. | Manipur | 14.29 | – | 550 | |
| 12. | Odisha | – | 47.42 | – | |
| 13. | Rajasthan | – | 11.95 | – | |
| 14. | Telangana | – | 25.98 | – | |
| 15. | Uttar Pradesh | – | 2.35 | 16,570* | |
| 16. | Arunachal Pradesh | 8.43 | – | 992 | |
| 17. | Himachal Pradesh | 22.22 | – | – | |
| 18. | Meghalaya | 19.11 | 0.88 | – | |
| 19. | Mizoram | 2.22 | – | 209 | |
| 20. | Nagaland | 7.41 | – | 262 | |
| 21. | Sikkim | 4.18 | – | – | |
| 22. | Tripura | 0.00 | – | 1116 | |
| 23. | Uttarakhand | 23.84 | – | 206 | |
| 24. | Tamil Nadu | – | 5.62 | 163 | |
| Total | 373.84 | 140.01 | 31,589 | ||
ANNEXURE-III
PMKSY-AIBP, with pari passu implementation of CADWM: Number of projects identified and completed so far
| Sl. No. | State/UT | No. of irrigation projects funded | No. of irrigation projects completed | |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 1 | |
| 2 | Assam | 3+1* | 2 | |
| 3 | Bihar | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | Goa | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Gujarat | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 1* | 0 | |
| 8 | UT of Jammu & Kashmir | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Karnataka | 5 | 3 | |
| 11 | Kerala | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 21 | 17 | |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 26+1* | 10 | |
| 14 | Manipur | 2+1* | 1 | |
| 15 | Odisha | 8 | 5 | |
| 16 | Punjab | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | Rajasthan | 2+1* | 2 | |
| 18 | Tamil Nadu | 1* | 0 | |
| 19 | Telangana | 11 | 3 | |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 1 | |
| 21 | UT of Ladakh | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 106+6* | 53 | ||
* Newly included AIBP projects after approval of PMKSY for implementation during 2021-26.
PMKSY-HKKP: SMI: Number of schemes included and completed so far
| S. No. | State/UT | No. of schemes included for funding | No. of schemes completed |
| 1. | Assam | 1,110 | 527 |
| 2. | Bihar | 176 | 53 |
| 3. | Chhattisgarh | 147 | 33 |
| 4. | UTs of J&K and Ladakh | 419 | 141 |
| 5. | Jharkhand | 82 | 56 |
| 6. | Karnataka | 465 | 119 |
| 7. | Madhya Pradesh | 276 | 49 |
| 8. | Manipur | 477 | 102 |
| 9. | Arunachal Pradesh | 919 | 144 |
| 10. | Himachal Pradesh | 168 | 103 |
| 11. | Meghalaya | 335 | 111 |
| 12. | Mizoram | 45 | 0 |
| 13. | Nagaland | 917 | 76 |
| 14. | Sikkim | 690 | 381 |
| 15. | Tripura | 58 | 29 |
| 16. | Uttarakhand | 1,073 | 494 |
| Total | 7,357 | 2,418 |
PMKSY-HKKP: RRR: Number of water bodies included and completed so far
| S. No. | State/UT | No. of water bodies being funded | No. of water bodies
completed |
||
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 100 | – | ||
| 2. | Bihar | 93 | 79 | ||
| 3. | Gujarat | 61 | 21 | ||
| 4. | Madhya Pradesh | 125 | 42 | ||
| 5. | Manipur | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6. | Meghalaya | 9 | 8 | ||
| 7. | Odisha | 863 | 458 | ||
| 8. | Rajasthan | 105 | 63 | ||
| 9. | Tamil Nadu | 367 | 243 | ||
| 10. | Telangana | 575 | 488 | ||
| 11. | Uttar Pradesh | 74 | 8 | ||
| Total | 2,376 | 1,410 | |||
PMKSY-HKKP: Ground Water: Projects sanctioned and completed so far
| S. No. | State/UT | No. of projects included | No. of projects completed |
| 1. | Assam | 2 | 2 |
| 2. | Arunachal | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Nagaland | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Tripura | 2 | 1 |
| 5. | Manipur | 1 | 1 |
| 6. | Mizoram | 1 | 1 |
| 7. | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 0 |
| 8. | Uttarakhand | 1 | 0 |
| 9. | Gujarat | 1 | 0 |
| 10. | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 8 |
PMKSY- PDMC: Area covered under micro irrigation from 2015-16 to 2022-23
| S. No. | State | Total in thousand hectare |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 849.42 |
| 2 | Bihar | 25.03 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 148.15 |
| 4 | Goa | 0.89 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 986.42 |
| 6 | Haryana | 144.97 |
| 7 | Himachal Pra. | 10.88 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 34.68 |
| 9 | J&K | 1.10 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 1749.25 |
| 11 | Kerala | 5.31 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 353.28 |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 937.05 |
| 14 | Odisha | 95.48 |
| 15 | Punjab | 13.30 |
| 16 | Rajasthan | 603.18 |
| 17 | Tamil Nadu | 1006.03 |
| 18 | Telangana | 323.80 |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 32.21 |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh | 331.64 |
| 8121 | West Bengal | 91.64 |
| 22 | Arun. Pradesh | 11.71 |
| 23 | Assam | 39.27 |
| 24 | Manipur | 14.91 |
| 25 | Meghalaya | 0.00 |
| 26 | Mizoram | 4.52 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 17.49 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 11.98 |
| 29 | Tripura | 3.74 |
| Grand Total | 7847.31 |
PMKSY-WDC: Projects sanctioned and completed so far
| Sl.No. | State | No. of projects funded | Projects reported as completed |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 373 | 371 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 114 | 114 |
| 3 | Assam | 280 | 280 |
| 4 | Bihar | 64 | 64 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 208 | 208 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 489 | 489 |
| 7 | Haryana | 75 | 75 |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 131 | 131 |
| 9 | UT of Jammu & Kashmir | 119 | 119 |
| 10 | UT of Ladakh | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 143 | 143 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 429 | 429 |
| 13 | Kerala | 69 | 69 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 446 | 446 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| 16 | Manipur | 61 | 61 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 61 | 61 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 49 | 49 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 111 | 111 |
| 20 | Odisha | 234 | 234 |
| 21 | Punjab | 33 | 33 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 820 | 817 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 270 | 270 |
| 25 | Telangana | 276 | 275 |
| 26 | Tripura | 56 | 56 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 249 | 249 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 62 | 62 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 119 | 119 |
| 30 | Goa | – | – |
| Total | 6,382 | 6,376 |
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