## Policy Summary: Flood Management and Irrigation Schemes in India
This policy outlines the Union Government's approach to flood management and irrigation, primarily executed through state government initiatives supplemented by central government support via technical guidance and financial assistance. The core of this support is the Flood Management Programme (FMP), implemented during the XI and XII Plans and continued as a component of the Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) from 2017-18 to 2025-26.
**Flood Management:**
* **FMP/FMBAP Projects:** A total of 522 flood management projects across 25 States/UTs, with an estimated cost of ₹13,238.37 Crore, were included during the XI and XII Plans. Seven new projects in six states, costing approximately ₹2,573.80 crore, were added under the FMP component of FMBAP during 2021-26.
* **Funding:** As of March 2025, central assistance of ₹7,260.50 crore was released under FMP, and ₹1,477.15 crore under the River Management and Border Area (RMBA) component.
* **Budget Allocation (FMBAP):**
* 2022-23: Budget Estimate ₹450 crore, Revised Estimate ₹450 crore, Actual Expenditure ₹433.204 crore.
* 2023-24: Budget Estimate ₹450 crore, Revised Estimate ₹200 crore, Actual Expenditure ₹198.384 crore.
* 2024-25: Budget Estimate ₹449.57 crore, Revised Estimate ₹400 crore, Actual Expenditure ₹386.95 crore.
* **Project Completion & Impact:** 431 projects under the FMP component of FMBAP have been completed, providing protection to approximately 5.13 Mha of land and benefiting an estimated 54.84 million people.
**Irrigation:**
* **Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY):** Launched in 2015-16, PMKSY aims to enhance physical access to water on farms, expand cultivable areas under assured irrigation, improve water use efficiency, and promote sustainable water conservation. It comprises the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP), both implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
* **Maharashtra Irrigation Package:** A special package for the completion of 8 Major & Medium Irrigation (MMI) and 83 Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) projects in Maharashtra, with a balance cost of ₹13,651.61 crore (as of April 2018), was approved in 2018-19 for financial assistance from the Government of India.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
Flood Management Programme (FMP): A Union Government initiative implemented during XI and XII Plans to provide central assistance to States for flood control, antierosion, drainage development, and antisea erosion works.
Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP): A Union Government initiative that includes FMP as a component and operated from 2017-18 to 2025-26 for flood management and border areas development.
River Management and Border Area (RMBA): Component of FMBAP
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): A scheme launched in 2015-16 to enhance physical access of water on farms and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation.
Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP): A major component of PMKSY implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP): A major component of PMKSY implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Maharashtra: A state in India where a special package was approved for completion of irrigation projects.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION
SCHEMES
Posted On: 31 JUL 2025 4:32PM by PIB Delhi
Flood management and irrigarion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State
Governments as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by
providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance.
To strengthen the structural measures of flood management, Union Government had implemented Flood
Management Programme (FMP) during XI & XII Plans for providing central assistance to States for works
related to flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development, anti-sea erosion, etc. which subsequently
continued as a component of “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” for the period
from 2017-18 to 2020-21 and during 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Total 522 flood management projects covering 25 States/UTs with an estimated cost of Rs. 13238.37 Crore
were included during XI and XII plan and 7 new flood management projects of six states with an estimated
cost of Rs. 2573.80 crore have been included under FMP component of FMBAP during 2021-26. Total
central assistance amounting to Rs. 7260.50 crore and Rs 1477.15 crore has been released under FMP and
River Management and Border Area (RMBA) component respectively to various states upto March 2025.
Details of State wise fund released under FMBAP scheme during last three years is placed below.
Total Budget earmarked and fund utilised under FMBAP scheme during last three years is given below:
Amount in Rs. Crore
Budget Revised Actual
Year
Estimate Estimate Expenditure
2022-
450 450 433.204
23
2023-
450 200 198.384
24
2024-
449.57 400 386.95
25
Total 431 projects under FMP component of FMBAP have been completed in various States which give
protection to an area of around 5.13 Mha and protected a population of about 54.84 million.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with the aim 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 this Ministry, namely, Accelerated
Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).
Further, a special package for completion of 8 MMI and 83 surface minor irrigation (SMI) projects of
Maharashtra, having estimated balance cost of Rs. 13,651.61 crore as on April, 2018, has been approved
during 2018-19 for financial assistance by Government of India.
Details of central assistance provided under AIBP and CAD&WM components of PMKSY and under
Maharashtra package is placed below.