Parliament Question: Atal Bhujal Youana in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2234 ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026 ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA IN TAMIL NADU

2234. SHRI MALAIYARASAN D:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the coverage of Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) in Tamil Nadu including the number of priority areas identified for groundwater management under it;

(b) the progress made in community participation and groundwater conservation activities under above yojana in Tamil Nadu;

(c) the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilised for Tamil Nadu under above yojana so far; and

(d) the steps taken to ensure sustainable groundwater use and address water scarcity issues under above yojana in Tamil Nadu? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY)

(a) to (d) Atal Bhujal Yojana was a pilot scheme with fixed duration and outlay for promoting community led participatory ground water management, implemented across 8,203 water stressed Gram Panchayats of 7 States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The scheme was not implemented in the State of Tamil Nadu. *****