Parliament Question: Funds for Irrigation and Water Management

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *272 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025 FUNDS FOR IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT †*272. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government provides funds from the Central pool to the States for large irrigation schemes, water management and construction of high dams; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds provided for the purpose during the last three years and the current year, State and project-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PAATIL)

(a) to (b) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING “FUNDS FOR IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT”

(a) Water resources projects are planned, funded, executed, and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. Role of Government of India is to provide technical support and, in some cases, partial financial assistance under the existing schemes implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, including partial financial assistance for large irrigation schemes and command area development and water management.

(b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) implemented by Ministry of Jal Shakti. HKKP, in turn, consists of one of the sub-components, namely, Command Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM) being implemented pari-passu with AIBP.

AIBP component focuses on completion of major, medium and Extension, Renovation and Modernisation (ERM) projects for creation of new irrigation potential/restoration of irrigation potential in the country. CAD&WM is dedicated to command area development and participatory irrigation management through water user associations.

Further, a special package for completion of 8 MMI and 83 surface minor irrigation (SMI) projects in Vidarbh, Marathwada and other drought prone areas of Maharashtra, has been approved for partial financial assistance by Government of India during 2018-19.

In addition, projects included under National Projects scheme of Ministry of Jal Shakti are partially funded by this Ministry either under PMKSY-AIBP or separately.

Central Assistance (CA) released to various states under aforesaid schemes during last three years are as follows.

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States Name of Projects 2022-23 to 2024-25 No. (Rs. in Crore) Central assistance under PMKSY-AIBP 1 Assam ERM of Sukla irrigation project 84.44 2 Chhattisgarh Kelo Irrigation Project 5.42 3 Gujarat Sardar Sarovar Project 105.32 4 Jharkhand North Koel 49.82 5 Karnataka Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme 3.42 6 Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - III 4.42 7 Pench Project 5.25 Madhya Pradesh 8 Bargi Diversion Project Phase - III 59.91 9 Bargi Diversion Project Phase - IV 58.91 10 Nadaun project 5.44 11 Himachal Pradesh Phina Singh Multipurpose Project 11.91 12 Renukaji Dam Project (National Project) 766.64 13 Rajasthan Parwan multipurpose project 358.28 14 Maharashtra Krishna Koyana Lift Irrigation Scheme 85.66 215 Tarali Project 4.30 16 Sangola Branch Canal Project 6.02 17 Bembla Irrigation Project 21.94 18 Upper Pen Ganga Project 51.12 19 Lower Wardha Project 13.56 20 Lower Pedhi Project 1.77 21 Nardave (Mahamadwadi) Project 1.65 22 Gosikhurd Project (National Project) 198.81 23 JiheKathapur project 201.27 24 Manipur ERM of Loktak LIS (Ph-I) 30.79 25 Shahpur Kandi Dam Project (National Project) 196.38 26 Punjab Relining of Rajasthan Feeder 353.29 27 Relining of Sirhind Feeder 25.43 28 Uttar Pradesh Saryu Nahar Pariyojna (National Project) 14.51 29 Madhya Ganga canal Phase-II 9.40 30 Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project 405.00 Uttarakhand 31 Lakhwar Multipurpose project (National Project) 279.11 32 Tamil Nadu Kannadian Channel Project 25.70 Central Assistance to National Projects, being funded separately 33 Andhra Pradesh Polavaram Project (National Project) 7,911.51 Uttar Pradesh & 34 Ken Betwa Link Project 3,970.91 Madhya Pradesh Central assistance under PMKSY-CADWM 1 Maniyari Tank Project 7.56 Chhattisgarh 2 Kharung Project 2.63 3 Karnataka Upper Tunga Irrigation Project 2.97 4 Pench Project 0.44 5 Madhya Pradesh Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - I & II 21.88 6 Omkareshwar Project Canal Phase-III 7.00 7 Narmada Canal Project 15.95 Rajasthan 8 Modernization of Gang Canal 36.38 9 Bawanthadi Project 1.98 10 Lower Dudhna Project 13.44 11 Tillari Project 4.59 12 Lower Wardha Project 15.97 13 NandurMadhmeshwar Project Ph-II 10.35 14 Gosikhurd Project 72.84 Maharashtra 15 Upper Pen Ganga Project 1.67 16 Bembla Project 12.47 17 Tarali Project 3.45 18 Arjuna Project 5.68 19 Krishna Koyana Lift Irrigation Scheme 6.35 20 Gadnadi Project 0.12 21 Thoubal Project 5.88 Manipur 22 Dolaithabi Barrage Project 1.86 Rehabilitation of 1st Patiala Feeder and Kotla 23 Punjab 84.00 Branch Project Central Assistance under Maharashtra Package 01 Maharashtra 8 MMI and 83 SMI Projects 1,098.95 Further, mother sanctions of Rs. 850.17 crore and Rs. 69.74 crore have been issued to different projects against central assistance for financial year 2025-26 under PMKSY-AIBP and CAD&WM, respectively, against which States have yet to incur the expenditure.

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