Parliament Question: Implementation of Schemes in Karnataka

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1064 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEMES IN KARNATAKA

1064. Dr. K SUDHAKAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any monitoring mechanism in place to track fund flow and bill clearance under centrally sponsored and central sector schemes of the Ministry, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether any advisory or directive has been issued to the State Governments to clear pending dues to vendors and contractors for smooth execution of various schemes under the Ministry within a fixed timeframe and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any penalties are imposed or corrective measures are taken for repeated delays in fund utilisation by the State Governments and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the steps proposed to be taken to strengthen financial discipline and transparency in the implementation of the Union Government’s schemes under the Ministry in Karnataka; and

(e) the total amount of funds sanctioned and utilised in Karnataka under schemes such as Atal Bhujal Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, Jal Shakti Abhiyan and others during the Financial Years 2024-25 and 2025-26 till date? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY)

(a) to (d) Yes, there is a Monitoring Mechanism for tracking fund flow and bill clearance under

Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes: -

For Centrally Sponsored Schemes: - SNA-SPARSH (समयोिचत (cid:8)णाली एक(cid:15)कृत शी(cid:18) ह(cid:20)ता(cid:21)तरण- Real time System of Integrated Quick Transfers) module of PFMS was launched in 2023-24 for release of fund under CSS by the Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF). To track flow of funds under Centrally Sponsored Schemes various, SNA SPARSH reports are available in PFMS.

1For Central Sector Schemes: - DoE, Ministry of Finance has implemented the Central Nodal Agency (CNA) system of PFMS w.e.f. 2022-23 For release of fund under Central Sector Schemes. In this system there are three

modules: -

1. Treasury Single Account (TSA) system for schemes with budgets exceeding Rs. 100 Crore.

2. TSA (Hybrid) System of PFMS for the schemes having more than two level implementing agencies or private sub-agencies.

3. CNA Model- 2 through scheduled commercial Bank Accounts for schemes with budgets not exceeding Rs. 100 Crore.

To track flow of funds under Central Sector Schemes CNA and TSA reports are available in PFMS.

States are advised to ensure prompt utilization of funds and to regularly reconcile and update expenditure details on the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

Ministry of Jal Shakti regularly holds review meetings with State/UT authorities including Karnataka to assess both the physical and financial progress of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Scheme in addition to maintaining regular correspondence with State Governments to emphasize the timely utilization of funds. Wherever any delays and other implementation issues are noticed, the concerned State Governments are advised to take appropriate corrective measures.

Further, the Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance, also organises periodic review meetings with the State Governments and the concerned Subject Matter Divisions (SMD’s)/Programme Divisions (PD’s) of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes to monitor the financial progress.

(e) Details of Funds sanctioned and utilized by Karnataka under the schemes implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti is given in Annexure. *** 2ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

1064 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEMES IN KARNATAKA”.

Details of Funds sanctioned and utilized by Karnataka under the various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Amount in Rs. Crore) S.No. Name of Scheme FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 Sanctioned Utilized Sanctioned Utilized 1 Atal Bhujal Yojna 97.70 217.53* 109.27 21.1069 2 Jal Jivan Mission 3804.41 570.66 - - 3 Jal Shakti Abhiyan - - - - PMKSY-HKKP (SMI & RRR of 37.50 37.50 111.54 80.54 4 Water Bodies 5 M-CADWM - - 2.83 - 6 Ground Water Management and 6.88 6.56 9.23 5.65 Regulation (GWMR) *Rs. 119.83 crore spent from funds sanctioned during the previous years ***** 3