Parliament Question: Objectives of PMKSY and DRIP

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 OBJECTIVES OF PMKSY AND DRIP 2638. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI: Will the Minister of Jal Shakti be pleased to state: (a) detailed objectives of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP); (b) details of funds allocated by Government under PMKSY and DRIP to various States during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise; and (c) the number of existing dams of the country that have benefitted from DRIP during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY) (a) The objective of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable areas under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency and introduce sustainable water conservation practices. The objective of the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) is to improve the safety and operational performance of selected dams through rehabilitation and strengthening of dam structures, establishment of institutional arrangements for dam safety, and capacity building of dam owners. (b) & (c) Details of central assistance provided to States during last three years under different components of PMKSY is given at Annexure-I. Against the financial outlay of DRIP Phase II and Phase III of Rs 10,211 crore for 19 States and 3 Central Agencies to be spent over the period of 10 years (2021-2031), outlay for ongoing Phase II is Rs 5107 crore. Rehabilitation proposals in the form of Project Screening Template (PST) for 180 dams have been approved by the World Bank. The rehabilitation works at 106 dams are in various stages of implementation, out of which major physical rehabilitation works have been completed at 37 dams during last three years. The details of Implementing Agency wise project cost allocation, expenditure and status of rehabilitation of dams in last three years is given at Annexure-II. *** 1ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638 TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 16.03.2026 REGARDING “Objectives of PMKSY and DRIP”. Details of central assistance released under different components of PMKSY during the last three years Central Assistance provided (Rs. crore) Sl. No. Name of States AIBP and CAD&WM SMI and RRR 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Arunachal Pradesh 0 16.05 0 41.95 138.70 77.27 2 Assam 41.98 0 42.46 71.54 52.09 125.03 3 Bihar 0 0 49.82 11.76 7.78 0 4 Chhattisgarh 1.85 10.44 3.33 - - - 5 Gujarat 61.15 32.4 11.77 3.16 2.57 0 6 Himachal Pradesh 0 414.46 369.53 40.50 142.30 38.63 7 Karnataka 6.39 0 0 30.00 37.50 37.50 8 Madhya Pradesh 93.43 53.44 10.94 - - - 9 Maharashtra 216.03 336.81 182.20 - - - 10 Manipur 24.88 13.65 0 26.46 23.55 0 11 Meghalaya - - - 46.52 74.21 57.09 12 Mizoram - - - 0 0.81 0 13 Nagaland - - - 21.01 92.71 57.81 14 Odisha 0 0 0 11.10 56.25 46.67 15 Punjab 213 288.45 157.65 - - - 16 Rajasthan 20.78 177 212.83 9.30 10.46 35.99 17 Sikkim - - - 12.88 29.25 9.40 18 Tamil Nadu 25.70 0 0 27.70 49.60 26.98 19 Uttar Pradesh 23.91 0 0 - - - 20 Uttarakhand 38.58 165.56 479.97 17.20 93.40 76.00 AIBP: Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme Component CAD&WM: Command Area Development and Water Management Component SMI: Surface Minor Irrigation Component RRR: Repair Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies 2ANNEXURE – II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638 TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 16.03.2026 REGARDING “Objectives of PMKSY and DRIP”. Details of Project Cost Allocation and Expenditure (Implementing Agency wise) and status of Rehabilitation of Dams under DRIP in last three years S. State/Agency DRIP Phase Expenditure Number of No. of dams Number of No. II latest as on Dams for on which Dams whose allocation (in 28.02.2026 which PST rehabilitation major Rs. crore) (in Rs. approved by works structural crore) World Bank awarded rehabilitation work is completed 1 BBMB 70 0.04 4 - - 2 Chhattisgarh WRD 170 58.33 2 1 - 3 DVC 44 1.17 3 - - 4 Goa WRD 58 - 2 - - 5 Gujarat WRD 350 258.87 5 5 - 6 Karnataka WRD 699 288.11 11 8 3 7a Kerala SEBL 90 60.88 15 8 2 7b Kerala WRD 130 46.57 7 6 - 8 Maharashtra WRD 379 78.50 10 10 - 9 Manipur WRD 98 59.72 2 2 - 10 Meghalaya PGCL 150 71.12 4 4 - 11 Madhya Pradesh 45.20 4 - 186 10 WRD 12 Odisha WRD 100 39.40 13 9 3 13 Punjab WRD 71 0.39 11 - - 14 Rajasthan WRD 503 168.13 16 11 8 15a Tamil Nadu GECL 260 164.44 23 19 13 15b Tamil Nadu WRD 510 282.01 7 5 2 16 Telangana WRD 100 - 2 - - 17 Uttarakhand JVNL 300 227.48 6 6 4 18 Uttar Pradesh 33.54 6 1 354 21 I&WRD 19 West Bengal I&WD 200 54.10 6 2 1 20 CWC 285 168.58 - - - Total 5107 2106.58 180 106 37 ***** 3