GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 255
ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026
PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA, MAHARASHTRA
255 #. Smt. SUNETRA AJIT PAWAR:
Will the Minister of Jal Shakti be pleased to state:
(a) the financial assistance extended to the State of Maharashtra under the Pradhan...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 255 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA, MAHARASHTRA 255 #. Smt. SUNETRA AJIT PAWAR:
Will the Minister of Jal Shakti be pleased to state:
(a) the financial assistance extended to the State of Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the last three yearsอพ
(b) the current status of the special package announced by the Central Government for pending irrigation projects in the State, especially for the Vidarbha and Marathwada regionsอพ and
(c) whether Government plans to allocate any new additional funds to increase irrigation coverage in Maharashtra and promote micro irrigation under 'Per Drop More Crop'? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY)
(a) Central assistance provided during last three years i.e. 2022-23 to 2024-25 under different components of PMKSY is given below.
Sl. No. Component of PMKSY Central Assistance provided (Rs. in crore)
1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme 586.10
2. Command Area Development and Water Management 148.94
3. Watershed Development 358.89
(b) Total eight (08) Major and Medium Irrigation (MMI) Projects and 83 Surface Minor Irrigation
(SMI) Projects have been included under special package to Maharashtra, out of them three (03) MMI and all 83 SMI projects fall under Vidarbha and Marathwada region. Three (03) MMI and 73 SMI projects have been completed.
Time extension of the Special package to Maharashtra, has been granted up to March 2027 for completion of balance projects.
(c) Rs. 909.79 crore central assistance has been provided to Maharashtra during 2022-23 to 2024-25 under Per Drop More Crop component, which was earlier under PMKSY and now being implemented under Pradhan Mantri-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna (PM-RKVY).
During the current financial year 2025-26, an amount of Rs. 286.36 crore has been allocated under PM-RKVY for implementation of PDMC scheme and Rs. 150.85 crore has been sanctioned till date to the state of Maharashtra.
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