Parliament Question: Projects Sanctioned under PMKSY in Bihar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *285 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026 PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PMKSY IN BIHAR †*285. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

Smt. LOVELY ANAND:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the projects approved under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in Bihar;

(b) the amount of funds proposed to be spent on all such projects; and

(c) the details and the present status of all such projects? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PATIL)

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

1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING “PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PMKSY IN BIHAR”

(a) to (c) Ninety-Nine (99) ongoing Major/Medium Irrigation projects (and 7 phases) with pari-passu command area development in 88 projects were identified and included under PMKSY during 2016-17.

Out of them, two projects of Bihar, namely Durgawati Project and Punpun Barrage Project were included under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (PMKSY- AIBP) with pari-passu command area development in Durgawati Project under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Command Area Development and Water Management (PMKSY-CAD&WM).

Further, Nineteen (19) major and medium irrigation projects have been taken up for funding under PMKSY-AIBP after approval of implementation of PMKSY for the period of 2021-26. Out of them two projects, namely Kosi–Mechi Intra-State Link and North Koel Project are benefitting Bihar.

Details of estimated cost and expenditure made under PMKSY-AIBP and CAD&WM projects are given at Annexure-I. Irrigation potential of 39.10 thousand hectare has been created and 19.13 thousand hectare command area has been developed in Bihar through these projects.

Further, one cluster comprising 47 Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) schemes and three cluster of 103 water bodies for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) have been included under Har Khet Ko Pani

(HKKP) Component of PMKSY. Details of estimated cost and expenditure made under PMKSY-HKKP projects are given at Annexure-II. Irrigation potential of 41.44 thousand hectare has been created through these projects.

In addition, 8,214 ongoing watershed development projects under implementation covering an area of 39.07 lakh hectare were included under Watershed Development Component (WDC) of PMKSY during 2016-17. Out of them 135 projects covering an area of 0.612 lakh hectare were from Bihar. These projects have been provided central assistance of Rs. 182.61 crore. After approval of implementation of PMKSY for the period of 2021-26, 1220 additional watershed development projects covering an area of

50.16 lakh hectare have been included under PMKSY-WDC. Out of them, 35 projects of Bihar covering an area of 1.72 lakh hectare have been sanctioned at a total cost of Rs. 440.97 crore with central assistance of Rs. 264.58 crore, out of which Rs. 175.42 crore has been released so far.

*** 2ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026 REGARDING “PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PMKSY IN BIHAR” Details of projects under PMSKY-AIBP and PMKSY-CADWM Schemes Estimated Expenditure S. Project Districts Cost (Rs. in Crore) Present Status No. Name Benefitted (Rs. in Crore) PMKSY-AIBP Durgawati 1207.39 1183.46 1 Rohtas, Kaimur Completed.

Project Punpun 685.28 409.17 Patna, Arwal, Headwork 2 Barrage Jehanabad completed.

Project Kosi-Mechi Araria, Purnea, 6282.32 132.00 Physical Progress - 3 Intra State Kishanganj & 4% Link Project Katihar North Koel 2431.00 946.39 Project Aurangabad, (Bihar- Physical Progress - 4 Gaya, Jharkhand 38% Palamau&Garhwa Interstate Project)

Total: PMKSY-AIBP 10605.99 2671.02 PMKSY-CAD&WM Durgawati 142.20 75.64 Physical progress -

1. CADWM Rohtas, Kaimur 63% Project 3ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026 REGARDING “PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PMKSY IN BIHAR” Details of SMI and RRR of WBs schemes of Bihar approved under PMKSY-HKKP S. Schemes Districts Covered Year of Estimated Expenditure Present Status No. Inclusion Cost (Rs. in Crore) (Rs. in Crore) 1 47 SMI Rohtas (9), 2015-16 141.29 117.74 Completed Schemes Kaimur (7), Nawada (27), Sitamarhi (4) 2 27 Gaya (5), 2018-19 64.93 27.41 Completed Water Nalanda (6), Bodies Kaimur (7), Patna (6), Rohtas (3) 3 66 Arwal (10), 2019-20 96.97 47.57 Completed Water Aurangabad (10), Bodies Banka (10), Gaya (14), Jehanabad(2), Kaimur(Mohania)(2), Lakhisarai (3), Munger (1), Nawada (14) 4 10 Jhanabad (4), 2024-25 73.50 - Project is in Water Gaya (4), initial stage of Bodies West Champaran (1) implementation.

and Nawada (1) Total 376.69 192.72 ***** 4