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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA
REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3168
ANSWERED ON 06.08.2026
RAINWATER HARVESTING AND WATER CONSERVATION
3168. Shri VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has formulated any national action plan for
rainwater harvesting and water conservation across the country and if so, the
details thereof;
(b) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised for rainwater
harvesting and water conservation projects during the last three years and the
current financial year, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to make rainwater harvesting systems
mandatory in Government buildings, educational institutions and urban
development projects across the country and if so, the details thereof;
(d) the details of the measures taken to revive traditional water bodies, ponds,
lakes and tanks for improving rainwater storage and groundwater recharge; and
(e) whether the Government has undertaken any assessment of the impact of
rainwater harvesting on groundwater levels and water security and if so, the
details and the findings thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY)
(a) to (e) ‘Water’ being a State subject, the aspects related to water
resources including its conservation are studied, planned, funded and executed
by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities.
1The Central Government supplements the measures and efforts being taken up
by the State Governments.
“Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari” (JSJB) initiative was launched in Surat,
Gujarat on 6 September 2024. In June 2025, JSJB 2.0 was launched. The
implementation cycle for JSJB 2.0 commenced on 1 June 2025 and concluded
on 31 May 2026.
Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Catch the Rain (JSJB: CTR) – 2026 was
launched on 1st June 2026 enhancing the scope of the Jal Sanchay Jan
Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative and simultaneously integrating it with the Jal Shakti
Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) campaign. The JSJB initiative focuses on
intensifying community action and mobilization to build low-cost rainwater
harvesting structures in low cost and saturation mode. The details of JSJB 1.0,
JSJB 2.0 and JSJB: CTR 2026 initiatives are attached at Annexure-I.
The initiative leverages community funds, individual donations, Corporate
Social Responsibility Funds and others for construction of low-cost structures
like borewells, recharge shafts, recharge pits, using locally available material,
to harvest rainwater, to boost ground water level and provide local tailor-made
solution to water issues. The initiative also emphasizes convergent financing
from various schemes of the Central, State and local bodies like Viksit Bharat -
Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), Atal Mission
for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Per Drop More Crop,
Repair, Renovation and Restoration Components under the Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management
and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and Finance Commission grants.
The objective is to ensure that every drop of water is conserved through
collective efforts, following a whole-of-society and whole-of-government
approach. By fostering community ownership, the initiative seeks to develop
cost-effective, local solutions at the micro level for water conservation and
ground water recharge. The initiative is guided by the 3Cs principle—
2Community, CSR and Cost, ensuring effective convergence and maximized
outcomes. The Government promotes the initiative in partnership with State
Governments and local authorities to ensure its widespread reach and
awareness. The initiative aims at forging partnership with stakeholders such as
NGOs, Trusts, Civil Societies and educational institutions to engage the
broader community effectively. The progress of the campaign is monitored
through online portal - JSJB: CTR (https://jsjb.mowr.gov.in).
In 2019, the Ministry of Jal Shakti launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) as a
time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign in 256 water stressed
districts of the country. The Hon'ble PM of India launched the campaign in 2021
as Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) with the message, "Catch the
Rain: Where It Falls, When It Falls." Since then, JSA: CTR evolved into a
national movement, reinforcing India's collective commitment to water security
through localised action and institutional convergence. The JSA: CTR campaign
was implemented nationwide and each edition had included a targeted focus
since 2023 to maximize impact. The JSA: CTR 2023, with the theme “Source
Sustainability for Drinking Water,” prioritized 150 special focus districts
identified by the Jal Jeevan Mission. The JSA: CTR 2024 campaign, themed
“Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti,” was carried out across the country with a special
focus on 151 districts identified by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).
The JSA: CTR 2025 was launched with the theme “Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari:
Jan Jagrukta Ki Or” emphasizing deeper grassroots engagement, inter-sectoral
convergence and innovative financing mechanisms with special focus on 148
districts identified by CGWB.
Government of India launched “Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
(PMKSY)” to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable
area under assured irrigation, improve on farm water use efficiency, introduce
sustainable water conservation practices. Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) is one of
the components of PMKSY. Under this component, the scheme of Surface Minor
Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies
3schemes were included. The Ministry of Jal Shakti provides Central Assistance
(CA) to States for the creation and restoration of Irrigation Potential (IP) under
the SMI and RRR of Water Bodies schemes. The details of State wise CA
release and Irrigation Potential created/restored for SMI and RRR of WBs under
PMKSY-HKKP as on 31.07.2026 is given in Annexure-II.
As reported by the Department of Rural Development, the details of the
total expenditure incurred on water-related works under MGNREGS during the
last three years and the current year, for all States and Union Territories, are
given in the Annexure-III.
National Water Policy (2012), formulated by Department of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, inter-alia advocates
rainwater harvesting and conservation of water and highlights the need for
augmenting the availability of water through direct use of rainfall.
The Government has prescribed various regulatory and enabling
provisions to promote and institutionalise rainwater harvesting in buildings and
development projects across the country, including:
i. Ministry of Jal Shakti notified guidelines dated 24.09.2020 and
amendments dated 29.03.2023 thereto for regulation of
groundwater extraction by industries, infrastructure and mining
projects.
ii. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) published the
Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016, which recommend rainwater
harvesting provisions for all types of buildings with a plot size of
100 sq. m. or more, mandating such buildings to include a
comprehensive proposal for rainwater harvesting at the time of
submission of building plans for approval, irrespective of the
intended use of the building.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has completed the National Aquifer
Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) for the entire mappable area
of about 25 lakh sq. km in the country, including water-stressed regions. CGWB
has also prepared the Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater-2020
4in consultation with the States/UTs. It is a macro-level plan indicating suitable
rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge structures for different terrain and
hydrogeological conditions, including water-stressed regions.
CGWB, in coordination with the State/UT Governments, periodically
carries out the Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessment to estimate
groundwater recharge, extractable groundwater resources, groundwater
extraction and the stage of groundwater extraction, and to assess changes
therein over time. As per the assessment results, the total annual groundwater
recharge in the country increased from about 432 BCM in 2017 to 448.52 BCM
in 2025. During the same period, the proportion of assessment units
categorised as ‘Safe’ increased from 62.6% to 73.14%, while that of ‘Over-
exploited’ assessment units declined from 17.2% to 10.8%, indicating an overall
improvement in the groundwater scenario. The assessment further indicates
that recharge from tanks, ponds and other water-conservation structures
increased by 12.93 BCM, from 13.98 BCM in 2017 to 26.91 BCM in 2025. This
reflects an increase in the contribution of such structures to groundwater
recharge during the period.
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5ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
3168 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.08.2026 REGARDING “RAINWATER
HARVESTING AND WATER CONSERVATION”.
State Wise details under (JSJB: CTR 2026) – as on 04 Aug 2026
S.No State Completed Work
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 43
2 BIHAR 9
3 CHHATTISGARH 59652
4 GUJARAT 1396
5 HARYANA 291
6 HIMACHAL PRADESH 3466
7 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 1482
8 KARNATAKA 30
9 KERALA 0
10 MADHYA PRADESH 39
11 MAHARASHTRA 740
12 MANIPUR 1
13 MIZORAM 3
14 ODISHA 12
15 PUNJAB 1944
16 RAJASTHAN 60190
17 TAMIL NADU 811
18 TELANGANA 2417
19 TRIPURA 432
20 UTTAR PRADESH 386
21 UTTARAKHAND 380
Grand Total : 133724
State Wise details under JSJB 2.0
Completed
S. No. State
Work
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 3108879
2 CHHATTISGARH 2307768
3 MADHYA PRADESH 2190928
4 TELANGANA 1588187
5 RAJASTHAN 582082
6 BIHAR 542442
7 ODISHA 281683
8 UTTAR PRADESH 274960
9 GUJARAT 220909
10 TAMIL NADU 206123
11 KARNATAKA 107797
12 PUNJAB 61193
13 TRIPURA 55532
14 MAHARASHTRA 49886
15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 12652
16 HARYANA 10562
17 JHARKHAND 8550
18 MEGHALAYA 4748
19 HIMACHAL PRADESH 4257
20 UTTARAKHAND 3980
21 KERALA 3423
22 NAGALAND 870
623 ASSAM 526
24 PUDUCHERRY 476
25 MANIPUR 225
26 LADAKH 149
27 GOA 109
28 SIKKIM 89
29 MIZORAM 81
30 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 73
31 LAKSHADWEEP 27
32 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 24
33 DELHI 19
34 CHANDIGARH 16
35 WEST BENGAL 14
36 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 6
Total 11629245
State Wise details under JSJB 1.0
S. No. State Completed Work
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 119
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 36338
3 ASSAM 1715
4 BIHAR 134930
5 CHHATTISGARH 405563
6 CHANDIGARH 11
7 DELHI 201
8 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 92
9 GOA 7
10 GUJARAT 133522
11 HIMACHAL PRADESH 148
12 HARYANA 7465
13 JHARKHAND 2798
14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 6129
15 KARNATAKA 115303
16 KERALA 5396
17 LADAKH 1
18 MAHARASHTRA 7149
19 MEGHALAYA 3356
20 MANIPUR 34
21 MADHYA PRADESH 278852
22 MIZORAM 1
23 NAGALAND 63
24 ODISHA 101174
25 PUNJAB 6093
26 PUDUCHERRY 161
27 RAJASTHAN 364968
28 SIKKIM 18
29 TELANGANA 520362
30 TAMIL NADU 73394
31 TRIPURA 12305
32 UTTARAKHAND 2333
33 UTTAR PRADESH 141055
34 WEST BENGAL 27
Total 2361083
7ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
3168 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.08.2026 REGARDING “RAINWATER
HARVESTING AND WATER CONSERVATION”.
State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of
PMKSY-HKKP
Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI)
PMKSY 1.0 PMKSY 2.0 2026-
S. 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 27 (#
State
No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 )
Arunachal
1 20.52 10.26 22.25 17.49 104.69 142.73 41.95 138.7 77.27 173.39 17
Pradesh
2 Assam 87.86 375.77 428.34 414.06 205.62 275.2 71.54 52.09 125.03 127.47 52
3 Bihar 32.28 16.14 10.65 4.48
Himachal
4 1.13 49.28 66.2 147.91 59.8 60.31 40.5 142.3 38.63 95.87 9
Pradesh
J&K &
5 104.48 31.71 68.58 97.59
Ladakh
6 Karnataka 30 37.5 37.5 111.53 11
7 Manipur 20 22.23 69.26 75.98 26.46 19.85 51.07
8 Meghalaya 44.44 31.5 22.22 57.07 100.47 46.52 74.21 57.09 57.67 4
9 Mizoram 8.25 11.34 7.65 4.66 0.81 8.54
10 Nagaland 18.5 9.25 35.33 20.46 35.99 40.89 21.01 87.1 47.68 39.43
11 Sikkim 9 16.61 9.13 9.33 9.71 12.88 29.25 9.4 43.89 4
12 Tripura 9
13 Uttarakhand 32.4 61 31.78 29.63 17.2 93.4 76 48.68 5
Total SMI 148 665.35 725.2 768.11 657.65 739.58 312.54 675.22 468.6 757.54 102
Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of WBs Scheme
PMKSY 1.0 PMKSY 2.0
2026-
S. 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-
State 27 (#)
No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26*
Andhra
1 2.7 3.02 2
Pradesh
2 Assam 52.99 5.4
3 Bihar 6.26 11.82 8.62 7.28 7.78 6.1 3
4 Gujarat 8.81 3.16 2.57
5 Manipur 24.26 3.7
6 Meghalaya 2.66
7 Nagaland 5.61 10.13 3.38 1
8 Odisha 3 34.54 11.1 56.25 46.67 59 7
9 Rajasthan 14.3 11.96 9.3 10.46 35.99 43.55 4
10 Tamil Nadu 7.03 16.75 1.25 17.43 27.7 49.6 26.98 67.59 4
11 Telangana 59.68 0.78
Total RRR 0 79.65 24.8 64.79 35.79 26.05 58.54 135.97 119.77 236.41 26.4
Grand Total
148 745 750 832.9 693.44 765.63 371.08 811.19 588.36 993.95 128.4
(SMI +RRR)
(#) Mother Sanction issued as on date for FY 2026-27
8Status of year wise Irrigation Potential (IP) created /Restored
(IP in Thousand hectare)
Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Scheme
PMKSY 1.0 PMKSY 2.0
Sl 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024-
State
No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1.66 0.51 3.31 0.00 4.82 4.54 2.82 4.87 3.96
3 Assam 47.12 10.56 13.39 11.00 23.06 3.20 11.39 17.57
4 Bihar 14.07 9.70 8.66 2.15 0.07 0.00
5 Chhattisgarh 3.57 0.80 0.50
6 Himachal Pradesh 1.61 2.15 5.46 7.76 3.62 1.62 0.35 10.94
7 J&K & Ladakh 7.12 2.71 12.34 2.24 8.69 1.17
8 Jharkhand 0.41 1.08 4.60
9 Karnataka 3.48 8.25
10 Madhya Pradesh 31.83
11 Maharashtra
12 Manipur 1.00 0.80 0.70 5.79 9.64
13 Meghalaya 5.42 0.88 3.94 3.66 4.76 1.87 5.94 3.37
14 Mizoram 0.16 1.26 0.49 0.04 0.22
15 Nagaland 0.48 0.00 2.02 2.40 3.10 4.84 0.52
16 Odisha
17 Rajasthan
18 Sikkim 2.50 0.60 0.25 0.83 1.00
19 Tripura
20 Uttarakhand 4.06 2.16 1.96 4.61 2.58 1.94 3.60 0.36 8.65
21 West Bengal
Total 106.94 34.17 48.92 40.00 27.25 49.12 16.21 40.87 55.65
Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of WBs Scheme
Sl 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024-
State
No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 Andhra Pradesh 1.47
2 Bihar 17.87 3.92 0.00 0.02
3 Chattishgarh
4 Gujarat 0.14 1.69 0.72 1.15 0.20
5 Haryana
6 Karnataka
7 Madhya Pradesh 8.00
8 Maharashtra
9 Manipur 0.00 0.00 0.62
10 Meghalaya 0.58 0.27 0.03
11 Odisha 21.00 2.51 1.46 0.45 2.50 12.44
12 Rajasthan 7.03 0.07 2.85 1.76 3.62 3.68
13 Tamil Nadu 1.73 0.72 0.74 0.61 0.82 0.10 1.56 5.99 1.69
14 Telangana 2.54 8.51 3.62 0.80 0.45 0.39 9.24
15 Uttar Pradesh 2.35
Total 30.34 11.60 16.96 5.86 21.18 5.19 5.31 12.93 28.54
Grand Total
(SMI+RRR) 137.27 45.77 65.88 45.86 48.43 54.31 21.53 53.80 84.19
9ANNEXURE-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
3168 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.08.2026 REGARDING “RAINWATER
HARVESTING AND WATER CONSERVATION”.
State-wise details of total expenditure made on water related works during last three years and
current year under MGNREGS (up to 30th June 2026)
2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24
Total Total Total
S No. State Total expenditure (in
expenditure expenditure expenditure
Rs lakh)
(in Rs lakh) (in Rs lakh) (in Rs lakh)
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 3,62,583.20 4,23,743.72 5,11,880.31 5,14,379.93
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1,059.86 12,814.33 13,639.76 12,951.16
3 ASSAM 9,662.87 30,092.80 53,745.42 49,578.82
4 BIHAR 1,26,359.98 2,54,134.30 3,44,334.45 2,92,387.84
5 CHHATTISGARH 80,500.58 1,15,646.53 1,86,348.14 1,97,062.26
6 GOA 39.64 177.76 238.31 124.58
7 GUJARAT 14,835.25 35,689.53 52,708.08 60,509.55
8 HARYANA 1,938.61 19,811.66 32,764.92 28,135.99
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1,836.26 18,808.80 30,639.85 28,556.19
10 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 12,319.41 64,445.15 46,436.34 39,892.44
11 JHARKHAND 16,843.21 1,37,349.49 1,66,297.00 1,60,742.10
12 KARNATAKA 63,000.71 1,96,425.94 3,02,732.06 2,65,944.87
13 KERALA 26,354.24 63,323.44 66,497.81 92,957.08
14 LADAKH 543.55 3,314.11 2,902.29 2,845.97
15 MADHYA PRADESH 67,590.53 2,96,290.68 3,56,886.32 3,61,629.38
16 MAHARASHTRA 42,617.03 2,14,455.12 2,39,754.33 1,44,460.63
17 MANIPUR 21,561.67 48,466.65 45,477.42 32,111.43
18 MEGHALAYA 7,289.16 20,059.91 24,622.70 22,061.18
19 MIZORAM 6,072.73 24,349.95 22,409.54 16,237.72
20 NAGALAND 1,100.65 3,834.66 4,973.84 14,048.16
21 ODISHA 35,072.87 2,18,176.51 1,91,790.79 2,18,509.20
22 PUNJAB 6,460.76 43,996.76 56,827.20 52,704.32
23 RAJASTHAN 1,02,737.15 2,99,567.98 4,54,760.48 4,84,784.94
24 SIKKIM 363.24 2,261.88 2,272.23 2,761.51
25 TAMIL NADU 78,561.72 3,69,323.28 5,88,808.19 9,60,527.77
26 TELANGANA 1,58,320.07 94,712.17 1,73,339.79 1,30,435.70
27 TRIPURA 13,736.10 24,045.43 22,550.24 22,581.67
28 UTTAR PRADESH 55,097.74 2,74,515.94 3,29,090.58 2,97,403.77
29 UTTARAKHAND 3,112.27 16,633.42 19,738.05 24,723.20
30 WEST BENGAL 70.13 3.03 - 5.73
ANDAMAN AND
31 31.19 92.66 93.59 236.37
NICOBAR
32 DN HAVELI AND DD 65.10 54.79 8.61 -
33 LAKSHADWEEP - - - 10.16
34 PUDUCHERRY 733.36 3,461.69 3,373.61 5,763.27
Total 13,18,470.84 33,30,080.07 43,47,942.25 45,37,064.89
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