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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Projects, 28/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Projects, 28/07/2016. Water Resources Project are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priority. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR) provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) under its components PMKSY-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP); and PMKSY-Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). State wise details of ongoing projects including those in Madhya Pradesh under PMKSY-AIBP and PMKSY-HKKP [Schemes under Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM), Repair, Renovation and Restoration(RRR) of water bodies and Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI)] are given at Annexure-I. During 2015-16, central assistance (CA) of Rs. 2327.82 Cr. was released for 36 projects under AIBP, Rs. 1142.71 Cr. for 108 projects under CADWM, Rs. 161.18 Cr. for 1099 water bodies and Rs. 601.92 Cr. for 2374 SMI schemes. State-wise details of CA released is given at Annexure-II.

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