The Centre will spend Rs 1,200 crores on the new Grameena Jalasamvardhane scheme launched by Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on Independence Day, according to Union Water Resources Minister Ajay Charan Sethi. He lauded the Karnataka Government for taking the initiative in implementing a similar scheme. He said the Centre was keen on integrated development of command area also. The forthcoming meeting of All India Irrigation Ministers in September is likely to take up the issue.