Special Irrigation Package

The packages approved by Government of India for area- specific and scheme-specific needs related to the Ministry of Water Resources are as follows :

• Special package for implementing drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand region for Uttar Pradesh(U.P) and Madhya Pradesh(M.P)

Under this package, central assistance of Rs. 585 crore have been released for U.P and Rs. 594 crore for M.P against the measures identified for support through the schemes of Ministry of Water Resources.

• Rehabilitation package for “Development of Kuttanand Wetland Eco-system”

The Kuttanand Wetland Eco-system is in Alappuza district of Kerala. Under this package, central assistance of Rs. 21.00 lakhs have been released (upto July 2010).

• Prime Minister’s relief package for agrarian distress districts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala

So far 40 projects have been funded through Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) under this package. The grant released upto March 2012 for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala under this package is Rs. 1894.99 crore, Rs. 1294.4 crore, Rs. 3214.6 crore and Rs. 13.6 crore respectively.

• Special plan assistance to Bodwad Parisar Sinchan Yojana, Maharashtra Considering the backwardness of the Vidarbha region and water scarcity in Jalgaon district and on the request of Government of Maharashtra to provide special plan assistance a proposal for additional assistance in the shape of one time grant of Rs. 500 crore has been approved to impart sufficient momentum to this project for speedy execution.

This information was given by Union Water Resources Minister Shri Harish Rawat in written reply to a question whether some States were specially provided any package or special funds for area- specific and scheme-specific irrigation needs; andif so, the funds provided to the States, State-wise?

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