THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARATI)
(a)to(d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 425 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2014 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING IRRIGATION PROJECTS.
(a) Irrigation being a State Subject, water resources projects are planned and executed by the respective State Governments from their own resources. However, various projects which cannot be completed by State Governments from their own resources and are in an advanced stage of construction, are provided grants under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Progamme (AIBP) for Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) and Minor Irrigation (MI) projects, as per the following pattern of assistance:
MMI Projects Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Schemes Special Category States 90% of project cost 90% of project cost for ongoing (North Eastern States, for ongoing and new and new SMI Schemes HP, J&K and Uttaranchal) MMI projects which and undivided Koraput, are in an advanced Bolangir, Kalahandi stage of construction (KBK) districts of Odisha. Special areas drought prone 75% of project cost i) 90% of project cost for area (DPA), desert prone for ongoing and new ongoing SMI Schemes in area (DDP), tribal area(TA) MMI projects. However, Special Area benefiting and flood prone areas of ongoing project in DDP drought prone area (DPA) Non-special category States Areas will continue and tribal area (TA) of to get 25% of project Non-special category States. cost. ii) 75% of project cost for new SMI projects in Special Area benefiting drought prone area (DPA), tribal area (TA) and Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas of Non-special category States. Non-special category States 25% CA of project cost (General Category states) (work component only) NIL 50% for new projects for States that carry out any three water sector reforms out of identified six reforms.
The balance funds are to be arranged by the State Government from its own resources.
The mode of disbursement of central assistance (CA) is as under:
(i) For projects receiving central assistance @ 25% and upto 50% of project cost, the 90% of CA to be released after release of at least 50% share of the State;
(ii) For projects receiving assistance higher than 50%, the 50% of CA to be released after the State releases its full share;
(iii)Balance/Second installment of CA to be released after obtaining UC of minimum of 50% of CA released earlier;
(iv) Next year installment to be released after obtaining 100% utilization of funds released in the previous year(s).
(b) to (d) The details of all on-going projects is not maintained in the Ministry. However, the details of the projects which are under AIBP funding for MMI and MI projects are enclosed at Annexure-I(a) & I (b) respectively. Funds allocated for the purpose during XI and XII Five Year Plan, States/UT-wise are at Annexure-II. The irrigation potential created is about 80% of ultimate irrigation potential of the country. State-wise list of irrigation potential created and ultimate irrigation potential is at Annexure-III. Central Govt. is providing grants to Major /Medium/ERM Irrigation Projects in the country including Jharkhand under Accelerated Benefit Programme (AIBP) since its inception in the year 1996-97 to accelerate the implementation of those projects which are beyond the resource capability of the States and are in an advanced stage of completion. Priority is also given to those projects, which are benefitting the Tribal and Drought Prone Area in all over the country including Jharkhand.
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