Question : ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS



(a) the amount allocated to various State Governments for irrigation projects during last three years, State-wise;

(b) whether the allocation was inadequate:

(c) if so, the details thereof: and

(d) steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide adequate funds for the purpose?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)

(a) to (d) The allocation of funds to the States is made by the Planning Commission as plan allocations vis-a- vis demands of the States in the form of block loans and grants not tied to any individual sector or project. Allocation to various sectors including irrigation are thereafter made by State Governments themselves. Additional funds for irrigation projects under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Command Area Development Programme (CADP) are also provided to the State Governments. The amount allocated/released by the Central Government as Plan allocations by the Planning Commission, Central Loan Assistance under AIBP and Central Assistance under CADP to various State Governments for irrigation projects during last three years State-wise are given in Annexure I, II and III respectively.

Annexure-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2671 FOR ANWER ON 16.8.2004 REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS

State wise outlay approved by the Planning Commission

(Rs.crore)
Sl.No. State Year-wise outlay
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
1. Andhra Pradesh 1354.92 1459.01 1861.64

2. Arunachal Pradesh 0.36 0.40 0.40

3. Assam 55.83 53.29 41.80

4. Bihar 473.00 456.55 409.35

5. Chhatisgarh 240.97 274.95 211.32 6. Goa 82.62 68.50 16.07

7 Gujarat 1278.30 1190.32 1158.47

8. Haryana 287.10 239.50 186.97

9. Himachal Pradesh 11.80 11.83 15.99 10. Jammu & Kashmir 71.64 37.34 78.50 11. Jharkhand - 290.00 290.00 12. Karnataka 2698.70 2631.00 2752.91 13. Kerala 146.00 110.00 110.00 14. Madhya Pradesh 547.82 634.85 986.57 15. Maharashtra 2335.21 3610.87 3527.87 16. Manipur 72.29 53.10 51.00 17. Meghalaya 4.50 2.00 1.70 18. Mizoram 0.01 0.01 0.01 19. Nagaland 0.00 0.00 0.00 20. Orissa 480.37 512.65 426.74 21. Punjab 323.13 175.87 160.25 22. Rajasthan 356.77 462.34 336.40 23. Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 24. Tamil Nadu 557.26 307.38 309.59 25. Tripura 6.09 7.46 6.45 26. Uttar Pradesh 950.48 824.81 920.36 27. Uttaranchal 28.00 31.76 39.00 28. West Bengal 170.02 165.48 79.70
Total for 12533.19 13611.27 13979.06 States
Total Uts. 0.60 0.90 1.96
Total States 12533.79 13612.17 13981.02 and Uts.


Annexure-III

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2671 FOR ANWER ON 16.8.2004 REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS

Central Assistance Released under Command Area Development Programme (CADP) to States
(Rs. lakh)
Sl.No. Name of States 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
1. Andhra Pradesh - - -

2. Arunachal Pradesh 34.75 125.13 -

3. Assam 35.00 - -

4. Bihar 300.00 - -

5. Chhatisgarh 46.32 148.45 174.64 6. Goa - - -

7 Gujarat - - -

8. Haryana 2321.79 620.92 -

9. Himachal Pradesh 155.95 182.21 118.07 10. Jammu & Kashmir 171.22 344.00 417.09 11. Jharkhand - - - 12. Karnataka 3423.84 2652.61 2653.87 13. Kerala 507.94 - 108.31 14. Madhya Pradesh 15.86 615.05 203.56 15. Mizoram 6.88 9.14 9.11 16. Maharashtra 744.72 331.33 214.61 17. Manipur - 211.03 124.15 18. Meghalaya - 11.34 15.99 19. Nagaland 133.16 - - 20. Orissa 504.76 264.90 299.45 21. Punjab - 1622.00 1002.80 22. Rajasthan 2654.66 2939.27 2038.30 23. Sikkim 5.50 1.25 - 24. Tamil Nadu 1336.14 2305.80 2025.85 25. Tripura - - - 26. Uttar Pradesh 2274.19 2279.40 4738.91 27. Uttaranchal - 75.00 - 28. West Bengal - 284.00 -
Total for States 14672.68 15022.83 14144.71