(a) whether the Government proposes to strengthen the rural water management schemes initiated during the current year; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government proposes to strengthen the rural water management schemes initiated during the current year; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Water Resources has not
initiated any scheme for “Strengthening Rural Water
Management†during the current year. However, a Pilot scheme “
National Project for Repair, Renovation and Restoration of
Water Bodies Directly Linked to Agriculture†has been approved
by the Government of India at a total cost of Rs. 300 crore to
be implemented during the remaining period of the Tenth Five
Year Plan. Under the scheme, restoration of identified water
bodies having original culturable command area of 40 hectares
or more upto 2000 hectares is envisaged. The objectives of the
scheme are to restore and augment the storage capacities of
water bodies including repair of related structures like
checkdams, weirs, bunds and water conveyance systems and to
recover and extend their lost irrigation potential. The
proposed funding pattern is 75:25 (Centre: State). The Central
funding will be in the form of grant.