(a) whether some State Governments have not released their shares of money resulting in delay of completion of irrigation projects;
(b) if so, the details of States who have failed to release
their shares, project-wise;
(c) whether the Union Government has directed the States to
release their shares; and
(d) if so, the response of States in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)&(b) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in
its report number 15 of 2004 covering the period
1996-2003 has brought out that certain States have
short released their share to the projects under
Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)
and objectives of accelerating the pace of
execution of project remained partially achieved.
The details of the States who have failed to
release their share alongwith name of projects as
brought out by the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India are given in the Annexure.
(c)&(d) The Central Loan Assistance(CLA) under Accelerated
Irrigation Benefits Programme(AIBP) is released in
2 equal instalments. As per existing AIBP norms the
second instalment is released only when the State
Government has incurred 70 per cent expenditure of
the first instalment including State share and
utilisation certificate is submitted. The revised
guidelines effective from 1st April, 2004 provide
that the State Government should ensure that the CLA
released is provided to the Project Authority within
fifteen days of its release by the Ministry of
Finance.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK
SABHA UNSTRRED QUESTION NO. 1961 FOR ANSWER ON 13-12-2004
REGARDING INCOMPLETE IRRIGATION PROJECTS.
S.No State Project 1. Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Lift Cannals Sriram Sagar Stage-I Maddigedda Kanupur Canal 2. Bihar Western Kosi Upper Kiul Batane 3. Goa Tillari 4. Himachal Pradesh Shah Nahar Project Sidhata Changer Lift 5. Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Project Upper Wainganga Sindh Ph I Sindh Ph II Bariyarpur LBC Project Urmil Project Banjar Project Mahi Project Rajghat Dam Indira Sagar Ph-I Bargi Diversion (Ph-I & II) 6. Maharashtra Surya Bhima (Ujjani) Krishana Kukadi Chas Kaman Khadakwasla Kadavi Kasarsai Kumbhi Kasari Jawalgaon Hetawane Gosikurd Waghur Upper Tapi Upper Wardha Wan Jayakwadi (St.II) Vishnupuri Bahula 7. Meghalaya Rongai 8. Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Project Remodelling of UBDC System 9. Rajasthan Mahi Bajaj Sagar Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (St.II) 10. Uttar Pradesh Saryu Tehri Dam Eastern Ganga Rajghat 11. West Bengal Damiarvally Project Kangsabati Teesta Barrage Project Tatko Patloi Hanumata Subarnarekha