(a) whether the Government has allocated more funds to Madhya Pradesh during the
12th Five Year Plan period for irrigation;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the proposals of schemes under consideration of the Government
to increase the irrigation capacity as on date, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the time by which sanction is likely to be accorded to the said schemes and
the reasons for delay in according sanction to the schemes, State/UT-wise?
THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES ( SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b) As informed by the Planning Commission, the indicative outlay for Twelfth
Five Year Plan for the State Sector would be about Rupees 4,22,012 crore against outlay
of Rupees 2.29,065 crore. The indicative outlay inter-alia includes Madhya Pradesh also.
The realization of indicative outlay is dependent upon the resource position of the States
and their priority to the sector as irrigation is a State Subject and Planning, Funding,
Implementation and Maintenance of irrigation projects is done by the States from
their own resources and as per their priorities. However, as per the Working Group Report
on Major Medium Irrigation & Command Area Development for XII Five Year Plan, 30 nos.
projects were reported as ongoing & 33 nos. projects proposed as new for XII Plan formulation
by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (MP). List of the ongoing projects in MP along with details
is given in Annexure I.
(c) & (d) As intimated by Central Water Commission, state wise information about detailed
project reports involving irrigation benefits which have been received from State Governments/UTs
is placed at Annexure-II. There are some projects which have been modified after their earlier
appraisal; their detail is given at Annexure-III. The schemes are at various stages of appraisal.
Time taken in clearance of projects depends upon time taken by the project authorities in furnishing
compliance to the observations of CWC/ other Central Agencies and submission of statutory clearances
from the Ministry of Environment and Forest / Ministry of Tribal Affairs, as necessary.