Question : INCOMPLETE IRRIGATION PROJECTS

(a) whether the Union Government and the Irrigation Ministers of the States have recently discussed the reasons for non-completion of irrigation projects in the States as reported in Dainik Jagran dated 1 December, 2005;

(b) if so, whether any scheme of levying duty on drawal of ground water by the Government was discussed in the conference;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there has been decline in the percentage of amount spent in the irrigation sector since the First Five Year Plan till the Tenth Plan;

(e) if so, the names of the States which have effected optimum reduction in the amount spent in irrigation sector/schemes; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Union Government to increase in the said expenditure?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES AND WATER RESOURCES (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV)

(a) The National Conference of Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers of State Governments and Union Territories was held on 30th November, 2005 where various issues including the issues related to “Completion of Major & Medium Projects” were also discussed.

(b) No, Sir.

(c) Does not arise.

(d) Yes, Sir.

(e) & (f) The statement showing investment for irrigation and command area development in various States during the Ninth Plan alongwith the total expenditure for all sectors is given at Annex. Government of India is providing central assistance to States under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits programme (AIBP) for completion of irrigation projects as per the guidelines.

ANNEX

(Annex to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. +3821 for reply on 19.12.2005) IRRIGATION INVESTMENT AS PERCENTAGE OF STATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN NINTH PLAN

 (Rs crore)
SL	NAME OF	Major	Minor	Command	TOTAL	ALL	INVESTMENT
No	STATE	&Medium	Area	SECTORS	RATIO	Irrigation	Irrig	Developme	EXPDR	ation	nt
1	Andhra	4045.77	976.25	49.18	5071.20	28467.84	17.81	Pradesh
2	Arunachal	1.73	94.62	4.99	101.34	2487.13	4.07	Pradesh
3	Assam 212.96	382.22	31.14	626.32	7129.65	8.78
4	Bihar	1621.94	231.56	62.66	1916.16	9921.29	19.31
5	Chhattisgarh	160.64	71.48	1.57	233.69	1361.29	17.17
6	Goa	224.22	26.68	9.70	260.60	1389.60	18.75
7	Gujarat	5298.42	933.32	61.34	6293.08	24657.98	25.52

8	Haryana	1154.41	200.90	143.03	1498.34	7987.00	18.76

9	Himachal	65.09	232.70	4.38	302.17	7897.49	3.83	Pradesh 
10	Jammu & 128.52	142.86	20.58	291.96	7542.88	3.87	Kashmir 
11	Jharkhand 167.01	39.31	0.00	206.32	2023.51	10.20
12	Karnataka	8700.51	459.03	97.90	9257.44	31125.56	29.74

13	Kerala	703.33	225.82	41.80	970.95	14060.20	6.91

14	Madhya	2203.68	746.29	17.43	2967.40	16658.02	17.81	Pradesh
15	Maharashtra	14807.29	1348.55	219.47	16375	44656.18	36.67	31
16	Manipur	171.67	30.05	6.63	208.35	1663.12	12.53
17	Meghayala	10.65	34.21	0.87	45.73	1824.54	2.51
18	Mizoram	0.14	26.30	0.47	26.91	1719.67	1.56
19	Nagaland	0.86	25.32	0.53	26.71 1502.25	1.78
20	Orissa	2331.23	435.70	26.53	2793.46	12115.26	23.06

21	Punjab 334.92	189.01	179.34	703.27	9816.05	7.16

22	Rajasthan	1725.14	259.48	263.35	2247.97 19532.32	11.51
23	Sikkim	2.16	19.44	1.64	23.24 1107.64	2.10
24	Tamil Nadu	1218.50	287.70	65.88	1572.08	25035.61	6.28
25	Tripura	32.44	75.27	0.04	107.75	2254.14	4.78
26	Uttar	3014.68	361.96	155.31	3531.95	30510.28	11.58	Pradesh 
27	Uttranchal	60.96	19.59	0.00	80.55	2492.30	3.23
28	West Bengal	667.80	346.08	26.53	1040.41	20453.01	5.09

29	Union	4.17	52.44	0.89	57.50	18109.77	0.32	Territories	Grand Total	49070.84	8274.14	1493.18	58838	355501.58	16.55	.16