(a) the number of villages likely to be included under Watershed Development Scheme during the current plan period, State-wise; and
(b) the funds likely to be allocated to various States for the purpose during the said plan?
(a) the number of villages likely to be included under Watershed Development Scheme during the current plan period, State-wise; and
(b) the funds likely to be allocated to various States for the purpose during the said plan?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI A. RAJA )
(a) & (b): The Department of Land Resources is implementing
Integrated Wastelands Development Programme, Drought Prone
Areas Programme and Desert Development Programme under the
Guidelines for Watershed Development. Under these
programmes, watershed development projects are sanctioned to
District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs)/Zila Parishads
(ZPs) depending upon the progress of ongoing projects and
availability of wastelands. A watershed development project
may cover areas of more than one village or parts thereof.
Similarly a village may have more than one watershed
projects. It is, therefore, difficult to specify the number
of villages likely to be included under the Programmes. Under
these programmes, no State-wise allocation is made as the
programmes are demand driven.