(a) whether the Union Government are providing funds to the Government of Rajasthan for Indira Gandhi Nahar Project under the “ Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) †in the ratio of 2:1;
(b) if so, whether the Government have received any
representation from the Government of Rajasthan to provide
more funds under AIBP; and
(c) if so, the time by which grant under AIBP is likely to
be increased?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) Union Government has provided from 1997-98 to date
Central Loan Assistance (CLA) in the ratio of 2:1 (Centre :
State) under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme
(AIBP) amounting to Rs. 232.89 crores to Indira Gandhi Nahar
Project Stage-II
(b) No, Sir. However, Government of Rajasthan had
requested the Ministry of Water Resources during January,
2001 for increasing the Centre’s share of CLA and the terms
and conditions for repayment of the loan. There is no
proposal to relax norms of AIBP as requested by the
Government of Rajasthan.
(c) The allocations under AIBP are made on year to
year basis for those ongoing irrigation projects which
satisfy the AIBP criteria and are proposed by the State,
subject to availability of funds and the budget outlays
provided by the State for these projects in their respective
annual plans and keeping in view State ceiling of CLA
prescribed by the Planning Commission for the year.