(a) the current status of proposals for the Atal Bhujal Yojana;
(b) the financial outlay for the Yojana;
(c) the details of heads of expenditure of the same; and
(d) the number of people employed under the different aspects of this Yojana?
(a) the current status of proposals for the Atal Bhujal Yojana;
(b) the financial outlay for the Yojana;
(c) the details of heads of expenditure of the same; and
(d) the number of people employed under the different aspects of this Yojana?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) to (d) Government of India has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs.6000 Crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation in water stressed blocks of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme is being implemented during 2020-21 to 2024-25 with the financial assistance of World Bank with a sharing pattern of 50:50 between Government of India and World Bank.
The Scheme has two components viz. Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building component and Incentive component with outlays of Rs.1400 crore of Rs.4600 crore respectively.
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