THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
(a)As per Land Use Statistic-2015 of Ministry of Agriculture, total arable land (net sown area) in the country is 139.932 million hectare (mha.) and the net irrigated area is 66.103mha.
(b)Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was approved during 2015-16. Details of the targets for the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 under its various components and funds released so far are given below:
Components
Targets Funds Released
(Rs. In crores)
2015-16 2016-17
Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) 76.03 Lakh Ha.* 2327.82 2969.26
Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP)
RRR, SMI, GW
6.0 Lakh Ha.
763.10
148.01
CADWM
15.0 Lakh Ha. *
956.95
732.08
Per Drop More Crop 10.0 Million Ha. 1556.23 1975.68
Watershed Development 11.5 Lakh Ha 1487.83 1471.73
* During 2016-17, Ninety Nine (99) Major/Medium Irrigation Projects have been identified for completion in phases by Dec., 2019 including their command area development work having irrigation potential of 76.03 Lakh Ha. Thus CADWM targets have been merged with AIBP.
( c) The scheme in general benefits all the farmers in the area of its implementation and there are no specific conditions for farmers as such in this regard.
(d) Sardar Sarovar Project, having irrigation potential of 1792 th.ha. benefitting 17 districts of Gujarat is one of the 99 prioritized projects under AIBP. Central Assistance of Rs. 961.88 crore for AIBP and Rs. 586.93 crore for Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM) has been released during 2016-17 for this project. Further, an amount of Rs.463 crore has been released by NABARD for State share for Sardar Sarovar Project out of Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) during the current year.
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