(a) whether some State Governments have requested for providing assistance to implement
the rain water harvesting schemes in their States; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the funds provided by the Union Government to those
States during the year 2011-12, Statewise
THE HON’BLE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND WATER RESOURCES (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) As per information available in this Ministry, proposals from three State Governments
namely Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for providing assistance to implement rainwater
harvesting schemes in their States were received. These proposals could not be considered
as these proposals were received during the year 2012-13 i.e., in the XII Five Year Plan.
During the XII Plan, a State Sector scheme on “Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge
of Groundwater†was proposed, which was not approved. Hence, no scheme on rainwater harvesting
and artificial recharge is under execution in the XII Plan.
(b) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), under the Ministry of Water Resources had received
298 project proposals from 24 States for implementation of Demonstrative Artificial Recharge
and Rain Water Harvesting under the scheme of ‘Ground Water Management & Regulation’ during
the XI plan. Out of the 298 project proposals received, 133 projects from 21 States were
sanctioned. State-wise details of projects received, sanctioned during the XI Plan and
funds provided to these states during the year 2011-12 is given at Annexure.