SPECIAL IRRIGATION SUPPORT TO DROUGHT-PRONE AREAS

Posted On: 09 MAR 2026 3:51PM by PIB Delhi Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with the aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices etc. Ninety-Nine (99) ongoing Major/Medium Irrigation projects (and 7 phases) were identified and included under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) component of PMKSY during 2016-17, in consultation with States, to be completed in phases. Out of them fifty-nine (59) projects benefit drought prone areas in the country, including seven (07) projects benefitting drought prone areas of Andhra Pradesh. To address the issue of development of irrigation in water scarce drought prone areas in India, special provisions were made in criteria for selection of projects and central funding ratio during implementation of PMKSY during 2021-26. Eligibility criterion of having at least fifty percent (50%) physical progress for inclusion of projects under PMKSY-AIBP relaxed for the projects having more than 50% command falling in drought prone area. Further, the prevailing funding pattern of 25 (Centre): 75 (State) for projects in general category states also enhanced to 60 (Centre): 40 (State) for projects benefitting drought prone area in proportion to their drought prone command area. Nineteen (19) major and medium irrigation projects have been taken up for funding under PMKSY-AIBP after approval of implementation of PMKSY for the period of 2021-26. Out of them five (05) projects benefit drought prone areas. Fourteen (14) clusters comprising 1731 Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) projects have been included under Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) Component of PMKSY during 2021-26. Out of them three (03) clusters comprising 214 SMI schemes benefit drought prone regions. However, no project of Andhra Pradesh has been included under PMKSY-AIBP/ HKKP in last three years. In addition, a Special Package scheme for completion of 8 Major and Medium and 83 Surface Minor irrigation projects to address agrarian distress in Vidarbha and Marathwada and other chronically drought prone areas of rest of Maharashtra have also been approved by Government of India in July, 2018. State wise, district wise details, central assistance provided and irrigation potential created through these projects in last three years are given at Annexure. The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI SHRI C R PAATIL in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. ***** ND (Rajya Sabha SQ 166) ANNEXURE - A Details of Irrigation Projects benefitting drought prone areas included under PMKSY-AIBP since 2021-22 S No. State Project Name Districts Benefitted Central Assistance released in Rs Crore Mother sanction issued Irrigation Potential Created in Th. Ha 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Maharashtra Jihe Kathapur Project Satara 32.54 26.81 141.92 19.80 9.99 2 Bodwad Parisar Sinchan Yojana Stage-I Jalgaon, Buldhana - - - 60.20 - 3 Lower Tapi Stage-1 Project Jalgaon - - - 27.25 - 4 Rajasthan Parwan Multipurpose project Baran, Jhalawar, Kota - 154.88 203.4 76.32 20.7 5 Tamil Nadu Kannadian channel* Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi 25.7 - - - 7.6 *Project completed ANNEXURE B Details of Completed Irrigation Projects benefitting drought prone areas included under PMKSY-AIBP during 2015-16 S. N. State Project Name Districts Benefitted Central Assistance provided since 2016-17 in Rs. Crore Irrigation Potential Created since 2016-17 in Th. Ha 1 Bihar Durgawati Rohtas, Kaimur 72.42 32.20 2 Chhattisgarh Maniyari Tank Bilaspur 3.62 0.30 3 Karnataka Sri Rameswar Irrigation Belgaum 0 0.82 4 Bhima LIS Gulbarga 41.46 2.95 5 Karanja Bidar 35.15 4.15 6 NLBC System Project Bijapur, Gulbarga 929.40 99.70 7 Madhya Pradesh Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - I & II Khandwa, Khargaon 23.68 8.60 8 Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - V (Khargone Lift ) Khandwa, KhargaonBarwani 9.51 22.61 9 Bansagar Unit 2 Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Shahdol 68.02 5.67 10 Mahi Project Dhar, Jhabua 5.97 5.96 11 Omkareshwar Project Canal Phase-II Khandwa, Khargaon, Dhar 16.91 15.80 12 Omkareshwar Project Canal Phase-III Dhar 31.93 2.62 13 Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - III Badwani 110.33 15.09 14 Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - IV Barwani 85.47 10.20 15 Maharashtra Lower Panzara Dhule 15.62 3.22 16 Dongargaon Chandrapur 5.88 0.79 17 Nandur Madhmeshwar Ph-II Aurangabad 17.24 16.52 18 Upper Kundalika Beed 10.92 2.70 19 Khadakpurna Buldhana 40.16 8.57 20 Dhom Balaakwadi Pune / Satara 51.06 7.88 21 Krishna Koyana Lift Solapur, Sangli 303.86 66.20 22 Tarali Satara 72.06 8.57 23 Sangola Branch Canal Solapur, 32.43 5.20 24 Bembla Yavatmal (V) 307.17 12.43 25 Upper Pen Ganga Yavatmal (V), (Nanded(M), Hingoli 241.96 10.64 26 Odisha Upper Indravati Kalahandi 18.00 0.56 27 Rukura-Tribal Sundargarh 25.12 7.65 28 RET irrigation Kalahandi 96.12 8.50 29 Telengiri Koraput 199.44 15.18 30 Lower Indra Nuapada, Balangir <span style="font-family:Times New