Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), launched in 2015-16, is an umbrella scheme being implemented by the Government of India. Two major components of PMKSY are being implemented by the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR,RD&GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). Further, three sub-components of HKKP are under implementation by DoWR,RD&GR, namely, (i) Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM); (ii) Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI); and (iii) Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies. CAD&WM sub-component of HKKP has been taken up for pari passu implementation with AIBP.

The details of increase in irrigation coverage under these components of PMKSY are given below:

Sl. No.	Component of PMKSY	Progress Achieved under PMKSY i.e. since April,2016 (in lakh hectare)	Progress achieved in last three years i.e. 2023-24 to 2025-26 (in lakh hectare)
Irrigation potential created
1.	AIBP	30.66	4.09
2.	HKKP-SMI	4.29	0.96
3.	HKKP-RRR	1.27	0.41
Command area developed
4.	HKKP-CAD&WM	23.42	3.76

 

204.74-thousand-hectare irrigation potential has been created in Telangana under AIBP since April’ 2016, out of them15.18 thousand hectare has been created in last three years. Further, 25.55-thousand-hectare irrigation potential has been restored in Telangana under HKKP-RRR, out of which 9.24 thousand hectares has been restored in last three years. No project of Dahod Lok Sabha constituency has been taken up under AIBP and HKKP components of PMKSY.

State-wise details of irrigation projects approved and completed under PMKSY as on May, 2026, including Telangana and districts falling under Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency are given at Annexure.

Details of central assistance provided under different components of PMKSY is as follows.

 

In addition to AIBP and HKKP, Watershed Development Component (WDC) of PMKSY is being implemented by Department of Land Resources (DoLR). Also, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) Scheme, dedicated for micro irrigation development is being implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare (DoA&FW) earlier under PMKSY and now under Pradhan Mantri-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna (PM-RKVY).114.60 lakh hectare area has been brought under micro irrigation under PDMC since 2015-16. In addition, 9,434 Watershed Development projects have been taken under PMKSY-WDC.

14,071-hectare area of Dahod district has been brought under micro irrigation under PDMC. Further, two watershed development projects covering an area of 15,785 hectare in Dahod district has been taken up under PMKSY-WDC.

In addition, Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) has been taken up by DoWR,RD&GR, as a pilot Scheme covering 77,106-hectare area, with aim to modernize irrigation water supply network with robust backend infrastructure for micro-irrigation by farmers from established source to the farm gate with underground pressurized piped irrigation.

PMKSY has made a positive impact on irrigation efficiency, crop productivity and water conservation by facilitating expansion of irrigation coverage, strengthening last-mile connectivity, promoting micro-irrigation, improving on-farm water management and undertaking watershed development activities. These interventions have enhanced water-use efficiency, reduced conveyance and application losses, improved availability of irrigation water, increased agricultural productivity and promoted sustainable management of water resources.

Priority has been accorded to projects benefiting drought-prone and water-scarce regions while selecting projects for inclusion under PMKSY-AIBP. 59 projects benefitting drought prone areas were included under PMKSY-AIBP during 2015-16, of which 04 (four) projects are located in Bundelkhand region. Irrigation potential created since April’2016 under such projects is 16.65 lakh hectare, of which 0.97 lakh hectare has been created in Bundelkhand region.

To strengthen irrigation infrastructure in drought-prone and water-scarce regions including Bundelkhand region, special provisions were made during 2021-22 for criteria of selection of projects and central funding ratio under PMKSY-AIBP. If a project has more than 50% command in drought prone area, 50% advance stage criteria has been relaxed and the project can be included since beginning of the construction with enhance funding ratio of 60 (Centre): 40 (State) in the proportion of command area falling in drought prone area.

05 (five) more projects benefitting drought prone areas with ultimate irrigation potential of 2.44 lakh hectare has been included under PMKSY-AIBP after 2021-22. Irrigation potential created under these projects is 0.61 lakh hectare.

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ANNEXURE

Status of Irrigation Projects under PMKSY

S.No.	State	AIBP with pari-passu implementation of CAD&WM		SMI &RRR
		Total number of Projects	No. of completed Projects	Total number of Projects	No. of completed Projects
1	Andhra Pradesh	8	1	235	36
2	Assam	4	2	1119	652
3	Bihar	3	1	150	120
4	Chhattisgarh	3	2	0	0
5	Goa	1	1	0	0
6	Gujarat	2	0	33	33
7	Jammu & Kashmir	3	3	398	142
8	Jharkhand	2	0	0	0
9	Karnataka	5	4	138	115
10	Kerala	2	0	-	-
11	Madhya Pradesh	21	18	-	-
12	Maharashtra	29	19	-	-
13	Manipur	3	1	481	477
14	Odisha	8	6	677	433
15	Punjab	5	2	-	-
16	Rajasthan	3	2	157*	132
17	Telangana	11	6	575	532
18	Uttar Pradesh	4	2	-	-
19	Uttarakhand	2	0	1073	760
20	Himachal Pradesh	3	0	168	103
21	Tamil Nadu	1	1	547	260
22	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	1097	770
23	Meghalaya	-	-	238	135
24	Mizoram	-	-	45	30
25	Nagaland	-	-	663	407
26	Sikkim	-	-	465	234
27	Tripura	-	-	58	37
28	Ladakh	1	0	21	6
	Total	125	71	8338	5414

 

*Repair, Renovation and Restoration of two water bodies namely Borai Bandh and Khatnawali Bandh having estimated cost of Rs. 3.79 crore benefits Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency.

The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI SHRI C R PATIL in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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ND/HM

(Lok Sabha SQ 165)

 

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