Implementation of Atal Bhujal Yojana

LOK SABHA 

ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA

1952 SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the status of implementation of Atal Bhujal Yojana;

(b) the steps taken by the Government for simplification and speedy implementation of the scheme;

(c) the details of the number of villages in Haryana that have been covered so far under this scheme, district wise; and

(d) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the number of States under this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) Atal Bhujal Yojana, a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 6,000 crore is being implemented in 8,562 water stressed Gram Panchayats of 224 administrative blocks/ Talukas in 80 districts of seven States, viz. Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for a period of 5 years from 01.04.2020.

The institutional set up required for implementation of the program such as State Program Management Units and District Program Management Units have been set up. Procurement activities for data collection equipments are in an advance stage. Awareness programmes are being conducted for local communities in order to sensitize them about the ground water status and its importance and preparation of community led Water Security Plans(WSPs), having details about water budget and proposed demand and supply side interventions. Majority of the Water Security Plans WSPs have been prepared & submitted with active participation from community. Implementation of various activities proposed under WSPs is being done in the field.

(b) In order to simplify and speed up the implementation of the scheme, various steps have been taken. Some of them are given below-

•  i. The process of filling information regarding demography, water availability & usage etc. for Gram Panchayats, which becomes the base for water budgeting and preparation of WSP has been simplified;
• ii. Parameters for data collection have been optimized as per the Scheme objectives and Standard Operating Procedures circulated for using various equipment by the stakeholders;
• iii. Modifications in MIS with an aim to make it user friendly;
• iv. Regular reviews at various levels along with field visits by National Program Monitoring Unit (NPMU) are also conducted.

(c) Number of villages in Haryana under this scheme, district-wise,are as mentioned below:-