Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) is being implemented in 8,562 Gram Panchayats of 80 districts in 7 States

LOK SABHA 

ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA

832        SHRI SANJAY JADHAV SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: –

(a) the salient features of the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) formulated to augment the ground water resources of the country;

(b) the details of the budget allocated and the funds spent in each State including Maharashtra during the last three years particularly with regard to Parbhani Parliamentary Constituency;

(c) whether plans for water related works at the Gram Panchayat level are likely to be encouraged and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to include women and people’s representatives to meet local needs such as agricultural irrigation and requirements at homes by constituting Panchayat level committees and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) the manner in which the structure of the committee is likely to be constituted and the members likely to be included therein;

(f) whether the women representatives are likely to be included therein, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(g) the details of the efforts made by the Government to improve water related data for better water behaviour in districts?

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) is being implemented in 8,562 Gram Panchayats of 80 districts in 7 States, namely, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with an aim to improve community led sustainable ground water management, mainly through convergence among various ongoing Central and State schemes. It also aims at bringing about behavioural change at the community level through awareness programs and capacity building for fostering sustainable ground water management.

(b) Atal Bhujal Yojana is being implemented since 01.04.2020. Status of funds allocated and spent under this scheme is given below:

(Rs. in crore)