The subject of flood management including erosion control falls within the purview of the States. The flood management & anti-erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with their own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government renders technical guidance and promotional financial assistance to States.
The Ministry had launched “Flood Management Programme (FMP)” a State sector Scheme in XI Plan which was continued during XII Plan. A total of 522 projects costing Rs. 13238.37 crore were approved and included under FMP. During XI Plan, 420 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 7857.08 crore were approved while during XII Plan 102 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5381.29 crore were approved. Central Assistance amounting to Rs. 3566.00 crore was released during XI Plan and Rs. 1307.07 crore during XII Plan. Further, a Central Assistance of Rs. 562.67 crore has been released during year 2017-18. Since start of XI Plan, total Central Assistance released to States under FMP is Rs. 5435.74 crore until 3l-Mar-18. The State-wise details of works approved, Central Assistance released in the last four Financial Years are given at Annexure-I.
During XII Plan, a Central Sector Scheme, “River Management Activities and Works related to Border Areas (RMBA)” was implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources to cover following major components:
The State-wise details of Grant- in- Aid to States/UTs released under RMBA in the last four Financial Years are given at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
The State-Wise Central Assistance released under Flood Management Programme
Sl.
|
State
|
Works approved during XI Plan |
Works approved during XII Plan |
Works approved in (XI +XII Plan) |
Central Assistance released in FY
Rs. in Crore |
|||
Nos. |
Nos. |
Nos. |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
||
1 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
21 |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
47.39 |
23.69 |
21.18 |
2 |
Assam |
100 |
41 |
141 |
15.25 |
47.14 |
0.00 |
245.49 |
3 |
Bihar |
43 |
4 |
47 |
24.92 |
16.67 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4 |
Chattisgarh |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5 |
Goa |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6 |
Gujarat |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7 |
Haryana |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
8 |
Himachal Pradesh |
3 |
4 |
7 |
115.20 |
27.00 |
50.00 |
87.50 |
9 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
28 |
15 |
43 |
15.16 |
46.58 |
40.56 |
110.40 |
10 |
Jharkhand |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
11 |
Karnataka |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
12 |
Kerala |
4 |
0 |
4 |
55.22 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
19.05 |
13 |
Manipur |
22 |
0 |
22 |
6.45 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
14 |
Mizoram |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1.46 |
0.47 |
0.00 |
0.48 |
15 |
Nagaland |
11 |
6 |
17 |
13.08 |
2.51 |
23.13 |
0.00 |
16 |
Orissa |
67 |
1 |
68 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
17 |
Puducherry |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
18 |
Punjab |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
19 |
Sikkim |
28 |
17 |
45 |
0.00 |
5.72 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
20 |
Tamilnadu |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
21 |
Tripura |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
22 |
Uttar Pradesh |
26 |
3 |
29 |
21.83 |
13.50 |
0.00 |
13.55 |
23 |
Uttrakhand |
12 |
10 |
22 |
43.82 |
57.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
24 |
West Bengal |
17 |
1 |
18 |
7.84 |
0.00 |
12.61 |
65.03 |
|
Total |
420 |
102 |
522 |
320.23 |
264.00 |
149.99 |
562.67 |
Annexure-II
The State-wise Grant- in- Aid released under RMBA
Rs. in Crore
SN |
State/UT |
Central Assistance released in FY |
|||
S. No. |
State |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
1 |
Bihar |
51.273 |
47.842 |
0.00 |
52.57 |
2 |
UP |
0.00 |
26.641 |
0.00 |
90.43 |
3 |
Tripura |
0.00 |
14.025 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4 |
West Bengal |
0.00 |
29.691 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5 |
J&K |
0.00 |
00 |
0.00 |
8.78 |
6 |
Punjab |
0.00 |
14.945 |
0.00 |
7.47 |
7 |
Puducherry |
13.256 |
00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
64.530 |
133.144 |
00 |
159.25 |
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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