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9 irrigation projects come under Pradhan Manthri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
The Union Water Resource Ministry has agreed to include nine Telangana irrigation projects in the Pradhan Manthri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to help complete the projects on time in a bid to counter Left wing extremism among others.
Bid to counter Left wing extremism
New Delhi: The Union Water Resource Ministry has agreed to include nine Telangana irrigation projects in the Pradhan Manthri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to help complete the projects on time in a bid to counter Left wing extremism among others. According top priority, the scheme has been taken up in the country for effective water conservation and management.
The scheme is a boon to projects undertaken in the Left wing extremism-affected areas, drought-prone areas, backward areas and tribal areas of states, including Telangana. This was disclosed by Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, a member of the sub-committee, here on Sunday. He was here to attend a national sub-committee meeting, the second meeting, of the ministry, headed by Brij Mohan Agarwal.
The committee has been formed to speed up pending irrigation projects in the country to provide irrigation facility to farmers while reviewing the progress of the same. The projects that are to be included in the first phase of the PMKSY scheme are: SRSP, Mathhati Vagu, Rajiv Bhima, Indiramma Flood Flow Canal, Palem Vagu, Pedda Vagu, Gali Vagu, Golla Vagu and Komaram Bhim project.
Harish Rao said that he had pleaded for the inclusion of Devadula in this list. He sought 60 per cent of the expenditure to be borne by the Centre and the sub-committee agreed in principle for the same. Harish Rao said all states pointed out that the expenditure on several projects undertaken in the past had shot up and the policy of awarding only 20 per cent hike towards escalation cost was not realistic, and hence, sought more allocation of funds. The present policy of 20 per cent additional allocation was based on calculations of March 31, 2012.
Moreover, if the Centre allowed state governments to complete the projects with NABARD loan independent of the FRBM, the states could repay the loan within 15 years and also complete the projects on time and without further delay, he said. Reiterating the argument of the states, he said it would be better if the Centre released 50 per cent of the funds under the scheme by April itself while releasing the rest by October-November.
The Centre had planned to augment resources of the states with Rs 20,000 crore from the NABARD in the recent budget. If this amount was not sufficient, then the States would seek more by this month-end, he said.
