Haryana lines up Rs 2,295 crore for rural roads, water and irrigation

Haryana has proposed rural infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,295.27 crore for 2026-27, covering irrigation, roads, drinking-water supply and storage infrastructure.

Of the total, Rs 2,180.50 crore has been proposed as loan assistance under NABARD’s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi reviewed the progress of NABARD-assisted infrastructure projects in the state on Monday and called for faster implementation of ongoing projects and timely submission of drawal claims by the departments concerned.

The Haryana government has prioritised six proposals for 2026-27 covering irrigation, drinking water, roads and warehousing infrastructure, according to an official statement.

NABARD Chief General Manager Nivedita Tiwary said the new proposals include an irrigation project with a total financial outlay of Rs 315.36 crore and proposed RIDF assistance of Rs 299.59 crore.

The proposals also include 57 road projects for improvement, widening and strengthening of roads. These projects have a total outlay of Rs 495.71 crore, with proposed RIDF assistance of Rs 470.92 crore.

Both proposals have been submitted on the RIDF web portal.

A major rural drinking-water proposal covering five Mahagram villages — Bichore, Bisru, Nai, Singar and Pingawan — in Nuh and Palwal districts has a total financial outlay of Rs 744.59 crore. The proposed RIDF assistance for the project is Rs 707.36 crore.

The meeting also reviewed the India International Horticulture Market (IIHM), Ganaur, Sonipat. NABARD has sanctioned a term loan of Rs 1,850 crore for the project under NIDA (NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance).

The project has a three-year financial phasing from 2025-26 to 2027-28. An amount of Rs 451 crore was released during 2025-26 against the phased amount of Rs 740 crore, leaving a disbursement gap of Rs 289 crore.

Micro-irrigation was also reviewed during the meeting.

Four new proposals carrying a loan component of Rs 264.24 crore under the Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) have been recommended by the Steering Committee.

The meeting also reviewed the progress of ongoing RIDF projects being implemented by various departments.

Department-wise progress was reviewed for irrigation, roads, public health engineering, education, animal husbandry, agricultural marketing, warehousing and other infrastructure projects.

According to the statement, the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has approved borrowing power of Rs 2,300 crore from NABARD for Haryana during 2026-27.

The Water Secure Haryana Program was also discussed as a major opportunity for NABARD assistance.

The programme has a total project cost of about Rs 5,714 crore. It comprises around Rs 4,000 crore of World Bank assistance and Rs 1,714 crore as the State Government’s contribution.

The programme aims to strengthen water security and climate resilience through groundwater recharge, improvement in irrigation and water-use efficiency, rejuvenation of water bodies and watercourses, promotion of micro-irrigation and reuse of treated wastewater.