The art of delivering subsidies by Hemant Lamba
Channel: IndiaWater Portal
Date: 2013-03-13

In this talk presented at the IWMI-TATA Annual Partners' meet at Anand, Gujarat in November 2012, Hemant Lamba walks the listeners through the goals and constraints of irrigation systems.He describes his experiences with the solar pumping program, especially in the context of the heavy subsidies then provided. He also pointed out that this high subsidy led to people abandoning the pumps rather than repairing them. Their experience with solving this problem with paying rent and charging cost price in Kutch is described.  Micro-solar pumps are discussed in addition to larger pumps. Through this talk, Lamba encourages the use of incentives as opposed to subsidies.
For more about the meet, visit here: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/iwmi-tata-apm-2012