Lok Sabha Question No. 2093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Availability of Water for Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2093

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH   NOVEMBER, 2016

## AVAILABILITY OF WATER FOR AGRICULTURE

2093.      SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of deficit rainfall resulting in drought conditions, lower water storage and inadequate availability of water for agriculture in the country over the last two years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to carry out survey on agricultural area in the country which is dependent on rain-fed irrigation as well as irrigated by ground/surface water sources such as wells, tube-wells, canals and tanks; and
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof, along with the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a): During  the  year  2014-15,  5  States  and  during    2015-16,    11  States    submitted memoranda  seeking financial assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for drought. Government of India considered the Memoranda and approved assistance from NDRF. Details of the funds approved from NDRF State-wise are at   Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): State-wise/Union  Territory-wise  details  of  agricultural  land,  area  irrigated  by canals, tanks, tube-wells, other wells and other sources, as also the net irrigated area and net un-irrigated area, during 2012-13 and 2013-14, are indicated in the statement  at Annexure-II. State-wise details of funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred under Improvement of Agriculture Statistics Scheme during 2014-15 and 2015-16  are  at Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I

Assistance approved from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Drought (Rs. in crores)

| Sl. No.            | Name of State      | Calamity                                      | Assistance approved by Govt. of India   |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| During - 2014-2015 | During - 2014-2015 | During - 2014-2015                            | During - 2014-2015                      |
| 1.                 | Haryana            | Drought                                       | 168.87                                  |
| 2.                 | Karnataka          | Drought                                       | 200.85                                  |
| 3.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought                                       | 777.34                                  |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought                                       | 1962.99                                 |
| 5.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                                       | 237.51                                  |
| Total:             | Total:             | Total:                                        | 3347.56                                 |
| During - 2015-2016 | During - 2015-2016 | During - 2015-2016                            | During - 2015-2016                      |
| 1.                 | Karnataka          | Drought Drought-R                             | 1540.20 723.23                          |
| 2.                 | Chhattisgarh       | Drought                                       | 1276.25                                 |
| 3.                 | Madhya Pradesh     | Drought                                       | 2032.68                                 |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought-K Drought-K (Supplementary) Drought-R | 3049.36 589.47                          |
| 5.                 | Odisha             | Drought                                       | 679.54 815.00                           |
| 6.                 | Telangana          | Drought                                       | 791.21                                  |
| 7.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought Drought-R                             | 1304.52 622.76                          |
| 8.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                                       | 433.77                                  |
| 9.                 | Jharkhand          | Drought                                       | 336.94                                  |
| 10.                | Rajasthan          | Drought                                       | 1193.41                                 |
| 11.                | Uttarakhand        | Drought-R                                     | #                                       |
| Total:             | Total:             | Total:                                        | 15388.34                                |

R: Rabi        K: Kharif

# Under process/finalization

(Thousand

Hectares)

| States/Uts                | Agricultural   | Agricultural   | Total Canals   | Total Canals   | Tanks   | Tanks   | Tubewells   | Tubewells   | Other Wells   | Other Wells   | Other Sources   | Other Sources   | Net Irrigated   | Net Irrigated   | Net Un-Irrigated Area   | Net Un-Irrigated Area   |
|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| States/Uts                | 2012-13        | 2013-14        | 2012-13        | 2013-14        | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2012-13     | 2013-14     | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2012-13         | 2013-14         | 2012-13         | 2013-14         | 2012-13                 | 2013- 14                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 15930          | 8879           | 1265           | 1429           | 503     | 340     | 2032        | 1044        | 612           | 76            | 162             | 124             | 4575            | 3014            | 6541                    | 3434                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 424            | 424            | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               | 57              | 57              | 57              | 57              | 159                     | 168                     |
| ASSAM                     | 3356           | 3357           | 82             | 79             | 9       | 9       | 72          | 74          | 1             | 1             | 157             | 140             | 321             | 303             | 2487                    | 2516                    |
| BIHAR                     | 6582           | 6578           | 955            | 914            | 59      | 58      | 1902        | 1830        | 20            | 20            | 118             | 112             | 3053            | 2933            | 2349                    | 2319                    |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 5552           | 5550           | 877            | 874            | 49      | 50      | 419         | 439         | 20            | 19            | 84              | 80              | 1449            | 1462            | 3222                    | 3224                    |
| GOA                       | 197            | 197            | 0              | 9              |         | 21      |             | 4           |               | 2             | 36              | 2               | 36              | 38              | 96                      | 91                      |
| GUJARAT                   | 12661          | 12661          | 771            | 771            | 45      | 45      | 1122        | 1122        | 2181          | 2181          | 114             | 114             | 4233            | 4233            | 6069                    | 6069                    |
| HARYANA                   | 3664           | 3645           | 1345           | 1210           |         |         | 1757        | 1721        |               |               | 0               | 0               | 3102            | 2931            | 410                     | 566                     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 812            | 812            | 4              | 4              | 0       | 0       | 23          | 23          | 2             | 2             | 83              | 83              | 113             | 113             | 437                     | 437                     |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 1070           | 1070           | 285            | 284            | 8       | 8       | 4           | 4           | 6             | 6             | 21              | 21              | 325             | 323             | 420                     | 418                     |
| JHARKHAND                 | 4336           | 4343           | 7              | 6              | 48      | 52      | 43          | 41          | 55            | 66            | 57              | 53              | 210             | 217             | 1196                    | 1167                    |
| KARNATAKA                 | 12846          | 12840          | 1136           | 1253           | 138     | 154     | 1321        | 1322        | 407           | 411           | 418             | 416             | 3421            | 3556            | 6373                    | 6368                    |
| KERALA                    | 2280           | 2279           | 83             | 81             | 44      | 45      | 26          | 30          | 122           | 125           | 121             | 116             | 396             | 397             | 1652                    | 1654                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 17264          | 17267          | 1440           | 1625           | 227     | 264     | 2741        | 3109        | 2986          | 3108          | 1156            | 1347            | 8550            | 9455            | 6802                    | 5967                    |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 21129          | 21127          | 1080           | 1081           |         |         | 2164        | 2167        |               |               |                 |                 | 3244            | 3248            | 14100                   | 14120                   |
| MANIPUR                   | 316            | 384            | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               | 49              | 69              | 49              | 69              | 261                     | 308                     |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 1056           | 1056           | 65             | 68             |         |         |             |             |               |               |                 |                 | 65              | 68              | 220                     | 217                     |
| MIZORAM                   | 408            | 402            | 14             | 16             |         |         |             |             |               |               |                 |                 | 14              | 16              | 102                     | 98                      |
| NAGALAND                  | 694            | 693            | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               | 85              | 91              | 85              | 91              | 295                     | 289                     |
| ODISHA                    | 6743           | 6797           | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               | 1248            | 1245            | 1248            | 1245            | 3139                    | 3250                    |
| PUNJAB                    | 4286           | 4219           | 1133           | 1122           |         |         | 2982        | 3022        |               |               |                 |                 | 4115            | 4143            | 36                      | 2                       |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 25548          | 25542          | 1901           | 1859           | 92      | 67      | 3118        | 3402        | 2264          | 2159          | 125             | 162             | 7499            | 7650            | 9980                    | 10618                   |
| SIKKIM                    | 97             | 97             | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               | 13              | 13              | 13              | 13              | 64                      | 65                      |
| TAMIL NADU                | 8126           | 8120           | 590            | 653            | 420     | 378     | 420         | 463         | 1206          | 1179          | 7               | 6               | 2643            | 2679            | 1902                    | 2035                    |
| TELANGANA                 |                | 6929           |                | 290            |         | 230     |             | 1082        |               | 630           |                 | 57              |                 | 2289            | 0                       | 2672                    |
| TRIPURA                   | 274            | 273            | 5              | 5              | 2       | 2       | 4           | 4           | 1             | 1             | 49              | 49              | 62              | 62              | 194                     | 194                     |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 1547           | 1550           | 88             | 79             | 0       | 0       | 188         | 210         | 41            | 16            | 21              | 23              | 338             | 328             | 369                     | 373                     |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 19075          | 18955          | 2537           | 2557           | 108     | 119     | 10175       | 9984        | 836           | 1308          | 272             | 60              | 13929           | 14027           | 2635                    | 2519                    |
| WEST BENGAL               | 5673           | 5662           | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               | 3082            | 3099            | 3082            | 3099            | 2123                    | 2135                    |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 28             | 28             | 0              | 0              | 0       | 0       |             |             | 0             | 0             | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 15                      | 15                      |
| CHANDIGARH                | 2              | 2              | 0              | 0              |         |         | 1           | 1           |               |               |                 |                 | 1               | 1               | 0                       | 0                       |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 24             | 24             | 1              | 1              |         |         | 0           | 0           | 1             | 1             | 2               | 2               | 4               | 4               | 16                      | 15                      |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 3              | 3              | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               |                 |                 |                 |                 | 3                       | 3                       |
| DELHI                     | 53             | 53             | 2              | 2              |         |         | 18          | 18          | 0             | 0             | 1               | 1               | 22              | 22              | 0                       | 0                       |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 2              | 2              | 0              | 0              |         |         |             |             |               |               |                 |                 | 0               | 0               | 2                       | 2                       |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 30             | 30             | 5              | 4              |         |         | 9           | 9           |               |               | 0               | 0               | 14              | 13              | 2                       | 2                       |
| ALL INDIA                 | 182085         | 181850         | 15672          | 16278          | 1753    | 1842    | 30543       | 31126       | 10763         | 11312         | 7536            | 7542            | 66266           | 68100           | 73670                   | 73328                   |

Note:'0' relates to the area below 500 Hectares

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare.

Annexure-II

Annexure-III Details of Statewise Allocation  Released & Expenditure under Improvement of Agriculture Statistics Scheme. during 2014-15 & 2015-16

| S.No               | Name of the State   |          |             | Rs in Lakhs   | Rs in Lakhs   | Rs in Lakhs   |
|--------------------|---------------------|----------|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No               | Allocation          | Released | Expenditure | Allocation    | Released      | Expenditure   |
| 1                  | 2 3                 | 4        | 5           | 6             | 7             | 8             |
| 1 Andhra           | Pradesh 425.00      | 425.00   | 394.68      | 321.76        | 321.76        | 401.60        |
| 2 Arunachal Pr.    | 315.00              | 315.00   | 268.60      | 285.00        | 285.00        | 331.40        |
| 3 Assam            | 50.00               | 50.00    | 163.00      | 350.00        | 350.00        | 197.69        |
| 4 Bihar            | 143.50              | 143.50   | 135.70      | 126.33        | 126.33        | 110.66        |
| 5 Gujarat          | 252.00              | 252.00   | 218.18      | 215.00        | 215.00        | 182.69        |
| 6 Haryana          | 62.51               | 62.51    | 49.10       | 61.32         | 61.32         | 65.93         |
| 7 Himachal Pradesh | 25.31               | 25.31    | 67.53       | 56.00         | 56.00         | 47.45         |
| 8 Jammu & Kashmir  | 81.40               | 81.40    | 87.32       | 77.84         | 77.84         | 93.69         |
| 9 Karnataka        | 384.00              | 384.00   | 312.11      | 325.29        | 325.29        | 370.79        |
| 10 Kerala          | 2870.00             | 2870.00  | 3016.22     | 3350.00       | 3350.00       | 3344.58       |
| 11 Madhya Pradesh  | 248.00              | 248.00   | 210.95      | 173.77        | 173.77        | 196.94        |
| 12 Maharashtra     | 325.00              | 325.00   | 307.72      | 404.66        | 404.66        | 327.54        |
| 13 Nagaland        | 205.00              | 205.00   | 205.00      | 250.00        | 250.00        | 250.00        |
| 14 Orissa          | 2150.00             | 2150.00  | 2351.97     | 2900.00       | 2900.00       | 2511.36       |
| 15 Punjab          | 0.00                | 0.00     | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 16 Rajasthan       | 312.00              | 312.00   | 282.17      | 267.00        | 267.00        | 346.37        |
| Sikkim             | 38.29               | 38.29    | 62.25       | 85.00         | 85.00         | 17 68.23      |
| 18 Tamilnadu       | 160.00              | 160.00   | 162.76      | 150.00        | 150.00        | 161.38        |
| 19 Telagana        | 246.72              | 246.72   | 246.33      | 235.00        | 235.00        | 220.38        |
| 20 Tripura         | 59.11               | 59.11    | 85.25       | 180.00        | 180.00        | 147.61        |
| 21 Uttar Pradesh   | 435.00              | 435.00   | 355.86      | 495.00        | 495.00        | 419.63        |
| 22 Uttarnchal      | 38.55               | 38.55    | 38.44       | 41.80         | 41.80         | 40.22         |
| 23 Jharkhand       | 9.55                | 9.55     | 24.10       | 42.00         | 42.00         | 50.23         |
| 24 Chhatisgarh     | 70.79               | 70.79    | 82.14       | 79.00         | 79.00         | 92.44         |
| 25 West Bengal     | 175.00              | 175.00   | 235.00      | 170.43        | 170.43        | 260.45        |
| 26 Pondichery      | 20.00               | 20.00    | 25.42       | 40.00         | 40.00         | 29.96         |
| 27 Delhi           | 0.00                | 0.00     | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| Total              | 9101.73             | 9101.73  | 9387.80     | 10682.20      | 10682.20      | 10269.22      |

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