Lok Sabha Question No. 690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Impact of Per Drop More Crop Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.690

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## IMPACT OF PER DROP MORE CROP SCHEME

690.   SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study on the impact of 'Per Drop More Crop' on Farmers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated by the Government during the last two years under the 'Per Drop More Crop' scheme; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  Tamil  Nadu  under  the Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  National  Mission  on  Oil  Seeds  and  Oil  Palm (NMOOP) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): 'Per  Drop  More  Crop'  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY)  is  assisting  States/Union  Territories  to  adopt  Micro  Irrigation.  An impact evaluation study on Micro Irrigation was carried out in 2014, which concluded that:
-  Irrigation cost is reduced by 20% to 50% with average of 32.3%.
-  Electricity consumption is reduced by about 31%.
-  Saving of fertilizers varies from 7% to 42%.
-  Average  productivity  of  fruits  and  vegetables  increased  by  about  42.3%  and 52.8%.
-  Overall  income  enhancement  of  farmers  in  the  range  of  20%  to  68%  with  an average of 48.5%

(c): Rs.  1550.00  crore  and  Rs.  1990.00  crore  were  allocated  under  the  Per  Drop More Crop component of PMKSY in the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively.

(d): During the last three years, funds released under RKVY, NMOOP and PMKSY to Tamil Nadu are as under:

| Scheme                                             | Fund Release (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Release (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Release (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                                                    | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       |
| Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)               | 298.95                        | 259.74                        | 204.87                        |
| National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) | 8.42                          | 8.06                          | 7.83                          |
| Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)*    |                               |                               |                               |
| a) PMKSY- Per Drop More Crop                       | -                             | 129.78                        | 143.50                        |
| b) PMKSY- Watershed Development                    | -                             | 75.00                         | 62.36                         |
| c) PMKSY- Har Khet Ko Pani                         | -                             | 38.49                         | -                             |
| Sub Total PMKSY                                    |                               | 243.27                        | 205.86                        |

* PMKSY scheme was launched in 2015-16.

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