Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.638

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA

638.   SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to include Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  in  the  Concurrent  List  in  order  to  ensure  that  the  facilities  of  the  Yojana  are extended to farmers at the village level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has any data regarding irrigated and non-irrigated land and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): No, Madam.  There is no proposal for inclusion of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana  in  the  Concurrent  List.  The  program  guidelines  ensure  that  the benefits to the farmers reach expeditiously.  The subsidy to the farmers under PMKSYPer Drop More Crop is released through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)  on the online portal, which is monitored regularly.
- (c): As  per  the  available  data,  out  of  total  140.13  million  ha  of    sown  area,  net irrigated area is 68.38  million  ha and 71.74  million ha is un-irrigated.  The State/UT wise  details  are placed at Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

Annexure-I as mentioned in part-c of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 638 for 06.02.2018 regarding State-wise details of Net Area Sown, Net Irrigated Area and Net Unirrigated area  in the country for the year 2014-15 (latest available)

In (thousand hectares)

| STATES/Uts                | Net Area Sown   | Net Irrigated Area   | Net Un-Irrigated Area   |
|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| STATES/Uts                | 2014-15         | 2014-15              | 2014-15                 |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 6236            | 2927                 | 3309                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 225             | 56                   | 169                     |
| Assam                     | 2827            | 296                  | 2532                    |
| Bihar                     | 5278            | 2987                 | 2291                    |
| Chhattisgarh              | 4681            | 1466                 | 3215                    |
| Goa                       | 129             | 39                   | 90                      |
| Gujarat                   | 10302           | 4233                 | 6069                    |
| Haryana                   | 3522            | 2974                 | 548                     |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 550             | 113                  | 437                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 758             | 331                  | 427                     |
| Jharkhand                 | 1385            | 207                  | 1178                    |
| Karnataka                 | 10044           | 3589                 | 6455                    |
| Kerala                    | 2043            | 414                  | 1629                    |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 15351           | 9584                 | 5767                    |
| Maharashtra               | 17345           | 3244                 | 14101                   |
| Manipur                   | 383             | 69                   | 314                     |
| Meghalaya                 | 286             | 81                   | 205                     |
| Mizoram                   | 145             | 16                   | 129                     |
| Nagaland                  | 384             | 97                   | 287                     |
| Odisha                    | 4474            | 1259                 | 3215                    |
| Punjab                    | 4119            | 4118                 | 1                       |
| Rajasthan                 | 17521           | 7882                 | 9640                    |
| Sikkim                    | 77              | 12                   | 65                      |
| Tamil Nadu                | 4819            | 2726                 | 2093                    |
| Telangana                 | 4377            | 1726                 | 2650                    |
| Tripura                   | 255             | 79                   | 177                     |
| Uttarakhand               | 700             | 330                  | 370                     |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 16598           | 14389                | 2209                    |
| West Bengal               | 5238            | 3102                 | 2137                    |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 15              | 0                    | 15                      |
| Chandigarh                | 1               | 0                    | 1                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 19              | 4                    | 14                      |
| Daman & Diu               | 3               | 0                    | 3                       |
| Delhi                     | 22              | 22                   | 0                       |
| Lakshadweep               | 2               | 0                    | 2                       |
| Puducherry                | 16              | 13                   | 2                       |
| All India                 | 140130          | 68383                | 71747                   |

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

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

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