Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Micro Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2359

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2018

## MICRO IRRIGATION

2359.  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

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

- (a) whether  micro  irrigation  is  widely  used  by  the  farmers  in  the  country  as  a  method  of irrigation and if so, the details of the area covered under it, State-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) the  present  status  of  the  National  Mission  on  Micro  Irrigation  programme  in  the  country, State-wise including West Bengal; and
- (c) the various steps taken by the Government for promotion of micro irrigation in the country along with the funds allocated and utilized under the scheme during the last and current Five year plan periods, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Farmers  are  gradually  getting  inclined  to  adopt  Micro  Irrigation  (MI)  systems.  A Centrally Sponsored Scheme on MI was launched in 2005-06, and was implemented in Mission mode as National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) from 2010-11. This was subsumed under 'On Farm Water Management' (OFWM) component of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) from 2014-15 and subsequently subsumed under 'Per Drop More Crop' component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) from 2015-16.

As per the available reports so far about 9.68 million hectare (mha) has been covered under MI. The State-wise details, including West Bengal, on area covered is given at Annexure- I.

- (c): From  2015-16,  Micro  Irrigation  is  being  implemented  under  Per  Drop  More  Crop component of PMKSY. PMKSY adopts State level planning and projectised execution that allows States to  draw  up  their  own  irrigation  development  based  on  District  Irrigation  Plans  and  State Irrigation Plans.

Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  farmers  for  installation  of  micro irrigation systems (Drip and Sprinkler). Small & marginal farmers are given higher subsidy i.e. @ 55%  of  the  cost  as  compared  to  45%  to  other  farmers.  Higher  cost  norms  are  prescribed compared to other States to promote use of MI in low and poorly penetrated States including West Bengal.  Some  States  provide  additional  incentives  for  encouraging  farmers  to  adopt  Micro Irrigation.

The State-wise details on central assistance and expenditure reported during the 12 th Five year plan and current year is given at Annexure-II.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2359 to be answered on 02.01.2018

## Area covered under Micro Irrigation (MI)

| S. No   | State             |   Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) on MI* |   Other Sources |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                    1195181 |          291302 | 1486483 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                          0 |             613 |     613 |
| 3       | Assam             |                                        194 |             245 |     439 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                     103168 |            8351 |  111519 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                                     173847 |          110830 |  284677 |
| 6       | Goa               |                                        988 |            1092 |    2080 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                                    1061759 |          209921 | 1271680 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                                      78189 |          507749 |  585938 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                       6618 |            2441 |    9059 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                         80 |               0 |      80 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |                                      31187 |             254 |   31441 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |                                    1022214 |          133868 | 1156082 |
| 13      | Kerala            |                                      20504 |           10466 |   30970 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                     374294 |          115610 |  489904 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                                     981546 |          482027 | 1463573 |
| 16      | Manipur           |                                        288 |              30 |     318 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |                                        615 |               0 |     615 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |                                       3606 |             822 |    4428 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |                                        444 |            5005 |    5449 |
| 20      | Odisha            |                                     108341 |            1273 |  109614 |
| 21      | Punjab            |                                      32720 |           15055 |   47775 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                                     831802 |          961799 | 1793601 |
| 23      | Sikkim            |                                       3184 |            5902 |    9086 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |                                     284304 |          150481 |  434785 |
| 25      | Telangana         |                                     167211 |             700 |  167911 |
| 26      | Tripura           |                                        724 |            1371 |    2095 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                      66320 |            8698 |   75018 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                                       7088 |               0 |    7088 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                                       1853 |           50282 |   52135 |
| 30      | Others            |                                          0 |           45805 |   45805 |
| Grand   | Total             |                                    6558269 |         3121992 | 9680261 |

In Hectares

*  Progress since 2005-06 [CSS on MI (2005-06 to 2009-10) ; NMMI (2010-11 to 2013-14) ; OFWM component  of  NMSA  (2014-15)  ;  Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  of  PMKSY (2015-16 onwards)]

## Annexure-II

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2359 to be answered on 02.01.2018

## Central Assistance and Expenditure reported during the 12 th  Five year plan and current year

Rs. in Crore

| S.No.   | State             | 12 th Five year plan (2012-13 to 2016-17)   | 12 th Five year plan (2012-13 to 2016-17)   | 2017-18 (as on 27.12.2017)   | 2017-18 (as on 27.12.2017)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State             | Release                                     | Expenditure#                                | Release                      | Expenditure#                 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1120.34                                     | 1277.00                                     | 425.00                       | 137.09                       |
| 2       | Bihar             | 154.50                                      | 126.30                                      | 0.00                         | 1.34                         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      | 103.22                                      | 91.63                                       | 12.50                        | 0.47                         |
| 4       | Goa               | 0.67                                        | 0.62                                        | 0.00                         | 0.05                         |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 996.78                                      | 951.61                                      | 275.00                       | 233.86                       |
| 6       | Haryana           | 126.94                                      | 102.90                                      | 0.00                         | 8.64                         |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 5.75                                        | 5.83                                        | 2.00                         | 0.21                         |
| 8       | Jharkhand         | 67.00                                       | 69.45                                       | 15.00                        | 0.00                         |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00                                        | 1.11                                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 718.95                                      | 762.08                                      | 180.00                       | 146.66                       |
| 11      | Kerala            | 13.23                                       | 10.43                                       | 0.00                         | 0.11                         |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 455.19                                      | 469.75                                      | 150.00                       | 60.06                        |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 804.57                                      | 685.03                                      | 190.00                       | 128.86                       |
| 14      | Odisha            | 75.15                                       | 71.01                                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 15      | Punjab            | 16.18                                       | 20.04                                       | 0.00                         | 0.16                         |
| 16      | Rajasthan         | 389.37                                      | 375.64                                      | 0.00                         | 3.45                         |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu        | 409.28                                      | 420.71                                      | 171.00                       | 24.70                        |
| 18      | Telangana         | 337.72                                      | 337.67                                      | 138.00                       | 75.06                        |
| 19      | Uttarakhand       | 27.37                                       | 22.31                                       | 30.00                        | 4.74                         |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     | 30.45                                       | 24.57                                       | 7.20                         | 0.42                         |
| 21      | West Bengal       | 3.90                                        | 0.01                                        | 6.00                         | 2.61                         |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                                        | 0.04                                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 23      | Assam             | 1.50                                        | 1.50                                        | 3.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 24      | Manipur           | 6.83                                        | 5.48                                        | 0.00                         | 1.36                         |
| 25      | Meghalaya         | 0.50                                        | 0.00                                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 26      | Mizoram           | 17.40                                       | 13.52                                       | 4.80                         | 3.90                         |
| 27      | Nagaland          | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 28      | Sikkim            | 20.31                                       | 16.60                                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 29      | Tripura           | 3.00                                        | 3.00                                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
|         | Grand Total       | 5906.10                                     | 5865.82                                     | 1609.50                      | 833.72                       |

# Expenditure may also include unspent balance of releases in previous year(s)

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