Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
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. 474

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## MICRO IRRIGATION

## 474. 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 farmers in the country as a method of irrigation and if so, the details of the area covered under the scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the present status of the National Mission on Micro Irrigation 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 12th Five Year Plan period, 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 GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a)  & (b): Yes, Madam. Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Micro Irrigation (MI) was launched in 2005-06, and was implemented 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) during 2014-15. From 2015-16, Micro Irrigation is being  assisted  under  'Per  Drop  More  Crop(PDMC)'  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

As per the available reports, about 9.81 million hectare (mha) has been covered under MI. The State-wise details, including West Bengal, on area covered is given at Annexure I.

- (c): PMKSY-PDMC  adopts  State  level  planning  and  projectised  execution  that  requires States to draw their annual action plans based on District Irrigation Plans and State Irrigation Plans which have been prepared with assistance from the scheme.

Financial  assistance  is  provided  to  farmers  for  installation  of  micro  irrigation  systems (Drip and Sprinkler). Small & marginal farmers are given higher subsidy @ 55% of the cost as compared to 45% to other farmers with Centre: State share of 60:40 for States other than North Eastern and hilly States, in which case, it is 90:10.

The State/UT wise details of central assistance released and expenditure reported during the 12 th Five year plan period is given at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 474 to be answered on 06.02.2018 Area covered under Micro Irrigation (MI)

In Hectares

| S. No   | State             |   Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) on MI* |   Other Sources |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                    1218489 |          291302 | 1509791 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                          0 |             613 |     613 |
| 3       | Assam             |                                        194 |             245 |     439 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                     103168 |            8351 |  111519 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                                     174885 |          110830 |  285715 |
| 6       | Goa               |                                       1014 |            1092 |    2106 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                                    1071943 |          209921 | 1281864 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                                      78459 |          507749 |  586208 |
| 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    |                                     385059 |          115610 |  500669 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                                    1031269 |          482027 | 1513296 |
| 16      | Manipur           |                                        288 |              30 |     318 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |                                        615 |               0 |     615 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |                                       3606 |             822 |    4428 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |                                        444 |            5005 |    5449 |
| 20      | Odisha            |                                     108391 |            1273 |  109664 |
| 21      | Punjab            |                                      32789 |           15055 |   47844 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                                     841709 |          961799 | 1803508 |
| 23      | Sikkim            |                                       3184 |            5902 |    9086 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |                                     284304 |          150481 |  434785 |
| 25      | Telangana         |                                     191739 |             700 |  192439 |
| 26      | Tripura           |                                        724 |            1371 |    2095 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                      70595 |            8698 |   79293 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                                       7089 |               0 |    7089 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                                       1853 |           50282 |   52135 |
| 30      | Others            |                                          0 |           45805 |   45805 |
|         | Grand Total       |                                    6692413 |         3121992 | 9814405 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 474 to be answered on 06.02.2018

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

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)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | Release                                     | Expenditure#                                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1120.34                                     | 1277.00                                     |
| 2        | Bihar             | 154.50                                      | 126.30                                      |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 103.22                                      | 91.63                                       |
| 4        | Goa               | 0.67                                        | 0.62                                        |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 996.78                                      | 951.61                                      |
| 6        | Haryana           | 126.94                                      | 102.90                                      |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | 5.75                                        | 5.83                                        |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 67.00                                       | 69.45                                       |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00                                        | 1.11                                        |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 718.95                                      | 762.08                                      |
| 11       | Kerala            | 13.23                                       | 10.43                                       |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    | 455.19                                      | 469.75                                      |
| 13       | Maharashtra       | 804.57                                      | 685.03                                      |
| 14       | Odisha            | 75.15                                       | 71.01                                       |
| 15       | Punjab            | 16.18                                       | 20.04                                       |
| 16       | Rajasthan         | 389.37                                      | 375.64                                      |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu        | 409.28                                      | 420.71                                      |
| 18       | Telangana         | 337.72                                      | 337.67                                      |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       | 27.37                                       | 22.31                                       |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh     | 30.45                                       | 24.57                                       |
| 21       | West Bengal       | 3.90                                        | 0.01                                        |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                                        | 0.04                                        |
| 23       | Assam             | 1.50                                        | 1.50                                        |
| 24       | Manipur           | 6.83                                        | 5.48                                        |
| 25       | Meghalaya         | 0.50                                        | 0.00                                        |
| 26       | Mizoram           | 17.40                                       | 13.52                                       |
| 27       | Nagaland          | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        |
| 28       | Sikkim            | 20.31                                       | 16.60                                       |
| 29       | Tripura           | 3.00                                        | 3.00                                        |
|          | Grand Total       | 5906.10                                     | 5865.82                                     |

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

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