Lok Sabha Question No. 1452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Irrigated Land
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1452

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## IRRIGATED LAND

## †1452. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of irrigated arable land in the country as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the area of land irrigated through surface water; and
- (c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the percentage of irrigated  land?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV BALYAN)

- (a) The details of State-wise irrigated land, furnished by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  As  per  the  information  received  from  State  Governments,  the  total  irrigation  potential  created  upto March 16 through various Major Medium and Minor Irrigation schemes is 114.34 Million Hectares (Mha). Further gross irrigated area is 95.772 Mha as per Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare Statistics (2013-14).
- (c) Water being a State subject, planning, execution, operation and maintenance of water resources projects including increasing irrigated lands are undertaken by the concerned State Governments as per their own resources  and  priorities.  In  order  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  State  Governments,  Central  Government provides technical and financial assistance to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes viz. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). PMKSY has various components such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP), Watershed Development component, Micro-Irrigation component etc.

Ninety Nine (99) ongoing irrigation projects under AIBP have been prioritized for completion in phases up to December, 2019, through innovative funding mechanisms through NABARD along with Command Area Development works. Further, a Mission has also been established for implementation of these 99 projects. Targeted utilization of irrigation potential through these projects by Dec. 2019 is 76.03 Lakh Ha.

Further,  targets  to  cover  area  under  irrigation  during  2015-16  to  2019-20  under  other  components  of PMKSY is as under:

| Component                             | Target                               |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| HKKP                                  | 21.0 Lakh Ha                         |
| Micro-irrigation (Per drop more crop) | 10.0 Million Ha                      |
| Watershed Development                 | 11.5 Lakh Ha (Protective Irrigation) |

## Annexure-I

## (Annexure referred to in reply to Part a of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1452 for reply on 09.03.2017 regarding Irrigated Land)

## State-wise Irrigated Land for the year 2013-14 (latest available)

(thousand hectares)

| STATES/UTs        | Net Irrigated Area   | Gross Irrigated Area   |   Agricultural Land |   %of Net Irrigated area over Agricultural Land |   %of Gross Irrigated area over Agricultural Land |
|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 3014                 | 4095                   |                8879 |                                           33.94 |                                             46.13 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 57                   | 57                     |                 424 |                                           13.45 |                                             13.45 |
| ASSAM             | 303                  | 375                    |                3357 |                                            9.04 |                                             11.16 |
| BIHAR             | 2933                 | 5145                   |                6578 |                                           44.59 |                                             78.21 |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 1462                 | 1751                   |                5550 |                                           26.35 |                                             31.55 |
| GOA               | 38                   | 38                     |                 197 |                                           19.46 |                                             19.46 |
| GUJARAT           | 4233                 | 5943                   |               12661 |                                           33.44 |                                             46.94 |
| HARYANA           | 2931                 | 5708                   |                3645 |                                           80.41 |                                            156.59 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 113                  | 200                    |                 812 |                                           13.89 |                                             24.63 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 323                  | 496                    |                1070 |                                           30.21 |                                             46.36 |
| JHARKHAND         | 217                  | 238                    |                4343 |                                            4.99 |                                              5.47 |
| KARNATAKA         | 3556                 | 4112                   |               12840 |                                           27.69 |                                             32.02 |
| KERALA            | 397                  | 468                    |                2279 |                                           17.43 |                                             20.54 |
| MADHYAPRADESH     | 9455                 | 9919                   |               17267 |                                           54.75 |                                             57.45 |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 3248                 | 4556                   |               21127 |                                           15.38 |                                             21.57 |
| MANIPUR           | 69                   | 69                     |                 384 |                                           17.86 |                                             17.86 |
| MEGHALAYA         | 68                   | 127                    |                1056 |                                            6.47 |                                             12.01 |
| MIZORAM           | 16                   | 16                     |                 402 |                                            3.88 |                                              4.02 |
| NAGALAND          | 91                   | 100                    |                 693 |                                           13.12 |                                             14.39 |
| ODISHA            | 1245                 | 1505                   |                6797 |                                           18.32 |                                             22.14 |
| PUNJAB            | 4143                 | 7732                   |                4219 |                                           98.2  |                                            183.24 |
| RAJASTHAN         | 7650                 | 9865                   |               25542 |                                           29.95 |                                             38.62 |
| SIKKIM            | 13                   | 13                     |                  97 |                                           13.07 |                                             13.07 |
| TAMIL NADU        | 2679                 | 3311                   |                8120 |                                           32.99 |                                             40.78 |
| TELANGANA         | 2289                 | 3164                   |                6929 |                                           33.04 |                                             45.66 |
| TRIPURA           | 62                   | 102                    |                 273 |                                           22.53 |                                             37.51 |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 328                  | 544                    |                1550 |                                           21.17 |                                             35.1  |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 14027                | 20403                  |               18955 |                                           74    |                                            107.64 |
| WEST BENGAL       | 3099                 | 5661                   |                5662 |                                           54.73 |                                             99.97 |
| A&N ISLAND        | 0                    | 0                      |                  28 |                                            0.57 |                                              1.15 |
| CHANDIGARH        | 1                    | 1                      |                   2 |                                           61.48 |                                             87.35 |
| D &NHAVELI        | 4                    | 8                      |                  24 |                                           18.16 |                                             31.48 |
| DAMAN &DIU        |                      |                        |                   3 |                                            0    |                                              0    |
| DELHI             | 22                   | 29                     |                  53 |                                           41.49 |                                             54.78 |
| LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                    | 0                      |                   2 |                                            0    |                                              0    |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 13                   | 21                     |                  30 |                                           45.62 |                                             71.2  |
| ALL INDIA         | 68100                | 95772                  |              181850 |                                           37.45 |                                             52.67 |

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture

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