Lok Sabha Question No. 2375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Land under Irrigation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2375 ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## LAND UNDER IRRIGATIO N

## †2375. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total irrigated agricultural land in the country and the land proposed to be covered Maharashtra during the last two years;

(b) whether irrigated agricultural land and a la rge part of the land proposed to be covered under irri has been given to industrial houses and if so, the details thereof during the last three year

(c) the efforts being made to increase the irrigated agricultural land and the amount spent o and (d) the details of irrigated land in Maharashtra during the said period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to  (d) Programmes  pertaining  to  irrigation  of  agricultural  land  are planne ,  funded,  executed  and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. To supplement their efforts and to encourage sustainable development and ef ficient management of water resources, th Central  Government  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  throu schemes and programmes.

Total Cropped Area in the country is 1,98,378 Th ousand Hectare (Th Ha) and 1,97,054 Th. Ha during 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 respectively while Gross Irrigated Area in the country is 96,754 Th 96,622 Th. Ha during 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 respectively. Total Cropped Area in Maharashtra is 23,47 Ha and 23,467 Th. Ha during 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 respectively while Gross Irrigated Area in Maharas is 4,564 Th. Ha and 4,736 Th. Ha during 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 respectively.

Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY) -Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits Programme (AI BP), 99 major and medium irrigation projects having combined ultimate irrigation of 75.43 lakh Ha are under implementation; and under CADWM, development of the command are these 99 projects have been taken up, targeting 44.35 lakh Ha of Cultu rable Command Area (CCA) .

During  2016 - 17,  26  ongoing  Major/Medium  Irrigation  (MMI)  projects  of  Maharashtra  u PMKSY - AIBP having ultimate potential of 8.50 lakh hectare and estimated balance Rs.21,400  crore with  Central  Assistance  (CA)  component  of  Rs.3024  crore,  as  on  1.4.2016  hav prioritized for completion in phases. Funding mechanism through NABARD has also been approve Government for both Central and State Share.

During 2 016- 20 (so far), total CA of Rs. 1562.10 crore and State Share of Rs. 10244.42 crore have been  released  to  the  Government  of  Maharashtra  for  these  projects  through  NABARD,  and  ad irrigation potential of 172.11 Th. Ha. has been created through these projects during 2016 - 19. AIBP works of 9 prioritized projects of Maharashtra have been reported to be completed/almost completed.

Under CADWM, 22 projects in Maharashtra proposals from the State Government with tar CCA of 500.601 Th. Ha and corresponding targeted Central Assistance (CA) of Rs.967.925 c been taken up. During last two years (2017 - 18 and 2018 - 19) CCA of 50.247 Th Ha has been developed and CA ofRs. 58.616 crore has been released to Maharashtra .

Further,  a  special  package  for  completion  of  8  MMI  and  83  Surface  Minor  Irrigati projects of Maharashtra having estimated balance cost of Rs.13651.61 crore as on 01.04.20 approved during 2018 - 19.  CA component amounts to Rs.3831.41 crore .  The targeted additional potenti through these projects is 3.77 Lakh Ha. as on 1.04.2018.  These projects are planned to be phases.  CA of Rs.500 crore and Rs.300 crore has been released to the Government of Maharas this package during 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20 (so far) respectively and additional potential of 43.733 T ha has been reported to have been created during 2018 - 19.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare implements Per Drop More Crop (PD component  of  PMKSY  which focuses  on  enhancing  water  use  efficiency  at  farm  level  th precision/micro  irrigation  by  providing  financial  assistance  the  States.  The  scheme  also level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement micro irr igation.

The  Department  of  Land  Resources,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  implements  water development  projects  in  State/UTs  including  Maharashtra.  From  2009 -10  to  December,  2019,  a  total Central  share  of  Rs.2413.95  crore  has  been  released  to  Maharasht ra under Watershed  Development Component (WDC) of PMKSY.

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