Lok Sabha Question No. 4814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Drip Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER S WELFAR E DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMER S WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4814 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD J U L Y , 2019

## DRIP IRRIGATION

## 4814.      S H RI  PA R V E S H   S AHIB  SIN G H:

Will the Minister of AG RIC U L TU R E AND FA RME R S WE L FA R E कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  the Agriculture sector  is  the  largest consumer of  water  in  India as compared to industrial and domestic sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of total cultivated land covered under drip irrigation in India State-wise and UT-wise; and
- (c) the status of  implementation of  irrigation schemes like PM Sinchaai Yojana and any other schemes under Per Drop More Crop movement in India?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER S WELFAR E

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( S H R I NA R E N D R A S IN G H  T OMA R)

- (a): As per the Guidelines for improving water use efficiency in irrigation, domestic & industrial sectors  -  2014  of  the    C entral  Water Commission  (CWC),  the  prevalent  water  use  for  irrigation accounted 78% followed by domestic use 6%, industries 5%, power  development 3% and others activities is about 8%.
- (b):      The net sown area in the country is 140130 thousand ha. As per available information, the area  covered  under  drip  irrigation  is  4374.53  thousand  ha.  The  State  wise  percentage  of  drip irrigation area to the net sown area is Annexed.
- (c): The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMK S Y) is being implemented in various States of the country from the year 2015-16. The status of implementation of components of PMK S Y is as under:
- I.    PMK S Y- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC): Focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation technologies viz. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation. An area of 36.20 lakh ha has been covered during 2015-16 to 2018-19 in the country.

This component is being implemented by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare.

II.    PMK S Y-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKK P): During 2016-17, ninety-nine (99) on-going Major/Medium irrigation projects under PMK S Y - AIBP, having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh ha. have been prioritized in consultation with States, for completion in phases up to December, 2019 along with their Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) works.

Irrigation potential of 17.54 lakh ha. have been created during last three years under PMK S YAIBP.  Under HKKP, irrigation potential of 2.18 lakh ha have been created through  Surface Minor Irrigation ( SMI) and Repair Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies (R R R) schemes during last three years.

These  components  are  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Water  Resources,  River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

III.   PMK S Y-Watershed Development (WDC): The WDC is principally for development of rainfed and degraded areas.8214 watershed development projects in 28 States (except Goa) sanctioned under erstwhile Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), were amalgamated as Watershed Development Component (WDC) of PMKSY in 2015-16.  From 2015-16 to 2018-19, 4.78 lakh water harvesting structures have been created/rejuvenated and an additional area of 10.98 Lakh ha has been brought under protective irrigation.

This component is being implemented by Department of Land Resources.

## Annexure

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4814 for answer on 23.07.2019

## State wise Net Sown area  and area under drip irrigation

(in thousand hectares)

| Sl   | States            |   Net Sown Area* |   Area covered under Drip Irrigation# |   %Drip Irrigation Area to the Net Sown Area |
|------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    |             6236 |                               1135    |                                        18.2  |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh |              225 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 3    | Assam             |             2827 |                                  0.26 |                                         0.01 |
| 4    | Bihar             |             5278 |                                  8.7  |                                         0.16 |
| 5    | Chattisgarh       |             4681 |                                 19    |                                         0.41 |
| 6    | Goa               |              129 |                                  0.54 |                                         0.42 |
| 7    | Gujarat           |            10302 |                                622    |                                         6.04 |
| 8    | Haryana           |             3522 |                                 33    |                                         0.94 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  |              550 |                                  3.5  |                                         0.64 |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   |              758 |                                  0.02 |                                         0    |
| 11   | Jharkhand         |             1385 |                                 20.4  |                                         1.47 |
| 12   | Karnataka         |            10044 |                                541    |                                         5.39 |
| 13   | Kerala            |             2043 |                                 13    |                                         0.64 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    |            15351 |                                303    |                                         1.97 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       |            17345 |                                855    |                                         4.93 |
| 16   | Manipur           |              383 |                                  0.36 |                                         0.09 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         |              286 |                                  0.31 |                                         0.11 |
| 18   | Mizoram           |              145 |                                  2.2  |                                         1.52 |
| 19   | Nagaland          |              384 |                                  0.44 |                                         0.11 |
| 20   | Orissa            |             4474 |                                 25    |                                         0.56 |
| 21   | Punjab            |             4119 |                                 30    |                                         0.73 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         |            17521 |                                179    |                                         1.02 |
| 23   | Sikkim            |               77 |                                  1.56 |                                         2.03 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        |             4819 |                                360    |                                         7.47 |
| 25   | Telangana         |             4377 |                                192    |                                         4.39 |
| 25   | Tripura           |              255 |                                  0.44 |                                         0.17 |
| 26   | Uttarakhand       |              700 |                                  7    |                                         1    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     |            16598 |                                 21    |                                         0.13 |
| 28   | West Bengal       |             5238 |                                  0.8  |                                         0.02 |
| 29   | A & N Island      |               15 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 30   | Chandigarh        |                1 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 31   | D&N Haveli        |               19 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 32   | Daman & Diu       |                3 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 33   | Delhi             |               22 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 34   | Lakshadweep       |                2 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
| 35   | Pondicherry       |               16 |                                  0    |                                         0    |
|      | Total             |           140130 |                               4374.53 |                                         3.12 |

# Area covered through Central Sponsored Schemes

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