Lok Sabha Question No. 3689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Adoption of Methods of Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3689 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## ADOPTION OF METHODS OF IRRIGATION

3689. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  of  agricultural  land  in  the  country  adopting  flood  method  of irrigation and drip method of irrigation, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study detailing the benefits of drip irrigation over flood irrigation, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the amount of water that is expected to be saved by the use of drip irrigation over flood irrigation, crop-wise; and
- (d) the  initiatives  undertaken  and  the  amount  sanctioned  by  the  Government  to promote the extensive use of drip irrigation ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The net sown area in the country is 140130 thousand ha and net irrigated area is 68385 thousand ha. As per available information, the area covered under drip irrigation is 4374.53 thousand ha. The State wise percentage of net irrigated area and area under drip irrigation to the net sown area is given at Annexure-I.
- (b)&(c): An Impact evaluation study of Micro Irrigation scheme was carried out by Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare in 2014 through M/s Global Agri System Ltd. The major findings of the study are as under:
-  Irrigation cost is reduced by 20% to 50% with average of 32.3%.
-  Electricity consumption is reduced by about 31%.
-  Saving of fertilizers in the range of 7% to 42%.
-  Average productivity of fruits and vegetables increased by about 42.3% and 52.8%.
-  Overall income enhancement of farmers in the range of 20% to 68% with an average of 48.5%.

Water use efficiency of Micro Irrigation including drip irrigation is as high as 80 to 95%  in  comparison  to  only  30-50%  in  conventional  flood  irrigation resulting in considerable amount of saving irrigation water under drip irrigation as also evident from the research studies conducted on different crops by centres of All India Coordinated Research Project on Irrigation Water Management in different agro-ecological regions of India.  Details  of  water  saving  due  to  drip  irrigation  over  flood/surface  irrigation  at different centres are given at Annexure-II.

(d): Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW)  is implementing  Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through  Micro  Irrigation  technologies  viz.  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  systems.  The details  of  Central  Assistance  released  to  States  under  PMKSY-PDMC  is  given  at Annexure-III.

Besides,  the  Department  creates  awareness  about  Micro  Irrigation  by  wide publicity  through  press  &  print  media,  publication  of  leaflets/booklets,  organization  of workshops,  exhibitions,  farmer  fairs,  information  on  State/Government  of  India  web portals etc.  In addition, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) imparts training and  organizes  field  demonstrations  through  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVK)  to  educate farmers for promotion of Micro Irrigation.

## Annexure - I

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3689 for answer on 16.07.2019 State wise Net Sown area, Net Irrigated Area and Area under drip irrigation (in thousand hectares)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   Net Sown Area* |   Net irrigated area* |   Area covered under Drip Irrigation# |   %Net irrigated area to the Net Sown Area |   %Drip Irrigation Area to the Net Sown Area |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |             6236 |                  2927 |                               1135    |                                      46.94 |                                        18.2  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |              225 |                    56 |                                  0    |                                      24.89 |                                         0    |
| 3         | Assam             |             2827 |                   296 |                                  0.26 |                                      10.47 |                                         0.01 |
| 4         | Bihar             |             5278 |                  2987 |                                  8.7  |                                      56.59 |                                         0.16 |
| 5         | Chattisgarh       |             4681 |                  1466 |                                 19    |                                      31.32 |                                         0.41 |
| 6         | Goa               |              129 |                    39 |                                  0.54 |                                      30.23 |                                         0.42 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |            10302 |                  4233 |                                622    |                                      41.09 |                                         6.04 |
| 8         | Haryana           |             3522 |                  2974 |                                 33    |                                      84.44 |                                         0.94 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |              550 |                   113 |                                  3.5  |                                      20.55 |                                         0.64 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |              758 |                   331 |                                  0.02 |                                      43.67 |                                         0    |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |             1385 |                   207 |                                 20.4  |                                      14.95 |                                         1.47 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |            10044 |                  3589 |                                541    |                                      35.73 |                                         5.39 |
| 13        | Kerala            |             2043 |                   414 |                                 13    |                                      20.26 |                                         0.64 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |            15351 |                  9584 |                                303    |                                      62.43 |                                         1.97 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |            17345 |                  3244 |                                855    |                                      18.7  |                                         4.93 |
| 16        | Manipur           |              383 |                    69 |                                  0.36 |                                      18.02 |                                         0.09 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |              286 |                    81 |                                  0.31 |                                      28.32 |                                         0.11 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |              145 |                    16 |                                  2.2  |                                      11.03 |                                         1.52 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |              384 |                    97 |                                  0.44 |                                      25.26 |                                         0.11 |
| 20        | Orissa            |             4474 |                  1259 |                                 25    |                                      28.14 |                                         0.56 |
| 21        | Punjab            |             4119 |                  4118 |                                 30    |                                      99.98 |                                         0.73 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |            17521 |                  7882 |                                179    |                                      44.99 |                                         1.02 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |               77 |                    12 |                                  1.56 |                                      15.58 |                                         2.03 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |             4819 |                  2726 |                                360    |                                      56.57 |                                         7.47 |
| 25        | Telangana         |             4377 |                  1726 |                                192    |                                      39.43 |                                         4.39 |
| 25        | Tripura           |              255 |                    79 |                                  0.44 |                                      30.98 |                                         0.17 |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       |              700 |                   330 |                                  7    |                                      47.14 |                                         1    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |            16598 |                 14389 |                                 21    |                                      86.69 |                                         0.13 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |             5238 |                  3102 |                                  0.8  |                                      59.22 |                                         0.02 |
| 29        | A & N Island      |               15 |                     0 |                                  0    |                                       0    |                                         0    |
| 30        | Chandigarh        |                1 |                     0 |                                  0    |                                       0    |                                         0    |
| 31        | D&N Haveli        |               19 |                     4 |                                  0    |                                      21.05 |                                         0    |
| 32        | Daman & Diu       |                3 |                     0 |                                  0    |                                       0    |                                         0    |
| 33        | Delhi             |               22 |                    22 |                                  0    |                                     100    |                                         0    |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       |                2 |                     0 |                                  0    |                                       0    |                                         0    |
| 35        | Pondicherry       |               16 |                    13 |                                  0    |                                      81.25 |                                         0    |
|           | Total             |           140130 |                 68385 |                               4374.53 |                                      48.8  |                                         3.12 |

Source:

*Land use Statistics at Glance;2017; Directorate of Economics & Statistics DAC&FW

**Net Irrigated area includes irrigation by Government canals, Private canals, Tanks, Tube-wells, Other Wells, Other sources. #Area covered through Central Sponsored Schemes

Annexure- II

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3689 for answer on 16.07.2019

Water saving due to drip irrigation over flood/surface irrigation at different centres of All India Coordinated Research Project on Irrigation Water Management

| Centre                     | Crop             |   Water saving over flood/ surface irrigation (%) |
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Bhavanisagar, Tamil Nadu   | Banana           |                                              29.7 |
| Chiplima, Odisha           | Banana           |                                              50.1 |
| Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh    | Tomato           |                                              67.8 |
| Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh    | Okra             |                                              49.5 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Chilli           |                                              24.1 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Brinjal          |                                              51.7 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Bt cotton        |                                              19.8 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Bitter gourd     |                                              45.4 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Tomato           |                                              28.7 |
| Hisar, Haryana             | Cotton           |                                              27.8 |
| Hisar, Haryana             | Cotton           |                                              40.3 |
| Hisar, Haryana             | Wheat            |                                              23   |
| Bilaspur, Chattisgarh      | Sugarcane        |                                              35   |
| Palampur, Himachal Pradesh | Potato           |                                              31.3 |
| Rahuri, Maharshtra         | Sugarcane        |                                              35   |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Hybrid cotton    |                                              25.9 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Bt cotton        |                                              24.7 |
| Hisar, Haryana             | Cotton - on farm |                                              28.1 |
| Rahuri, Maharshtra         | Cotton - on farm |                                              48.6 |
| Sriganganagar, Rajasthan   | Summer squash    |                                             122.4 |
| Shillong, Meghalaya        | Strawberry       |                                              63   |
| Rahuri, Maharshtra         | Watermelon       |                                             207.1 |
| Rahuri, Maharshtra         | Marigold         |                                              19.2 |
| Bhavanisagar, Tamil Nadu   | Sugarcane        |                                              25   |
| Morena, Madhya Pradesh     | Soybean          |                                              25.1 |
| Kota, Rajasthan            | Soybean          |                                              16.2 |
| Parbhani, Maharashtra      | Turmeric         |                                              20   |
| Parbhani, Maharashtra      | Watermelon       |                                              20   |
| Navsari, Gujarat           | Watermelon       |                                              29.2 |
| Parbhani, Maharashtra      | Groundnut        |                                              33.3 |
| Madurai, Tamil Nadu        | Groundnut        |                                              39   |
| Dapoli, Maharashtra        | Cashew           |                                              19.4 |
| Palampur, Himachal Pradesh | Broccoli         |                                              30   |
| Gayeshpur, West Bengal     | Gladiolus        |                                              36.6 |
| Madurai, Tamil Nadu        | Sugarcane        |                                              17.9 |
| Chiplima, Odisha           | Onion            |                                              32   |
| Palampur, Himachal Pradesh | Strawberry       |                                              58.6 |
| Rahuri, Maharshtra         | Summer chilli    |                                             161.2 |

Annexure -III

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3689 to be answered on 16.07.2019 State wise Central Assistance released under PMKSY- PDMC

Rs. in Crore

| S.No.   | State             |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |    206.47 |    308.69 |    517.1  |    520    |
| 2       | Bihar             |     28.6  |     21.6  |     12.5  |     27.91 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      |     20.3  |     44.8  |     55    |     43.39 |
| 4       | Goa               |      0.3  |      0.8  |      0    |      1.2  |
| 5       | Gujarat           |    213.05 |    274    |    300    |    272.5  |
| 6       | Haryana           |     34.97 |     27    |     14.01 |     27.41 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  |      7.6  |      8.5  |     19.25 |     26    |
| 8       | Jharkhand         |     14.97 |     30.7  |     25    |     10    |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |      4.87 |      5.4  |      3    |      7.8  |
| 10      | Karnataka         |    213.12 |    229    |    385    |    372.03 |
| 11      | Kerala            |      8.53 |      0    |     25    |      4    |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    |    161.74 |    121.1  |    150    |    132.56 |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |    107.26 |    305.7  |    362.5  |    360    |
| 14      | Odisha            |     28.7  |     39.7  |     48    |     58    |
| 15      | Punjab            |     43    |      1.18 |      0    |      9    |
| 16      | Rajasthan         |    142.84 |    129    |    107.5  |    168.48 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu        |    129.78 |    143.5  |    369.55 |    355    |
| 18      | Telangana         |    111.32 |    189    |    257    |    122    |
| 19      | Uttarakhand       |      9.6  |     15    |     27.2  |     43    |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     |     37.51 |     41.4  |     55    |     87.88 |
| 21      | West Bengal       |      4.8  |     19.9  |     31    |     40    |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh |      2.6  |      2    |      8.3  |     12.5  |
| 23      | Assam             |      5.03 |     11    |      3    |     30    |
| 24      | Manipur           |      2.76 |      3.6  |      7.5  |     40    |
| 25      | Meghalaya         |      1.43 |      0    |      3.3  |     12    |
| 26      | Mizoram           |      3.27 |      8.1  |     12.3  |     27.8  |
| 27      | Nagaland          |      2.34 |      4.5  |     11.8  |     35    |
| 28      | Sikkim            |      4.86 |      5.4  |      4    |     55.19 |
| 29      | Tripura           |      1.55 |      0    |      3.75 |     15    |
| 30      | UTs               |      2.23 |      0    |      0.5  |      0    |
| 31      | HQ                |      1.33 |      0.67 |      1.43 |      2.73 |
|         | Grand Total       |   1556.73 |   1991.24 |   2819.49 |   2918.38 |

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