Lok Sabha Question No. 3660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Cost of Irrigation Equipment under PMKSY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3660 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## COST OF IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT UNDER PMKSY

3660. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of unit cost of sprinklers, micro sprinklers, drip equipment and other agriculture equipment being provided by the Government to the farmers of Karnataka under PMKSY; and
- (b) the percentage of grants provided by the Government in each of the last two years, district and amount-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): Financial  assistance  @  55%  for  small  and  marginal  farmers  and  @  45%  for other farmers relating to  the  cost for  installation  of  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  systems  is available  under  the  Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY-PDMC)  as  per  the  Operational  Guidelines  of  the  Scheme  issued  by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Govt. of India. The assistance is met by both Central Government and State Government in the ratio of 60:40 for all State, except the North Eastern and Himalayan States in which it is 90:10. For the Union Territories,  funding  pattern  is  100%  grant  by  the  Central  Government.  In  addition,  some States provide additional incentives/top up subsidy for encouraging farmers to adopt Micro Irrigation.

Government of Karnataka provided 90% subsidy (including top up) of the indicative cost to all the categories of farmers of the State for installation of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems up to 2.00 hectares and 55% subsidy to the Small and Marginal farmers and 45% subsidy to the other farmers for the area more than 2.00 hectares and up to 5.00 hectares during 2018-19.

For the current year (2019-20), the following subsidy pattern has been decided by the State Government of Karnataka:

| Particulars                                                                              | Land holding (Area in ha)   | Subsidy (%)     | Subsidy (%)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|                                                                                          |                             | General farmers | SC/ST farmers |
| Rainfed over exploited, critical, semi critical taluks as per Central Ground Water Board | Up to 2.00                  | 90              | 90            |
|                                                                                          | 2.00 to 5.00                | 50              | 75            |
| Rainfed safe taluks                                                                      | Up to 2.00                  | 75              | 90            |
| Rainfed safe taluks                                                                      | 2.00 to 5.00                | 50              | 75            |
| Command areas as per Govt. notification                                                  | Up to 5.00                  | 45              | 55            |

District-wise fund provided by the Government during the last two years is Annexed.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3660 to be answered on 16.07.2019

District-wise fund provided by the Government (Central & State) in Karnataka during the last two years

Rs. in lakh

| S.No   | District       |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|--------|----------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | Bangalore (U)  |    495.07 |    515.27 |
| 2      | Bangalore (R ) |   1035.28 |   1124.28 |
| 3      | Bagalkote      |   4200.33 |   5344.87 |
| 4      | Belgaum        |   6773.25 |   7285.74 |
| 5      | Bellary        |   2002.28 |   2603.05 |
| 6      | Bidar          |   2578.52 |   2892.98 |
| 7      | Bijapur        |   3516.88 |   5056.26 |
| 8      | Chamarajanagar |   1444.87 |   1473.39 |
| 9      | Chikkaballapur |   3041.35 |   4006.38 |
| 10     | Chikkamagalur  |   1909.27 |   1446.08 |
| 11     | Chitradurga    |   2338.17 |   2649.86 |
| 12     | D.Kannada      |    141.98 |    154.35 |
| 13     | Davanagere     |   3963.35 |   3998.65 |
| 14     | Dharwad        |   1277.92 |   1584.69 |
| 15     | Gadag          |   1219.28 |   1758.32 |
| 16     | Gulbarga       |   3803.16 |   5434.99 |
| 17     | Hassan         |   2961.94 |   3049.99 |
| 18     | Haveri         |   3200.01 |   4125.7  |
| 19     | Kodagu         |    181.19 |    434.1  |
| 20     | Kolar          |   3941.33 |   4680.38 |
| 21     | Koppal         |   2753.53 |   3677.26 |
| 22     | Mandya         |   2809.32 |   3848.65 |
| 23     | Mysore         |   3692.54 |   3703.24 |
| 24     | Raichur        |   1446.98 |   1686.24 |
| 25     | Ramanagar      |   2005.72 |   2828.02 |
| 26     | Shimoga        |   2511.14 |   2231.94 |
| 27     | Tumkur         |   3116.65 |   3390.58 |
| 28     | Udupi          |    254.08 |    201.71 |
| 29     | U.Kannada      |    837.95 |    842.78 |
| 30     | Yadgir         |   1635.79 |   1951.02 |
| Total  | Total          |  71089.1  |  83980.8  |

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