Lok Sabha Question No. 4313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Usage of Water for Irrigation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4313

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## USAGE OF WATER FOR I RRIGATION

## 4313. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  reveals  the  exact  quantity  of  water  used  for  irrigation  acros during 2014 - 19 and if so, the details of breakup of water use in irrigation during 2014 - 19, State - w ise;

(b) the total hectares of area under irrigation in the country during 2014 - 19, State - wise;

(c) whether the Government has any schemes to increase area of irrigated land and if so, the (d) the quantum of funds allocated to expedite irrigation schemes across the country during 2014 - 19, State -wise;

(e) the total hectares of area which is likely to be irrigated once new schemes implemented; (f) the funds allocated to irrigation sector during 2019 - 20, scheme wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## )

(a) to (f) The National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development (NCIWRD) in its 1 Reportassessed the percentage of water demand for irrigation for the year s 2010 and 2025 at78 percent and 72 percent respectively of the total water demand in India .As perAgriculture Census, 2015 -16 (Phase II) ,net irrigated area in India stands at 68,233.83 Thousand Hectare (Th. Ha.). State/UT - wise net irrigated areais given at Annexure I .

The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY 2015- 16  with  the  aim  to  expand  cultivable  area  under  assured  irrigation, imp ove  on - farm  water  use efficiency,  introduce  sustainable  water  conservation  practices,  etc.  PMKSY  has  various namely,  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP);  Command  Area  Development  and  W Management (CADWM); Har Khet Ko Pani (H KKP) components of Ground Water Irrigation, Surface -Minor Irrigation (SMI), and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies implem Department  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation;  Per  Drop  More (PDMC) impleme nted by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's Welfare; and Watershed Development (WD) implemented by Department of Land Resources.

In 2016 - 17, ninety - nine (99) on -going Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) projects (and 7 phase under AIBPwithultimate irrigation potential of 76 lakh hectares ,and balance estimated cost of Rs.77,595 crore,  including  Central  Assistance (CA) component  of  Rs. 31,342  crore,  have  been  prioritized  und PMKSY in consultation with the States for completion in phases along with the corresponding CADWM works.Ground Water component of PMKSY - HKKP envisages increasing area of irrigated land throu ground water irrigat on. As per the proposals received from State Governments, during 2019 - 20,more than 56,000 hectares is proposed to be brought under additional irrigation through ground wate Under the Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI)  scheme,  since  12 th Plan  onwards,  5838 schemes  are  ongoing  with  an estimated  cost  of Rs. 13222  crore and  t arget  irrigation  potential  creation  of  10.412  Lak h  Ha.  Central Assistance of Rs. 6531 crore was released to States upto March, 2019 and during current financial year , 2019- 20 ( till date ) CA o fRs.694.71 crore has been released . Under the Repair, Renovation and Restorati (RRR) of Water Bodies scheme, since 12 th Plan onwards, 2219 schemes are ongoin g with an estimated cost of Rs. 1910 crore and t arget irrigation potential of1.888 Lakh Ha. Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 369 crore was released to States upto March, 2019 , and during current financial year, 2019 - 20 (till date), CA of Rs. 64.78 crore has been released.

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's Welfare implements P er Drop More Crop component of PMKSY. The PMKSY - Per Drop More Crop mainly focuses on water use efficiency farm level through precision/micro irrigation. Besides promoting precision irrigation (Drip Irrigation  System),  better  on - farm  water management  practices  to  optimize  the  use  of  available  w resources,  this  component  also  supports  micro  level  water  storage  or  water  conservation/ activities  to  supplement  Micro  Irrigation. The Department  of  Land  Resources  implements  Watershed Development Component of PMKSY under which 8214 watershed development projects were sanctio from 2009 - 10 to 2014 - 15  covering an area of about 3 9.07 million hectare. CA of Rs. 9681.80 crore has been released during 2014 - 15 to 2019 - 20 (upto 31.12.2019) und er watershed development.

State - wise  Central  Assistance  released  under  major  components  of  PMKSY,  namely,  A CADWM, Per Drop More Crop and WatershedDevelopment are given at Annexure - II , Annexure - III , Annexure - IV , and Annexure - V respectively.

*****

Annexure referred to in reply to part s( ) to (f) of Unstarred Question No. 4313 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 19 .03.2020 regarding ' Usage of Water for Irrigation '

State - wise Net Irrigated Area as per Agriculture Census ,2015- 16

| S. No.    | States/UTs        |   Net Irrigated Area (inThousand Hectare) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A & N Islands     |                                      0.26 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   3158.24 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                     56.22 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                    188.92 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                                   3287.81 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                      0.88 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                                   1437.97 |
| 8         | D & N Haveli      |                                      2.55 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                                      0.27 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                                     21.27 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                     23.84 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                                   5322.5  |
| 13        | Haryana           |                                   3492.27 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                    121.41 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                    383.01 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                                    247.29 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                                   3411.83 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                                    311.03 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                      0    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                   8422.12 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                                   3058.49 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                     35.6  |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                     69.03 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                     15.63 |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                     98.19 |
| 26        | Odisha            |                                   1179.97 |
| 27        | Puducherry        |                                     12.06 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                                   3936.19 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                                   7758.8  |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                     10.16 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                                   2953.61 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                                   1577.42 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                     81.47 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                  13703.1  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                                    327.02 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                                   3527.43 |
| All India | All India         |                                  68233.8  |

Source: Agriculture Census Division, Dept. of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare.

Annexure referred to in reply to part s( ) to (f) of Unstarred Qu stion No. 4313 t o be answered in LokSabha on 19 .03.2020 regarding ' Usage of Water for Irrigation '

## State - wise Central Assistance Released for Implementation of 99 Priorit ized AIBPprojects under PMKSY

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT        |   2016- 2019 | 2019- 20*   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  |        22.63 | 0           |
| 2         | Assam           |         0    | 0           |
| 3         | Bihar           |        84.14 | 11.98       |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh    |        30.54 | 4.09        |
| 5         | Goa             |         0    | -           |
| 6         | Gujarat         |      3419.65 | 485.35      |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir |        26.49 | 5.88        |
| 8         | Jharkhand       |       756.73 | -           |
| 9         | Karnataka       |       791.98 | 163.42      |
| 10        | Kerala          |         0    | 0           |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh  |       562.41 | 26.45       |
| 12        | Maharashtra     |      1270.42 | 291.68      |
| 13        | Manipur         |       174.34 | 30.5        |
| 14        | Odisha          |      1041.83 | 90.65       |
| 15        | Punjab          |        52.42 | 0           |
| 16        | Rajasthan       |       357.91 | 7.04        |
| 17        | Telangana       |       560.67 | 214.04      |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh   |       598.39 | 407.68      |
|           | Total           |      9750.55 | 1738.76     |

* Till date

Annexure referred to in reply to part s( ) to (f) of Unstarred Question No. 4313 t o be answered in LokSabha on 19 .03.2020 regarding ' Usage of Waterfor Irrigation '

## State - Wise Central Assistance released forCADWM works under PMKSY

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT        |   2016- 2019 | 2019- 20*   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  |        69.18 |             |
| 2         | Assam           |         3.55 |             |
| 3         | Bihar           |        35.82 |             |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh    |        21.71 |             |
| 5         | Goa             |         0    |             |
| 6         | Gujarat         |      1719.16 |             |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir |         1.7  |             |
| 8         | Jharkhand       |         0    |             |
| 9         | Karnataka       |        60.15 | 3.79        |
| 10        | Kerala          |         0    |             |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh  |       251.45 |             |
| 12        | Maharashtra     |        73.79 |             |
| 13        | Manipur         |         0    |             |
| 14        | Orissa          |        97.5  |             |
| 15        | Punjab          |         0    |             |
| 16        | Rajasthan       |         9.91 | 10.22       |
| 17        | Telangana       |        36.34 |             |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh   |         0    | 150.00      |
|           | Total           |      2380.26 | 164.01      |

* Till date

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of Unstarred Question No. 4313 t o be answered in LokSabha on 19 .03.2020 regarding ' Usage of Water for Irrigation '

## Central A ssistance released under PMKSY -PDMC

| S.No.   | States/UT              |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (upto 25.2.2020) |
|---------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         |    206.47 |    308.69 |    517.1  |    520    |                     452    |
| 2       | Bihar                  |     28.6  |     21.6  |     12.5  |     27.91 |                       0    |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh           |     20.3  |     44.8  |     55    |     43.39 |                      32.15 |
| 4       | Goa                    |      0.3  |      0.8  |      0    |      1.2  |                       0.5  |
| 5       | Gujarat                |    213.05 |    274    |    300    |    272.5  |                     280    |
| 6       | Haryana                |     34.97 |     27    |     14.01 |     27.41 |                      16.8  |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh       |      7.6  |      8.5  |     19.25 |     26    |                      18    |
| 8       | Jharkhand              |     14.97 |     30.7  |     25    |     10    |                      22.97 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir        |      4.87 |      5.4  |      3    |      7.8  |                       5.5  |
| 10      | Karnataka              |    213.12 |    229    |    385    |    372.03 |                     410    |
| 11      | Kera la                |      8.53 |      0    |     25    |      4    |                       0    |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh         |    161.74 |    121.1  |    150    |    132.56 |                     102    |
| 13      | Maharashtra            |    107.26 |    305.7  |    362.5  |    360    |                     325    |
| 14      | Odisha                 |     28.7  |     39.7  |     48    |     58    |                      30    |
| 15      | Punjab                 |     43    |      1.18 |      0    |      9    |                       0    |
| 16      | Rajasthan              |    142.84 |    129    |    107.5  |    168.48 |                      75    |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu             |    129.78 |    143.5  |    369.55 |    355    |                     204    |
| 18      | Telangana              |    111.32 |    189    |    257    |    122    |                       0    |
| 19      | Uttarakhand            |      9.6  |     15    |     27.2  |     43    |                      32    |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh          |     37.51 |     41.4  |     55    |     87.88 |                     100    |
| 21      | West Bengal            |      4.8  |     19.9  |     31    |     40    |                      20    |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh      |      2.6  |      2    |      8.3  |     12.5  |                      18    |
| 23      | Assam                  |      5.03 |     11    |      3    |     30    |                      42    |
| 24      | Manipur                |      2.76 |      3.6  |      7.5  |     40    |                      15    |
| 25      | Meghalaya              |      1.43 |      0    |      3.3  |     12    |                       0    |
| 26      | Mizoram                |      3.27 |      8.1  |     12.3  |     27.8  |                      27    |
| 27      | Nagaland               |      2.34 |      4.5  |     11.8  |     35    |                      30    |
| 28      | Sikkim                 |      4.86 |      5.4  |      4    |     55.19 |                      31.8  |
| 29      | Tripura                |      1.55 |      0    |      3.75 |     15    |                      18    |
| 30      | Andman& Nicobar Island |      0.2  |      0    |      0.5  |      0    |                       0    |
| 31      | Puducherry             |      2.03 |      0    |      0    |      0    |                       0    |
|         | Grand Total            |   1555.4  |   1990.57 |   2818.06 |   2915.65 |                    2307.72 |

(Rs. in crore)

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of Unstarred Question No. 4313 t o be answered inLok Sabha on 19 .03.2020 regarding ' Usage of Water for Irrigation '

## CentralA ssistance released under PMKSY - Watershed Development Component

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.   | State             |   Central Share released (2014 - 15 to 2019- 20)# |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                            749.97 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                            125.62 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                            222.3  |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                            172.44 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                            177.91 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                                            526.73 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                                             70.88 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                            106.27 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir |                                            192.55 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                                             66.51 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                                            694.67 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                                            102.06 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                           1101.95 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                                           1077.4  |
| 15       | Manipur           |                                             59.37 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                                             83.55 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                                            161.4  |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                                            391.07 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                                            642.47 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                                             15.91 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                           1464.45 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                                              7.7  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                                            434.72 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                                            327.65 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                            110.35 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       |                                            108.55 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                            272.7  |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                                            214.65 |
| Total    | Total             |                                           9681.8  |

# As on 31.12.2019 including the erstwhile IWMP.

## Note:

1. WDC - PMKSY has not been taken up in any U.T. (J & K and Ladakh).
2. There is no sanctioned project in Goa

*****