Lok Sabha Question No. 2161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Advanced Irrigation Coverage
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2161

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ADVANCED IRRIGATION COVERAGE

2161.  SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

(a) the details of the number of beneficiaries and the acreage of land covered under advanced irrigation systems, till date, in Maharashtra, district-wise;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  studied  the  impact  of  micro-irrigation  projects  on farmers' income, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the  total  number  of  farmers  who  have  adopted  micro-irrigation  projects,  Statewise; and;

- (d) the total number of micro-water harvesting structures constructed during the last three years, in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers' Welfare  is  implementing  Per  Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) from 2015-16 in the country  which focuses on  enhancing water use efficiency  at farm level through  Micro Irrigation  systems viz.  Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation  systems. The  district wise details of the number of beneficiaries benefitted and Micro Irrigation area covered under the Scheme till date in Maharashtra  is  given at Annexure I.
- (b)  NITI Aayog conducted evaluation study on PMKSY-PDMC scheme in the year 2020. As per the findings of the study, income of farmers has increased in the range of 10% to 69% under the scheme.

(c)  The State wise number of farmers adopted micro-irrigation under the PDMC scheme is given at Annexure-II.

(d)    Besides  promoting  Micro  Irrigation,  the  PDMC  scheme  also  supports  micro  level water  storage  or  water  conservation/management  activities  to  supplement  source creation  for  Micro  Irrigation.  During  the  last  three  years,  13376  micro  level  water harvesting structures created in Maharashtra under the PDMC scheme.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2161 for answer on 15.03.2022

## District wise details of the number of beneficiaries benefitted and Micro Irrigation area covered under the Scheme (till date)

| Sr No   | District   |   Area covered under Micro Irrigation (Hectare) |   Number of beneficiaries benefitted |
|---------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1       | Ahmednagar |                                           48944 |                                80204 |
| 2       | Akola      |                                           20486 |                                24291 |
| 3       | Amravati   |                                           36923 |                                40577 |
| 4       | Aurangabad |                                           38301 |                                59940 |
| 5       | Beed       |                                           32947 |                                46531 |
| 6       | Bhandara   |                                             974 |                                 1188 |
| 7       | Buldhana   |                                           55957 |                                75882 |
| 8       | Chandrapur |                                            7041 |                                 7271 |
| 9       | Dhule      |                                           21044 |                                19629 |
| 10      | Gadchiroli |                                             390 |                                  411 |
| 11      | Gondia     |                                             589 |                                  827 |
| 12      | Hingoli    |                                           17647 |                                28068 |
| 13      | Jalgaon    |                                           69851 |                                68554 |
| 14      | Jalna      |                                           45015 |                                63628 |
| 15      | Kolhapur   |                                            6821 |                                11949 |
| 16      | Latur      |                                           22051 |                                39664 |
| 17      | Nagpur     |                                           11659 |                                12522 |
| 18      | Nanded     |                                           22947 |                                35227 |
| 19      | Nandurbar  |                                           10613 |                                 7769 |
| 20      | Nashik     |                                           33507 |                                51790 |
| 21      | Osmanabad  |                                           25330 |                                43025 |
| 22      | Palghar    |                                             589 |                                  682 |
| 23      | Parbhani   |                                           19739 |                                28316 |
| 24      | Pune       |                                           24024 |                                37654 |
| 25      | Raigad     |                                             189 |                                  207 |
| 26      | Ratnagiri  |                                             572 |                                  538 |
| 27      | Sangli     |                                           26041 |                                44781 |
| 28      | Satara     |                                           13875 |                                24980 |
| 29      | Sindhudurg |                                             407 |                                  336 |
| 30      | Solapur    |                                           39560 |                                51559 |
| 31      | Thane      |                                             325 |                                  455 |
| 32      | Wardha     |                                           15935 |                                18338 |
| 33      | Washim     |                                           24128 |                                33031 |
| 34      | Yavatmal   |                                           30069 |                                42864 |
|         | Total      |                                          724489 |                              1002688 |

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2161 for answer on 15.03.2022 Number of farmers adopted micro-irrigation under the PDMC scheme

| S No.   | State             |   Number of farmers |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |              659643 |
| 2       | Bihar             |               18027 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      |              120166 |
| 4       | Goa               |                 803 |
| 5       | Gujarat           |              612034 |
| 6       | Haryana           |               57107 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  |               13129 |
| 8       | Jharkhand         |               32450 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                1489 |
| 10      | Karnataka         |             1418771 |
| 11      | Kerala            |                5090 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    |              227618 |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |             1002688 |
| 14      | Odisha            |               66428 |
| 15      | Punjab            |                5905 |
| 16      | Rajasthan         |              252770 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu        |              857544 |
| 18      | Telangana         |              242758 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand       |               33139 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     |              185595 |
| 21      | West Bengal       |               62312 |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh |                8939 |
| 23      | Assam             |               24612 |
| 24      | Manipur           |               12796 |
| 25      | Meghalaya         |                2620 |
| 26      | Mizoram           |                8096 |
| 27      | Nagaland          |                8387 |
| 28      | Sikkim            |               20564 |
| 29      | Tripura           |                  90 |
|         | Total             |             5961570 |

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