Lok Sabha Question No. 376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Subsidy for PMKSY-PDMC
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.376

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## SUBSIDY FOR PMKSY-PDMC

376. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

- (a) whether the Government provides subsidy to small and marginal farmers to set up drip and sprinkler irrigation system under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY-PDMC);
- (b) if so, the percentage of subsidy provided to farmers along with the details thereof;
- (c) the efforts made by the Government to cover economic sectors coming under micro irrigation and to promote them;
- (d) the benefits of drip and sprinkler irrigation system set up under PDMC; and
- (e) the progress made in this scheme so far along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  The  Government  provides  financial  assistance/subsidy  to  small  and  marginal farmers @ 55% and to other farmers @45% for installation of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation systems under Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC). In addition, some States provide additional incentives/top up subsidy for encouraging farmers to adopt Micro Irrigation.

For  larger  adoption  of  Micro  Irrigation  systems  by  the  farmers  under  the  PMKSYPDMC scheme, 25% higher unit cost have been taken into calculation of subsidy for  the North Eastern and Himalayan States and 15% higher for States having lower adoption of Micro Irrigation.

With  the  objective  of  facilitating  the  States  in  mobilising  resources  for  expanding coverage of micro irrigation, a Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) with  corpus of Rs. 5000 crore was created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) during 2018-19. States may access MIF for special and innovative projects and also for additional incentive to encourage farmers to install Micro Irrigation systems.  To continue the efforts, during the current year, a Budget Announcement was made to double the initial corpus of MIF from Rs. 5,000 crores to Rs. 10,000 crore.

(d) :  The PMKSY-PDMC focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation. The Micro Irrigation helps in water saving as well as reduced fertilizer usage through fertigation, labour expenses, other input costs and overall income enhancement of farmers.  Recent  evaluation  studies  of  the  scheme  have  reiterated  that  Micro  Irrigation  is relevant  in  achieving  national  priorities  such  as  improving  on-farm  water  use  efficiency, enhancing crop productivity, generating employment opportunities etc.

(e): An  area  of  59.37  lakh  ha  has  been  covered  under  Micro  Irrigation    in  the  country through PMKSY-PDMC from 2015-16 to till date with release of Central Assistance of Rs. 15210.99 crore. The State wise details of coverage of area  and amount released so far is Annexed.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 376 for answer on 30.11.2021

## Central Assistance released and area covered under Micro Irrigation under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2021-22 (as on 22.11.2021)

| S. No.   | State          |   Central Assistance released (Rs. in Crore) | Area covered under Micro Irrigation (Ha)   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                                      2104.16 | 743992                                     |
| 2        | Bihar          |                                       112.21 | 19517                                      |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   |                                       240.64 | 106658                                     |
| 4        | Goa            |                                         2.8  | 868                                        |
| 5        | Gujarat        |                                      1612.55 | 847863                                     |
| 6        | Haryana        |                                       218.19 | 65136                                      |
| 7        | Himachal Pra.  |                                       116.85 | 10486                                      |
| 8        | Jharkhand      |                                       175.64 | 23758                                      |
| 9        | J&K            |                                        58.07 | 1090                                       |
| 10       | Karnataka      |                                      2309.15 | 1246354                                    |
| 11       | Kerala         |                                        42.53 | 3166                                       |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh |                                       792.4  | 237711                                     |
| 13       | Maharashtra    |                                      1760.46 | 655177                                     |
| 14       | Odisha         |                                       231.4  | 42725                                      |
| 15       | Punjab         |                                        53.18 | 6540                                       |
| 16       | Rajasthan      |                                       922.82 | 371569                                     |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu     |                                      2036.83 | 893256                                     |
| 18       | Telangana      |                                       679.32 | 254034                                     |
| 19       | Uttarakhand    |                                       176.8  | 25153                                      |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                       521.79 | 268995                                     |
| 21       | West Bengal    |                                       176.7  | 52152                                      |
| 22       | Arun. Pradesh  |                                        88.4  | 6898                                       |
| 23       | Assam          |                                       122.03 | 21847                                      |
| 24       | Manipur        |                                       157.36 | 12851                                      |
| 25       | Meghalaya      |                                        31.73 | -                                          |
| 26       | Mizoram        |                                       104.47 | 3265                                       |
| 27       | Nagaland       |                                       169.64 | 9810                                       |
| 28       | Sikkim         |                                       136.24 | 6297                                       |
| 29       | Tripura        |                                        51.5  | -                                          |
| 30       | A&D Island     |                                         0.7  | -                                          |
| 31       | Puducherry     |                                         2.03 | -                                          |
| 32       | Ladakh         |                                         2.4  | -                                          |
|          | Grand Total    |                                     15211    | 5937168                                    |

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