Lok Sabha Question No. 1320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Irrigated and Un-irrigated Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1320

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## IRRIGATED AND UN-IRRIGATED LAND

1320 . SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  area  of  cultivable  land  in  the  country  including  the  area  of irrigated land as well as un-irrigated land out of the said cultivable land, Statewise;
- (b) the details of the plan of the Government to increase irrigated agricultural area in the country;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  increase  the  area  of irrigation in the tribal-dominated Parliamentary constituency of Ratlam as almost 80 per cent  population  of  the  said  constituency  is  dependent  on  agriculture  and  the  financial condition  of  the  farmers  is  not  sound  due  to  non-availability  of  adequate  irrigation facilities; and
- (d) if so, the details of the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The latest State-wise details of Cultivable land in the country including the Net irrigated land and Net un-irrigated land (2017-18), available with Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare is at Annexure .
- (b) to (d):   Agriculture being a State subject, the works related to irrigation and water resources development and management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities.  In order to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government  of  India  provides technical  and  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable development  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes and  programmes  such  as  Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI),  Repair,  Renovation  and Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water  Bodies Schemes  etc.  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)- Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched in 2015-16 with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured  irrigation,  improve  on  farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce  sustainable  water conservation  practices  etc.  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  is  one  of  the  component  of PMKSY.  The  schemes  of  Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI)  &  Repair,  Renovation  and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies has become a part of PMKSY (HKKP).

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  PMKSY-PDMC  from  2015-16  in  all  the  States  of  the country  which  focuses  on  enhancing  water  use  efficiency  at  farm  level  through  Micro Irrigation viz., Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems. Besides promoting Micro Irrigation, this component also supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement source creation for Micro Irrigation.Further,  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management  (CADWM) Programme  aims  for  bridging  the  gap  between  irrigation  potential  created  and  that utilized  through  micro  level  infrastructure  development  for  efficient  water  management and  enhancement  of  agricultural  production  and  productivity  so  as  to  improve  socioeconomic conditions of the farmers. During 2016-17, 99 prioritized projects of AIBP were identified  for  expeditious  completion  adopting  innovative  funding  through  creation  of 'Long Term Irrigation Fund' under NABARD for Mission Mode Completion of projects, of which 88 projects were included for CAD interventions. As per information provided by the  States,  about  20.67  lakh  Ha  of  Culturable  Command  Area  (CCA)  has  been developed  during  last  6  years  (2015-16  to  2020-21)  including  CCA  of  14.96  lakh  Ha under 99 prioritized projects. 14 projects of Madhya Pradesh have been included under the ongoing CADWM program targeting Culturable command area of 5.95 Lakh hectare.

Moreover,  under the component of PMKSY i.e. Per Drop More Crop, 2,36,817 hectares  of  area  is  covered  by  Micro-irrigation  in  Madhya  Pradesh  including  4840.06 hectares in Ratlam district.

## Annexure in reference to Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 1320 due for reply on 27.7.2021

As per the publication of Land Use Statistics for 2017-18 (latest available)

(in '000' hectare)

| S.No.     | STATES/UTs        |   Cultivable land | Net Irrigated Area   | Net Un-Irrigated Area   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |              8999 | 2763                 | 3285                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |               424 | 55                   | 178                     |
| 3         | Assam             |              3302 | 357                  | 2366                    |
| 4         | Bihar             |              6573 | 3105                 | 2137                    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |              5562 | 1506                 | 3148                    |
| 6         | Goa               |               197 | 17                   | 112                     |
| 7         | Gujarat           |             12661 | 4233                 | 6069                    |
| 8         | Haryana           |              3759 | 3261                 | 256                     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |               816 | 110                  | 433                     |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |              1081 | 332                  | 420                     |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |              4323 | 231                  | 1213                    |
| 12        | Karnataka         |             12777 | 3155                 | 6740                    |
| 13        | Kerala            |              2246 | 392                  | 1648                    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |             17207 | 10557                | 4634                    |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |             20751 | 3169                 | 13774                   |
| 16        | Manipur           |               453 | 73                   | 373                     |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |              1013 | 100                  | 153                     |
| 18        | Mizoram           |               368 | 16                   | 130                     |
| 19        | Nagaland          |               694 | 116                  | 269                     |
| 20        | Odisha            |              6745 | 970                  | 2893                    |
| 21        | Punjab            |              4235 | 4122                 | 1                       |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |             25493 | 7985                 | 9918                    |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                97 | 15                   | 62                      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |              8110 | 2627                 | 2012                    |
| 25        | Telangana         |              6770 | 2324                 | 2573                    |
| 26        | Tripura           |               271 | 80                   | 175                     |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |              1550 | 329                  | 344                     |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     |             18826 | 14332                | 2210                    |
| 29        | West Bengal       |              5625 | 3107                 | 2140                    |
| 30        | A&N Island        |                28 | 0                    | 15                      |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                 1 | 0                    | 1                       |
| 32        | D & N Haveli      |                24 | 5                    | 14                      |
| 33        | Daman & Diu       |                 3 |                      | 3                       |
| 34        | Delhi             |                53 | 22                   |                         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |                 2 |                      | 2                       |
| 36        | Puducherry        |                29 | 13                   | 2                       |
| All India |                   |            181065 | 69478                | 69704                   |

Note: '0' indicates area less than 500 hectares, while blank space denotes no reporting of data from the States/UTs. Total Cultivable Area consists of net area sown, current fallows, fallow lands other than current fallows, culturable waste and land under miscellaneous tree crops. Net Area Sown =Net irrigated area+ Net un-irrigated area

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, DA&FW.

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