Lok Sabha Question No. 706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Micro Irrigation Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.706

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## MICRO IRRIGATION FUND

706.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS' WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  objective  of  the  budget  announcement made  by  the  Government  for micro  irrigation fund; (b) the manner in which micro irrigation fund is providing  facilities  to  the  States to  expand micro irrigation in the country and if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote    the    use    of    micro irrigation  among farmers; (d) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the awareness among farmers regarding the coverage of Drip Irrigation; and (e)  the  current  status  of  the  scheme  in  States with  less  water  availability like    Rajasthan    and    the  comprehensive  steps  being  taken  to  extend  it  in  the drought-prone areas like Rajasthan where this system may prove to be beneficial?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) With a view to providing impetus to the Micro Irrigation systems and to enhance  the  water  use  efficiency  in  agriculture  sector,  a  Micro  Irrigation  Fund (MIF) with corpus of Rs. 5000 Crore was created with NABARD during 2018-19. The  major  objective  of  the  Fund  is  to  facilitate  the  States  in  mobilizing  the resources  to  provide  top  up/  additional  incentives  to  farmers  for  incentivising micro  irrigation  beyond  the  assistance  available  under  Per  Drop  More  Crop

(PDMC).  States  may  also  access  MIF  exclusively  for  innovative  integrated projects depending on State specific requirements. Under the MIF, the projects from various States has been approved for Rs. 4710.96 Crore of loan. So far, an amount  of  Rs.  2174.00  cr  has  been  disbursed  to  states  under  MIF.  Details  of State-wise Projects sanctioned, so far, is available at Annexure-I .

Further, to strengthen and expand the adoption of micro-irrigation systems by the farmers in the country, an announcement in Budget- 2021 has been made to augment the initial corpus of MIF by another Rs. 5000 crore.

(c) to (e)   In addition to Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF), The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) from 2015-16 in all the States including Rajasthan and low water availability States of the Country. The PDMC scheme focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro  Irrigation  viz.  Drip  and  Sprinkler  irrigation  systems.  The  Government provides financial assistance @ 55% for small and marginal farmers and @ 45% for other farmers for installation of Drip and Sprinkler systems under the scheme. In addition, some States provide additional incentives/top-up subsidy for encouraging farmers to adopt Micro Irrigation. So far, under the PDMC scheme, an area of 71.67 lakh ha covered under Micro Irrigation in the Country with Central Assistance  of  Rs.  17250  crore  to  the  States  since  2015-16.  The  details  of coverage  of  micro  irrigation  area  and  Central  assistance  released  to  States including State of Rajasthan is at Annexure-II.

Farmers are encouraged to take advantage of micro irrigation technologies by  wide  publicity  through  press  &  print  media,  publication  of  leaflets/booklets, organization of workshops, exhibitions, farmer fairs, information on State/Government  of  India web  portals  etc. In addition, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) imparts training and organizes field demonstrations through  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  to  educate  farmers  for  promotion  of efficient irrigation techniques/ Micro Irrigation for various crops.

## Project-wise details of Micro-Irrigation Fund (MIF)

(Rs. Cr) (lakh ha)

| Sr. No.   | State          | Kind of project                                                    | Total project cost   |   Amount under MIF |   Projected MI Area | MIF loan disbursed   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | Top up subsidy                                                     | 1548.68              |             616.13 |               1.8   | 616.13               |
| 2         | Tamil Nadu     | Top up subsidy                                                     | 2749.45              |            1357.93 |               4.76  | 1119.41              |
| 3         | Haryana        | Top up subsidy and Innovative                                      | 290.72               |             103.38 |               0.41  | 46.32                |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI for effluent treated water)                         |                      |             314.3  |               0.234 |                      |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI in Command area- PPP mode)                          | 399.97               |             252.08 |               0.229 |                      |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI in Canal Command area)                              | 189.46               |             121.18 |               0.09  |                      |
| 3         | Haryana        | Sub-Total                                                          | 880.15               |             790.94 |               0.963 | 46.32                |
| 4         | Gujarat        | Top up subsidy                                                     | 3045.72              |             764.13 |               4.27  | 374.04               |
| 5         | West Bengal    | Innovative project (synchronising existing water sources)          | 291.11               |             276.55 |               0.746 |                      |
| 6         | Punjab         | Top-up subsidy & Demonstration                                     | 298.02               |             149.65 |               0.258 | 18.09                |
| 7         | Uttarakhand    | Innovative (Tea plantations)                                       | 15.63                |              14.84 |               0.009 |                      |
| 8         | Rajasthan      | Top up subsidy and Innovative (Command Area and Capacity Building) | 1922.73              |             740.79 |               4.288 |                      |
| Total     | Total          | Total                                                              | 10751.49             |            4710.96 |              17.093 | 2174.00              |

## Coverage of Micro Irrigation Area (ha) and Central Assistance released (Rs. Crore) under Per Drop More Crop from 2015-16 till now

| S. N.   | State          |   Central Assistance released | Micro Irrigation Area   |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                       2507    | 796586                  |
| 2       | Bihar          |                        121.71 | 23583.72                |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh   |                        255.64 | 126168                  |
| 4       | Goa            |                          3.04 | 868                     |
| 5       | Gujarat        |                       1685.3  | 942511                  |
| 6       | Haryana        |                        353.79 | 153209                  |
| 7       | Himachal Pra.  |                        116.85 | 10486                   |
| 8       | Jharkhand      |                        188.14 | 28626                   |
| 9       | J&K            |                         58.07 | 1104                    |
| 10      | Karnataka      |                       2509.2  | 1587401                 |
| 11      | Kerala         |                         42.53 | 4501                    |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh |                        792.4  | 308153                  |
| 13      | Maharashtra    |                       2138.5  | 848298                  |
| 14      | Odisha         |                        247.65 | 91055                   |
| 15      | Punjab         |                         56.93 | 11269                   |
| 16      | Rajasthan      |                        984.07 | 484667                  |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu     |                       2116.6  | 967038.7                |
| 18      | Telangana      |                        679.32 | 304373                  |
| 19      | Uttarakhand    |                        231.8  | 26927.41                |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh  |                        746.79 | 286578                  |
| 21      | West Bengal    |                        176.7  | 70896                   |
| 22      | Arun. Pradesh  |                        118.4  | 13598                   |
| 23      | Assam          |                        142.03 | 33935                   |
| 24      | Manipur        |                        196.36 | 14504                   |
| 25      | Meghalaya      |                         31.73 | 0                       |
| 26      | Mizoram        |                        137.47 | 3692                    |
| 27      | Nagaland       |                        205.39 | 11928                   |
| 28      | Sikkim         |                        195.75 | 11129                   |
| 29      | Tripura        |                         56.26 | 3514                    |
| 30      | UTS            |                          5.63 | 0                       |
|         | HQ             |                        149.46 | -                       |
|         | Total          |                      17250    | 7166599                 |

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