Lok Sabha Question No. 2275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Area Covered under PMKSY-PDMC
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2275

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## AREA COVERED UNDER PMKSY-PDMC

2275.  SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

(a) the details of the area covered so far in the country under Micro Irrigation under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana- Per Drop More Crop (PMKSYPDMC) scheme, State-wise;

(b) the extent of the progress made in the field of Micro Irrigation during the last three years along with the details thereof;

(c) whether the funds have been released by the Government to the States under the said scheme;

- (d) if so, the details thereof State-wise; and
- (e) the details of the benefits of Micro Irrigation to the farmers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &(b):  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  scheme  is  implemented  in  the  Country from  the  year  2015-16.  PDMC  was  implemented  as  a  component  of  Pradhan Mantri Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) from 2015-16 to 2021-22.  From the year  2022-23,  PDMC  is  being  implemented  under  the  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (RKVY). So far, an area of 71.66 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation  in  the  country  through  the  PDMC  scheme.  The  State  wise  details  of progress made in the field of Micro Irrigation is given at Annexure-I.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.  13136.67  crore  has  been  released  to States under the PDMC scheme from 2015-16 till date. The State wise details is given at Annexure- II.

(e):    Micro  Irrigation  helps  in  efficient  water  use  at  farm  level  through  precision irrigation as well as reduced fertilizer usage through fertigation, labour expenses and other input  costs.  Micro  Irrigation  helps  in  overall  income  enhancement  of farmers.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 20 th  December, 2022 State-wise area covered under Micro Irrigation under PDMC from  2015-16 to 2022-23 (as on date)

Area in ha

| S. No.   | State          | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |   Total |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 94104     | 141098    | 186441    | 200269    | 122080    |           | 14654     | 37940     |  796586 |
| 2        | Bihar          | 5155      | 4228      | 3143      | 924       | 3967      | 1275      | 2087      | 2805      |   23583 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   | 8056      | 19227     | 13087     | 18929     | 27688     | 18634     | 18640     | 1907      |  126168 |
| 4        | Goa            | 92        | 123       | 236       |           | 285       | 132       |           |           |     868 |
| 5        | Gujarat        | 142681    | 165948    | 143134    | 140778    | 107649    | 101329    | 78790     | 62202     |  942511 |
| 6        | Haryana        | 3117      | 5701      | 10751     | 10469     | 22652     | 12446     | 43045     | 45028     |  153209 |
| 7        | Himachal Pra.  | 3306      | 937       | 1197      | 422       | 2573      | 2051      |           |           |   10486 |
| 8        | Jharkhand      | 4528      | 5810      | 1544      | 3978      | 5989      | 1909      | 4868      |           |   28626 |
| 9        | J&K            |           |           |           |           | 70        | 1020      | 14        |           |    1104 |
| 10       | Karnataka      | 64220     | 139405    | 236107    | 234853    | 250591    | 321178    | 336053    | 4994      | 1587401 |
| 11       | Kerala         | 561       | 310       | 358       | 965       | 583       | 389       | 385       | 950       |    4501 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh | 75224     | 54323     | 39761     | 35195     | 14597     | 17717     | 69890     | 1446      |  308153 |
| 13       | Maharashtra    | 35242     | 106172    | 132829    | 159959    | 171097    | 49878     | 113479    | 79642     |  848298 |
| 14       | Odisha         | 2907      | 4611      | 3036      | 10081     | 8498      | 13592     | 30331     | 17999     |   91055 |
| 15       | Punjab         | 1799      | 1950      | 600       | 507       | 942       | 742       | 3719      | 1010      |   11269 |
| 16       | Rajasthan      | 56346     | 47650     | 48205     | 53982     | 58573     | 69191     | 78232     | 72488     |  484667 |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu     | 32288     | 44778     | 105695    | 172445    | 263494    | 214147    | 102329    | 31863     |  967039 |
| 18       | Telangana      | 39864     | 61980     | 89474     | 40381     | 4548      | 11308     | 35538     | 21280     |  304373 |
| 19       | Uttarakhand    | 721       | 3199      | 2182      | 4256.41   | 6790      | 4128      | 3700      | 1951      |   26927 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh  | 1598      | 32511     | 28235     | 55086     | 56953     | 58104     | 33931     | 20160     |  286578 |
| 21       | West Bengal    |           |           | 2137      | 13370     | 21824     | 14821     | 14365     | 4379      |   70896 |
| 22       | Arun. Pradesh  |           |           |           |           |           | 6898      | 3009      | 3691      |   13598 |
| 23       | Assam          |           |           | 782       | 70        | 10873     | 6731      | 12849     | 2630      |   33935 |
| 24       | Manipur        |           |           |           | 1600      | 2554      | 4455      | 2894      | 3001      |   14504 |
| 25       | Mizoram        | 398       |           |           |           | 2348      | 519       | 427       |           |    3692 |
| 26       | Nagaland       |           |           |           |           | 2830      | 1520      | 5518      | 2060      |   11928 |
| 27       | Sikkim         | 773       |           |           |           | 2524      | 3000      | 2914      | 1918      |   11129 |
| 28       | Tripura        |           |           |           |           |           |           | 3413      | 101       |    3514 |
|          | Total          | 572980    | 839961    | 1048934   | 1158519   | 1172572   | 937114    | 1015073   | 421445    | 7166599 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 20 th  December, 2022 State-wise Central Assistance released under PDMC from 2015-16 till date

| S.No.   | State                   |   Central Assistance released (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          |                                      1844    |
| 2       | Bihar                   |                                        62.01 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh            |                                       190.54 |
| 4       | Goa                     |                                         1.94 |
| 5       | Gujarat                 |                                      1198.29 |
| 6       | Haryana                 |                                       213.82 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh        |                                       100.75 |
| 8       | Jharkhand               |                                       142.47 |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir          |                                        47.8  |
| 10      | Karnataka               |                                      2067.03 |
| 11      | Kerala                  |                                        34    |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh          |                                       509.56 |
| 13      | Maharashtra             |                                      1647.5  |
| 14      | Odisha                  |                                       179.25 |
| 15      | Punjab                  |                                        12.75 |
| 16      | Rajasthan               |                                       712.23 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu              |                                      1843.3  |
| 18      | Telangana               |                                       379    |
| 19      | Uttarakhand             |                                       207.2  |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh           |                                       592.88 |
| 21      | West Bengal             |                                       152    |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                       103.8  |
| 23      | Assam                   |                                       106    |
| 24      | Manipur                 |                                       190    |
| 25      | Meghalaya               |                                        30.3  |
| 26      | Mizoram                 |                                       126.1  |
| 27      | Nagaland                |                                       198.55 |
| 28      | Sikkim                  |                                       185.49 |
| 29      | Tripura                 |                                        54.71 |
| 30      | Andman &Nicobar Islands |                                         0.5  |
| 31      | Ladakh                  |                                         2.9  |
|         | Total                   |                                     13136.7  |

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