Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Expansion of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 213

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## EXPANSION OF DRIP AND SPRINKLER IRRIGATION

- *213.   SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  facilitate  States  in  mobilizing  resources  for expanding the coverage of adoption of drip & sprinkler irrigation system for enhancing water use efficiency in agriculture sector;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  steps  taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether this component will be provided in addition to the existing scheme of Per Drop More Crop from Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  213    DUE FOR REPLY ON 9 TH  MARCH, 2021.

(a) to  (d): The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of    Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (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 systems viz. Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems and creation of water storages for supplementing micro-irrigation. Under this scheme, an amount of Rs. 13728.12 crore has been provided to the states and an area of 53.73 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation in the country till date.

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  PMKSYPDMC. States may also access MIF exclusively for innovative integrated projects depending on  State  specific  requirements.  Government  of  India  provides  3%  interest  subvention  on loans extended to State Governments under MIF.

Under the MIF, the projects for Rs. 3970.17 Crore have been approved for loan to the States  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Tamil  Nadu,  Haryana,  West  Bengal,  Punjab  & Uttarakhand till now to facilitate for bringing 12.81lakh ha under micro-irrigation.

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 enhance  the corpus of MIF to Rs. 10000 crore.

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