Lok Sabha Question No. 3621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Lack of Agricultural Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3621

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## LACK OF AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION

3621 . SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a)        the  details  of  the  total  cultivable  land  which  remains  unsown  due  to  lack  of irrigation in the country, State-wise;
- (b)        if so, the details of the total land in terms of acres which remained unsown every year in Haryana during the last five years and the current year;
- (c)        the  details  of  the  scheme  introduced  by  the  Government  to  provide  irrigation facilities to every farm; and
- (d)        the details of ongoing or completed schemes for irrigation in Haryana during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As  per  NINE  FOLD  Classification  of  land,  the  Cultivable  Land  comprises  Net Area Sown, Current Fallows, Fallow Lands other than Current Fallows, Culturable Waste Land and Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops.  The definitions are at Annexure -I.

Data  pertaining  to  unsown  area  due  to  lack  of  irrigation  is  not  available separately.  However,  the  latest  State-wise  details  of  cultivable  land  including  their components in the country for the year 2017-18, available with Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare are at Annexure -II .

- (b): The details of Cultivable Land including their components in Haryana during the last 6 year (latest available) is at Annexure -III .

(c) & (d): Government  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY) with the objective to enhance physical access of water and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc. The components of PMKSY are as under:

- I. Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP):  Major  and  Medium  Irrigation projects  including  National  projectsare  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR).
- II.  PMKSY-HarKhetKoPani (HKKP): Source Augmentation, distribution, ground water development,  lift  irrigation,  diversion  of  water  from  water  plenty  to  water  scarce areas, repair, restoration, renovation of traditional water bodies are being implemented by DoWR, RD & GR under PMKSY-HKKP.
- III.  PMKSY-Watershed Development Component: Ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  water  harvesting  structure,  livelihood support activities and other watershed works being implemented by Department of Land Resources.
- IV.  PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop (PDMC): Focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation viz. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation System being implemented  by  DA&FW  is  operational  from  2015-16  in  the  country  including Haryana. The PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop mainly focuses on water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation. Besides promoting precision irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation System) and better on-farm water management practices to  optimize  the  use  of  available  water  resources,  this  component  also  supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement  Micro  Irrigation.  Under  PDMC  component  of  PMKSY,  the  coverage area of Micro irrigation scheme and Funds released in the state of Haryana during 2015-16 to 2020-21 is at Annexure-IV.

## Annexure in reference to Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 3621 due on 10.08.2021

## Definition :

- i.   Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc.: This includes all cultivable land, which is not included in 'Net area sown' but is put to some agricultural use.  Land under casuring trees, thatching grasses, bamboo bushes and other groves for fuel, etc. which are not included under 'Orchards' are classified under this category.
- ii.      Culturable  Waste  Land: This  includes  land  available  for  cultivation,  whether taken up or not taken up for cultivation once, but not cultivated during the last five years or more in succession including the current year for some reason or the other. Such land may be either fallow or covered with shrubs and jungles, which are not put to any use.  They may be accessible or inaccessible and may lie in isolated blocks or within cultivated holdings.
- iii.   Fallow Lands other than Current Fallows: This includes all land, which was taken up for cultivation but  is temporarily out of  cultivation for a  period of  not  less than one year and not more than five years.
- iv.   Current F allows: This represents cropped area, which is kept fallow during the current year.
- v.    Net Area Sown: This represents the total area sown with crops and orchards. Area sown more than once in the same year is counted only once.
- vi.    Cultivable  land: This  consists  of  net  area  sown,  current  fallows,  fallow  lands other than current fallows, Culturable waste land and land under miscellaneous tree crops.

## Annexure-II

## Annexure in reference to Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 3621 due on 10.08.2021

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

(in '000' hectare)

| STATES/UTs        | Cultivable land (i+ii+iii+iv+v)   | Land under misc. tree crops & groves (i)   | Culturable waste land (ii)   | Fallow lands other than current fallows (iii)   | Current fallows (iv)   | Net Area Sown (v)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 8999                              | 155                                        | 414                          | 940                                             | 1443                   | 6048                |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 424                               | 34                                         | 61                           | 62                                              | 34                     | 233                 |
| Assam             | 3302                              | 221                                        | 160                          | 93                                              | 106                    | 2723                |
| Bihar             | 6573                              | 248                                        | 44                           | 119                                             | 919                    | 5242                |
| Chhattisgarh      | 5562                              | 1                                          | 365                          | 252                                             | 290                    | 4653                |
| Goa               | 197                               | 1                                          | 53                           |                                                 | 15                     | 129                 |
| Gujarat           | 12661                             | 4                                          | 1960                         | 16                                              | 379                    | 10302               |
| Haryana           | 3759                              | 6                                          | 49                           | 76                                              | 111                    | 3517                |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 816                               | 68                                         | 120                          | 21                                              | 65                     | 543                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 1081                              | 59                                         | 139                          | 26                                              | 105                    | 752                 |
| Jharkhand         | 4323                              | 121                                        | 368                          | 1104                                            | 1285                   | 1444                |
| Karnataka         | 12777                             | 274                                        | 400                          | 686                                             | 1521                   | 9895                |
| Kerala            | 2246                              | 2                                          | 96                           | 49                                              | 58                     | 2040                |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 17207                             | 20                                         | 967                          | 486                                             | 543                    | 15191               |
| Maharashtra       | 20751                             | 256                                        | 924                          | 1262                                            | 1366                   | 16943               |
| Manipur           | 453                               | 6                                          | 1                            | 0                                               | 0                      | 446                 |
| Meghalaya         | 1013                              | 165                                        | 384                          | 153                                             | 58                     | 253                 |
| Mizoram           | 368                               | 41                                         | 7                            | 127                                             | 47                     | 146                 |
| Nagaland          | 694                               | 90                                         | 66                           | 110                                             | 44                     | 385                 |
| Odisha            | 6745                              | 276                                        | 613                          | 777                                             | 1216                   | 3863                |
| Punjab            | 4235                              | 8                                          | 12                           | 6                                               | 85                     | 4124                |
| Rajasthan         | 25493                             | 24                                         | 3831                         | 1992                                            | 1742                   | 17903               |
| Sikkim            | 97                                | 4                                          | 4                            | 5                                               | 7                      | 77                  |
| Tamil Nadu        | 8110                              | 226                                        | 320                          | 1933                                            | 992                    | 4639                |
| Telangana         | 6770                              | 112                                        | 182                          | 662                                             | 916                    | 4898                |
| Tripura           | 271                               | 10                                         | 3                            | 2                                               | 1                      | 255                 |
| Uttarakhand       | 1550                              | 394                                        | 324                          | 86                                              | 73                     | 673                 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 18826                             | 283                                        | 389                          | 552                                             | 1061                   | 16542               |
| West Bengal       | 5625                              | 48                                         | 14                           | 7                                               | 308                    | 5247                |
| A&N Island        | 28                                | 4                                          | 3                            | 3                                               | 3                      | 15                  |
| Chandigarh        | 1                                 | 0                                          |                              | 0                                               | 0                      | 1                   |
| D & N Haveli      | 24 3                              | 0                                          | 0 0                          | 2 0                                             | 2 0                    | 19 3                |
| Daman & Diu       |                                   |                                            |                              | 8                                               | 12                     |                     |
| Delhi             | 53                                | 1                                          |                              |                                                 |                        | 22                  |
| Lakshadweep       | 2                                 |                                            |                              |                                                 |                        | 2                   |
|                   | 29                                |                                            | 5                            | 3                                               | 4                      | 15                  |
|                   |                                   |                                            | 10                           |                                                 |                        |                     |
| Puducherry        |                                   | 1                                          |                              |                                                 |                        |                     |
| All India         | 181065                            | 3167                                       | 12287                        | 11621                                           | 14809                  | 139181              |

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

## Annexure-III

Annexure in reference to Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 3621 due on 10.08.2021

Details of land in Haryana as per the publication on Land Use Statistics for 2017-18 (latest available)

(in '000' hectare)

|   Year |   Cultivable land (i+ii+iii+iv+v) |   Land under misc. tree crops & groves (i) |   Culturable waste land (ii) |   Fallow lands other than current fallows (iii) |   Current fallows (iv) | Net Area Sown (v)   |
|--------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|   3664 |                                 4 |                                         26 |                           18 |                                             103 |                   3513 | 2012-13             |
|   3645 |                                 7 |                                         18 |                           22 |                                             101 |                   3497 | 2013-14             |
|   3656 |                                 9 |                                         17 |                           22 |                                              86 |                   3522 | 2014-15             |
|   3798 |                                 8 |                                         44 |                          130 |                                              93 |                   3522 | 2015-16             |
|   3744 |                                 8 |                                         35 |                           92 |                                             110 |                   3499 | 2016-17             |
|   3759 |                                 6 |                                         49 |                           76 |                                             111 |                   3517 | 2017-18             |

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

## Annexure-IV

## Annexure in reference to Reply to part (c) and (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 3621 due on 10.08.2021

Coverage area of Micro irrigation scheme and Funds released in the state of Haryana under Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY during 2015-16 to 2020-21

| Year    |   Area in Hectare |   Funds released ( Rs. In Crore) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |              3117 |                            34.97 |
| 2016-17 |              5701 |                            27    |
| 2017-18 |             10751 |                            14.01 |
| 2018-19 |             10469 |                            27.41 |
| 2019-20 |             22652 |                            16.8  |
| 2020-21 |             12446 |                            98    |
| Total   |             65136 |                           218.19 |

Source: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

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