Lok Sabha Question No. 456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Adoption of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 456

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  JULY, 2022

## ADOPTION OF DRIP AND SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

456.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  assist  the  States  in  mobilizing  resources  to enlarge the scope  of adoption  of  drip  and  sprinkler  irrigation  systems  to increase efficient use of water in the agriculture sector; and;
- (b) if so, the details of the proposed steps taken by the Government in this regard, Statewise especially in the context of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme in the Countryfrom 2015-16 focusing on  enhancing  water  use  efficiency  at  farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation  viz.  Drip  and Sprinkler  irrigation  systems.  From  the  year  2015-16  to  2021-22,  the  PDMC  was implemented as component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). During the  year  2022-23,  the  PDMC  is  being  implemented  under  the  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

The Government providesfinancial assistance/subsidy @ 55% of the indicative unit cost  to  Small  &  Marginal  farmers  and  @45%toOther  farmersfor  encouraging  them  to installDrip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  systems  under  the  PDMC  scheme  to  enhance  the coverage.

So far, under the PDMC scheme, an area of 68 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation (Drip Irrigation 33.35 Lakh ha and Sprinkler Irrigation 34.65 lakh ha) in the Countrywith  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.  16344.07  crore  to  States  including  State  of Rajasthan since 2015-16.The State-wise details are Annexed .

State wise area covered under Micro Irrigation and Central Assistance released under the PDMC since the inception of the scheme (2015-16) to till date

| S.No.   | State                    | Area covered under Micro Irrigation (in ha)   |   Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 758646                                        |                                      2284.16 |
| 2       | Bihar                    | 22011                                         |                                       112.21 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh             | 124759                                        |                                       240.64 |
| 4       | Goa                      | 868                                           |                                         2.8  |
| 5       | Gujarat                  | 899328                                        |                                      1685.34 |
| 6       | Haryana                  | 108194                                        |                                       275.79 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh         | 10486                                         |                                       116.85 |
| 8       | Jharkhand                | 28626                                         |                                       175.64 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1104                                          |                                        58.07 |
| 10      | Karnataka                | 1582407                                       |                                      2509.15 |
| 11      | Kerala                   | 3551                                          |                                        42.53 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh           | 306707                                        |                                       792.4  |
| 13      | Maharashtra              | 803714                                        |                                      1960.46 |
| 14      | Odisha                   | 73056                                         |                                       231.4  |
| 15      | Punjab                   | 10259                                         |                                        53.18 |
| 16      | Rajasthan                | 412179                                        |                                       922.82 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu               | 935176                                        |                                      2036.83 |
| 18      | Telangana                | 283093                                        |                                       679.32 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand              | 24976                                         |                                       206.8  |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh            | 266418                                        |                                       671.79 |
| 21      | West Bengal              | 66517                                         |                                       176.7  |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 9907                                          |                                       108.4  |
| 23      | Assam                    | 31305                                         |                                       122.03 |
| 24      | Manipur                  | 11503                                         |                                       181.36 |
| 25      | Meghalaya                | -                                             |                                        31.73 |
| 26      | Mizoram                  | 3692                                          |                                       137.47 |
| 27      | Nagaland                 | 9868                                          |                                       191.64 |
| 28      | Sikkim                   | 9211                                          |                                       178.25 |
| 29      | Tripura                  | 3413                                          |                                        51.5  |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                                             |                                         0.7  |
| 31      | Puducherry               | -                                             |                                         2.03 |
| 32      | Ladakh                   | -                                             |                                         2.4  |
| 32      | Head Quarter             |                                               |                                       101.68 |
| Total   | Total                    | 6800974                                       |                                     16344.1  |

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