Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Promoting Micro Irrigation Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2252

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## PROMOTING MICRO IRRIGATION SCHEMES

2252.  SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote micro irrigation schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the quantum of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised for the same during the last five years, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing  Per Drop More Crop  (PDMC)  scheme  from  the  year  2015-16  in  the  Country  which  focuses  on  enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation namely Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation systems. State-wise quantum of  Central Assistance released and utilised under the scheme during the last five years is given at Annexure- I.

Besides, a Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) with corpus of Rs. 5000 crore was created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) during 2018-19 to facilitate the States in mobilising resources for expanding coverage of micro irrigation. States can avail loan  from  the  MIF  for  taking  up  special  and  innovative  projects  for  expanding  coverage  of Micro Irrigation and also for incentivising micro irrigation beyond the provisions available under PDMC scheme to encourage farmers. The Government of India provides interest subvention of 3%  on  the  loan  availed  by  the  States  which  is  met  from  PDMC  Scheme.  Loan  amount disbursed to various States so far under MIF is given at Annexure- II.

## Central Assistance released and utilised under PDMC during the last five years (2017-18 to 2021-22)

Rs. in Crore

| S. No.   | State             |   Central Assistance released |   Utilisation reported by States |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                       1769    |                          1769    |
| 2        | Bihar             |                         62.01 |                            59.46 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      |                        175.54 |                           171.94 |
| 4        | Goa               |                          1.7  |                             1.7  |
| 5        | Gujarat           |                       1198.29 |                          1131.82 |
| 6        | Haryana           |                        213.82 |                           140.08 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  |                        100.75 |                            74.39 |
| 8        | Jharkhand         |                        129.97 |                           123.57 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                         47.8  |                            47.8  |
| 10       | Karnataka         |                       2067.03 |                          1951.08 |
| 11       | Kerala            |                         34    |                            23.5  |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |                        509.56 |                           471.9  |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |                       1547.5  |                          1547.5  |
| 14       | Odisha            |                        162.99 |                           156.91 |
| 15       | Punjab            |                          9    |                             7.24 |
| 16       | Rajasthan         |                        650.98 |                           612.91 |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu        |                       1763.54 |                          1705.87 |
| 18       | Telangana         |                        379    |                           344.65 |
| 19       | Uttara.           |                        182.2  |                           182.2  |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh     |                        592.88 |                           355.28 |
| 21       | West Bengal       |                        152    |                           102.61 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh |                        103.8  |                           103.8  |
| 23       | Assam             |                        106    |                            88.23 |
| 24       | Manipur           |                        175    |                           165.57 |
| 25       | Meghalaya         |                         30.3  |                            15.06 |
| 26       | Mizoram           |                        126.1  |                            93.1  |
| 27       | Nagaland          |                        184.8  |                           184.8  |
| 28       | Sikkim            |                        167.99 |                           164.61 |
| 29       | Tripura           |                         49.95 |                            48.87 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar |                          0.5  |                             0.5  |
| 31       | Ladakh            |                          2.4  |                             0    |
|          | Grand Total       |                      12696.4  |                         11846    |

Loan amount disbursed under MIF

Amount

| S.No.   | State          |   Amount (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                  616.13 |
| 2       | Tamil Nadu     |                 1119.41 |
| 3       | Haryana        |                   46.33 |
| 4       | Gujarat        |                  374.04 |
| 5       | Punjab         |                   18.09 |
|         | Total          |                 2174    |

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