Lok Sabha Question No. 2516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Micro-irrigation in Maharashtra
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2516

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd  August, 2021

## Micro-irrigation in Maharashtra

2516.  SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. HEENA GAVIT: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

- (a) the details of the total area covered district-wise in Maharashtra by Micro Irrigation  in  the  country  till  now  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana - Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY-PDMC);
- (b) the details of the central assistance sanctioned and released to Maharashtra in the last three years;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  funds  disbursed  to  various  States  under  the  Micro Irrigation Fund by NABARD;
- (d)  the  major  findings  of  the  evaluation  study  of  PDMC carried  out  by  NITI Aayog; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to promote awareness among farmers about use of Micro- Irrigation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) An area of 57.30 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation in the Country  throughPer  Drop  More  Crop  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana(PMKSY-PDMC) from 2015-16 to till date.Out of which 6.55 lakh ha area has been covered in the State of Maharashtra. The district wise coverage of Micro Irrigation in State of Maharashtra under PMKSy-PDMC is Annexed.

(b)The details of Central Assistance sanctioned and released under PMKSYPDMC to State of Maharashtra in the last three years is as under:

| Sl.No.   | Year    |   Amount (Rs. crore) |
|----------|---------|----------------------|
| 1.       | 2018-19 |                  360 |
| 2.       | 2019-20 |                  325 |
| 3.       | 2020-21 |                  300 |
| Total    | Total   |                  985 |

- (c) Total  loan  amount  of  Rs.  1857.29  crore  was  disbursed  to  various statesunder Micro-Irrigation Fund(MIF) corpus created with NABARD and the details of amount disbursed as on  28 th July, 2021 is as under:
- (d) NITI Aayog conducted evaluation study on PMKSY-PDMC scheme in 2020.  The major findings of the study are as under:
-  The  scheme  is  relevant in achieving national priorities such  as substantially  improving  on-farm  water  use  efficiency,  enhancing  crop productivity, generating employment opportunities etc.
-  Micro  irrigation  adoption  has  helped  to  save  water.  Saving  of  water across various states are around 30 to 50% in Andhra Pradesh, 50% in Karnataka, 30% in Tamil Nadu, 70% in Jharkhand, 40 to 50% in Uttar Pradesh, 50% in Punjab, 40% in Bihar.
-  Water use efficiency has improved around 30% to 70%.
-  Created direct and indirect employment opportunities.
-  Income of farmers has increased in the range of 10% to 69%.
- (e) Farmers are encouraged to adopt micro-irrigation under PMKSY-PDMC through wide publicity in press & print media, publication of leaflets/booklets, organization of workshops, exhibitions, farmer fairs, information on State/Government  of  India web  portals etc. Further, Indian Council of Agricultural Research through Indian Institute of Water Management, All India Coordinated Research Project on Irrigation Water Management Research and Consortia Platform on Water is addressing issues related to judicious use of water including drip Irrigation and sprinkler irrigation.

| Sl.No.   | State          |   Disbursement(Rs. crore) |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                    616.13 |
| 2.       | Gujarat        |                    252.3  |
| 3.       | Tamil Nadu     |                    937.47 |
| 4.       | Haryana        |                     46.33 |
| 5.       | Punjab         |                      5.06 |
| Total    | Total          |                   1857.29 |

## Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2516 for 03.08.2021 on Micro Irrigation in Maharashtra

## District-wise area coverage of Micro Irrigation in State of Maharashtra under PMKSY-PDMC

| S.No   | District   |   Area in ha |
|--------|------------|--------------|
| 1      | Nandurbar  |      9082.48 |
| 2      | Dhule      |     18794.1  |
| 3      | Jalgaon    |     63401.8  |
| 4      | Nanded     |     19035    |
| 5      | Hingoli    |     15413.3  |
| 6      | Parbhani   |     16852.7  |
| 7      | Jalna      |     40885.6  |
| 8      | Aurangabad |     34557.2  |
| 9      | Nashik     |     45796.3  |
| 10     | Thane      |       242.72 |
| 11     | Pune       |     20331.5  |
| 12     | Ahmednagar |     37072.2  |
| 13     | Beed       |     27196.7  |
| 14     | Latur      |     17910.8  |
| 15     | Osmanabad  |     19792    |
| 16     | Solapur    |     29390.6  |
| 17     | Satara     |     12086.2  |
| 18     | Sindhudurg |       361.3  |
| 19     | Kolhapur   |      6044.64 |
| 20     | Sangli     |     21299.2  |
| 21     | Buldhana   |     74963.2  |
| 22     | Akola      |     17560.7  |
| 23     | Washim     |     18339.8  |
| 24     | Amravati   |     32217.3  |
| 25     | Wardha     |     14002.2  |
| 26     | Nagpur     |      9703.18 |
| 27     | Bhandara   |       759.6  |
| 28     | Gondia     |       493.56 |
| 29     | Gadchiroli |       315.05 |
| 30     | Chandrapur |      6072.95 |
| 31     | Yavatmal   |     24540.3  |
| 32     | Raigad     |       120.63 |
| 33     | Ratnagiri  |       477.86 |
| 34     | Palghar    |       494.65 |
|        | Total      |    655607    |

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