Lok Sabha Question No. 4462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Cultivable Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4462

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## CULTIVABLE LAND

4462. SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of irrigated and unirrigated cultivable land in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  the  action  plan  formulated  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  area  of  unirrigated cultivable land in the country;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  action  plan  to  increase  the  area  of  irrigated  and unirrigated cultivable land in the country specially Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

- (a): As per Land Use Statistics at a Glance 2011-12 to 2019-20 (latest available), during the year 2019-20, Net Area Sown in the country is 1,39,902 thousand hectare out of which 75,456 thousand hectare area is irrigated. The details of State/UT-wise Net Area Sown, Net Irrigated Area and Net Un-irrigated Area in the country are given at Annexure-I.
- (b)  to  (d):    Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  following  programmes/schemes  for increasing the area under irrigation in the country.
1. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is being implemented from the year  2015-16  with  an  aim  to  enhance  physical  access  of  water  on  farm  and  expand cultivable  area  under  assured  irrigation  and  introduce  sustainable  water  conservation practices. The components of PMKSY are as under:
- i)              Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP):  Major  and  Medium  Irrigation projects  including  National  projects  are  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Water

Resources  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (DoWR,  RD&GR).  Under  AIBP during 2016-17, ninety-nine (including 4 projects in Uttar  Pradesh) on-going Major/Medium irrigation projects (7 phases), in the country having balance estimated cost of Rs.77,595 cr. (Central Assistance-Rs.31342.50 crore and State Share-Rs.46253 crore) were prioritised in consultation with States for completion in phases. Out of these projects, AIBP works of 50 prioritized  projects  have  been  reported  to  be  completed.  During  2016-17  to  2021-2022, total Central Assistance (CA) and State Share (loan through NABARD) of Rs.13,754 crore and  Rs.28,423  crore  respectively  have  been  released  for  these  projects.  With  this  an additional irrigation potential of 24.35 lakh hectare has been created in the country  during 2016-17 to 2021-2022 out of which 7.63 lakh hectares is in Uttar Pradesh.

- ii) Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  is  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR). HKKP consists of four sub-components, being Command  Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, and Ground Water (GW) Development component. DoWR, RD&GR under Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  provides  Central  Assistance  (CA)  to  States  for  creation  and restoration  of  Irrigation  Potential  (I.P.)  under  the  RRR  of  Water  Bodies  (WB)  scheme. Further,  continuation  of  PMKSY-HKKP  for  the  FY  2021-22  to  FY  2025-26  has  been approved  by  Union  Cabinet  in  Dec,  2021  with  a  budget  outlay  of  Rs.  4580  crores  and targeted irrigation potential of 4.50 lakh-ha for SMI and RRR of WBs schemes.
- iii) Watershed Development Component (WDC) is being implemented by the Watershed Management Division of Department of Land Resources (DoLR) for development  of  rainfed/degraded  lands  in  the  country.  The  activities  undertaken, inter alia , include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rainwater  harvesting, nursery  raising, pasture development,  livelihoods  for asset-less persons etc. As on 20.12.2022, out of the 6382 sanctioned projects under WDC 1.0, 6372 projects  in  27  States  and  UTs  of  J&K  and  Ladakh  have  been  reported  to  be  closed /completed, including 249 projects of Uttar Pradesh. Between 2014-15 and 2021-22, 7.65 lakh water harvesting structures have been created / rejuvenated, 16.41 lakh ha additional area  has  been  brought  under  protective  irrigation  and  36.34  lakh  farmers  benefited.  In addition to this, about 1.63 lakh ha area has been brought under plantation (Afforestation / Horticulture etc.), 3.36 lakh ha of culturable wastelands has been treated  and 388.66 lakh mandays have been generated from 2018-19 to 2021-22.

Government of India approved continuation of programme as WDC-PMKSY 2.0 for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a physical target of 49.5 lakh ha and financial outlay of Rs.  8,134  crore,  as  the  Central  share.  DoLR  has  till  date  sanctioned  1110  projects  to States/UTs (including 53 projects in Uttar Pradesh) and Central share of Rs. 2067.44 crore has been released to States /UTs, including Rs.21.78 crore to Uttar Pradesh.

2. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) Scheme which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro  Irrigation  namely  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  systems.  Under  PDMC,  an  area  of 54876 Hectare has been covered and an amount of Rs 75 crore has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh out of allocated Rs 300 crore during the year 2022-23.
3. Government  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation  works primarily  through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS). Mission Amrit Sarovar launched as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav  with  an  objective  to  conserve  water  for  future.  The  Mission  is  aimed  at developing and rejuvenating 75  water bodies in each district  of  the  country.  As  on  date, 93970 sites have been identified and work has commenced on 55660 sites. The work has been completed on 29520 sites. In addition, large number of water bodies such  as farm ponds, dug wells,  check  dams and  community  ponds  (water  harvesting  &  Fishery)  have been  created  under  the  MGNREGS  Scheme.  A  total  of  64,09,852  water  harvesting structures have been created so far under the scheme.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.No.  4462  due  for 28.3.2023

## State-wise details of Net Irrigated Area, Net Un-Irrigated Area and Net Sown Area in the country for the year 2019-20 (latest available)

( thousand hectare)

| State/ UT              |   Net Sown Area | Net Irrigated Area   |   Net Un-Irrigated Area |
|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |            5884 | 2879                 |                    3005 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |             235 | 56                   |                     179 |
| ASSAM                  |            2699 | 425                  |                    2274 |
| BIHAR                  |            5077 | 3059                 |                    2019 |
| CHHATTISGARH           |            4635 | 1528                 |                    3107 |
| GOA                    |             127 | 22                   |                     105 |
| GUJARAT                |            9787 | 5238                 |                    4549 |
| HARYANA                |            3552 | 3387                 |                     164 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |             530 | 117                  |                     414 |
| JHARKHAND              |            1291 | 249                  |                    1042 |
| KARNATAKA              |           10804 | 4235                 |                    6569 |
| KERALA                 |            2026 | 410                  |                    1616 |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |           15512 | 12517                |                    2995 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |           16722 | 3128                 |                   13595 |
| MANIPUR                |             331 | 54                   |                     277 |
| MEGHALAYA              |             255 | 105                  |                     150 |
| MIZORAM                |             146 | 16                   |                     130 |
| NAGALAND               |             384 | 120                  |                     264 |
| ODISHA                 |            4102 | 1137                 |                    2965 |
| PUNJAB                 |            4127 | 4127                 |                       0 |
| RAJASTHAN              |           18032 | 8821                 |                    9211 |
| SIKKIM                 |              77 | 14                   |                      63 |
| TAMIL NADU             |            4738 | 2672                 |                    2066 |
| TELANGANA              |            5500 | 2927                 |                    2574 |
| TRIPURA                |             255 | 89                   |                     166 |
| UTTARAKHAND            |             638 | 317                  |                     321 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |           16368 | 14334                |                    2033 |
| WEST BENGAL            |            5250 | 3108                 |                    2141 |
| A&N ISLAND             |              15 | 0                    |                      15 |
| CHANDIGARH             |               1 | 1                    |                       0 |
| DandN HAVELI and DandD |              23 | 2                    |                      21 |
| DELHI                  |              22 | 22                   |                       0 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR        |             720 | 308                  |                     412 |
| LADAKH                 |              20 | 20                   |                       0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP            |               2 |                      |                       2 |
| PUDUCHERRY             |              15 | 13                   |                       2 |
| ALL INDIA              |          139902 | 75456                |                   64446 |

Note:'0' relates to the area below 500 Hectares Blank space denotes not available or no reporting of data from the States/Uts

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

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