Lok Sabha Question No. 3310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Micro Irrigation Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3310

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2023

## MICRO IRRIGATION FUND

3310.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) the aim of the budget announcement made by the Government on Micro Irrigation Fund;
- (b) the manner in which this fund is providing benefit to the States to expand micro irrigation alongwith the progress made in this regard so far;
- (c)  whether    the    Government  is    emphasising    on  coverage    of    micro    irrigation    in    the country    for  increasing    the    efficiency    of    water    utilisation    in    the  agricultural  regions particularly in North-Eastern and Himalayan States;
- (d) if so, the major schemes being implemented in the said States and their objectives; and
- (e) the special provisions available under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Per Drop More  Crop(PMKSY-PDMC)  for  the  said  States  to  encourage  the  farmers  to  adopt  micro irrigation system?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) With a view to providing impetus to the Micro Irrigation systems and to enhance the water use efficiency  in  agriculture  sector,  a  Micro  Irrigation  Fund  (MIF)  with  corpus  of  Rs. 5000 Crore was created with NABARD during 2018-19. The major objective of the Fund is to facilitate  the  States  in  mobilizing  the  resources  to  provide  top  up/  additional  incentives  to farmers  for  incentivising  micro  irrigation  beyond  the  assistance  available  under  Per  Drop More  Crop  (PDMC).  Besides,  States  may  also  access  MIF  exclusively  for  innovative

integrated  projects  depending  on  State  specific  requirements.  Under  the  MIF,  the  projects from various States has been approved for Rs. 4710.96 Crore of loan and so far, an amount of  Rs.  2437.14  cr  has  been  disbursed  to  states  under  MIF.  Details  of  State-wise  Projects sanctioned, is available at Annexure-I .

Further,  to  strengthen  and  expand  the  adoption  of  micro-irrigation  systems  by  the farmers in the country, an announcement in Budget- 2021 has been made to augment the initial corpus of MIF by another Rs. 5000 crore.

(c)  to  (e)      In  addition  to  Micro  Irrigation  Fund  (MIF),  The  Department  of  Agriculture  & Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  implementing  Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  of  Pradhan Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY-PDMC)  from  2015-16  in  all  the  States  including North-Eastern  and  Himalayan  States  of  the  Country.  During  2022-23,  the  PDMC  is  being implemented under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). The PDMC scheme focuses on  enhancing  water  use  efficiency  at  farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation  viz.  Drip  and Sprinkler irrigation systems. The Government provides financial assistance @ 55% for small and  marginal  farmers  and  @  45%  for  other  farmers  for  installation  of  Drip  and  Sprinkler systems under the scheme which is met by both Central Government and State Government in  the  ratio  of  90:10  for  North-Eastern  and  Himalayan  States  and  60:40  for  other  States. Besides,  the  subsidy/  assistance  to  farmers  is  limited  to  the  unit  costs  specified  in  the scheme guidelines. However, 25%  higher  amounts  have  been  taken  into  calculation  of subsidy for  the  North  Eastern  and  Himalayan  states as compared to normal states. The details  of  coverage  of  micro  irrigation  area  and  Central  assistance  released  to  States including North-Eastern and Himalayan States is at Annexure-II.

## Project-wise details of Micro-Irrigation Fund (MIF)

(Rs. Cr) (lakh ha)

| Sr. No.   | State          | Kind of project                                                    | Total project cost   |   Amount under MIF |   Projected MI Area | MIF loan disbursed   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | Top up subsidy                                                     | 1548.68              |             616.13 |              1.8    | 616.13               |
| 2         | Tamil Nadu     | Top up subsidy                                                     | 2749.45              |            1357.93 |              4.76   | 1357.93              |
| 3         | Haryana        | Top up subsidy and Innovative                                      | 290.72               |             103.38 |              0.41   | 70.9542              |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI for effluent treated water)                         |                      |             314.3  |              0.234  |                      |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI in Command area- PPP mode)                          | 399.97               |             252.08 |              0.229  |                      |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI in Canal Command area)                              | 189.46               |             121.18 |              0.09   |                      |
| 3         | Haryana        | Sub-Total                                                          | 880.15               |             790.94 |              0.963  | 70.9542              |
| 4         | Gujarat        | Top up subsidy                                                     | 3045.72              |             764.13 |              4.27   | 374.04               |
| 5         | West Bengal    | Innovative project (synchronising existing water sources)          | 291.11               |             276.55 |              0.746  |                      |
| 6         | Punjab         | Top-up subsidy & Demonstration                                     | 298.02               |             149.65 |              0.258  | 18.0932              |
| 7         | Uttarakhand    | Innovative (Tea plantations)                                       | 15.63                |              14.84 |              0.009  |                      |
| 8         | Rajasthan      | Top up subsidy and Innovative (Command Area and Capacity Building) | 1922.73              |             740.79 |              4.288  |                      |
| Total     | Total          | Total                                                              | 10751.49             |            4710.96 |             17.0932 | 2437.1474            |

Annexure-II to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3310 for answer on 21.03.2023 Coverage of Micro Irrigation Area (ha) and Central Assistance released (Rs. Crore) under

## Per Drop More Crop from 2015-16 till now

| S. N.   | State             |   Central Assistance released | Micro Irrigation Area   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                       2507    | 820550                  |
| 2       | Bihar             |                        121.71 | 23559.7                 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      |                        275.14 | 135879                  |
| 4       | Goa               |                          3.04 | 868                     |
| 5       | Gujarat           |                       1741.8  | 961646                  |
| 6       | Haryana           |                        353.79 | 133886                  |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  |                        116.85 | 10486                   |
| 8       | Jharkhand         |                        188.14 | 30134                   |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                         58.07 | 1104                    |
| 10      | Karnataka         |                       2696.8  | 1695306                 |
| 11      | Kerala            |                         42.53 | 4954                    |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    |                        842.4  | 308153                  |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |                       2216.5  | 914337                  |
| 14      | Odisha            |                        247.65 | 91055                   |
| 15      | Punjab            |                         56.93 | 11838                   |
| 16      | Rajasthan         |                       1108.8  | 535202                  |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu        |                       2196.3  | 962179                  |
| 18      | Telangana         |                        679.32 | 313717                  |
| 19      | Uttarakhand       |                        273.55 | 27903.4                 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     |                        746.79 | 305728                  |
| 21      | West Bengal       |                        176.7  | 73007                   |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh |                        118.4  | 9979                    |
| 23      | Assam             |                        142.03 | 35293                   |
| 24      | Manipur           |                        196.36 | 13253                   |
| 25      | Meghalaya         |                         31.73 | 0                       |
| 26      | Mizoram           |                        151.22 | 4518                    |
| 27      | Nagaland          |                        241.64 | 11928                   |
| 28      | Sikkim            |                        213.25 | 11129                   |
| 29      | Tripura           |                         56.26 | 3514                    |
| 30      | UTS               |                          5.63 |                         |
|         | HQ                |                        150.38 |                         |
|         | Total             |                      17956.7  | 7451106                 |

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