Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Increasing Agricultural Land under Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 211

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## INCREASING AGRICULTURAL LAND UNDER IRRIGATION

## *211.   SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that in order to achieve the objectives of National Food Security Mission, the Government is planning to increase agricultural land under irrigation; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  proportion  of  increase  in  land  under  irrigation  planned  by  the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 211   DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2021.

- (a): Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  implementing  the National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  in  the  country  which  aims  at  increasing  the production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals (maize and barley), nutri-cereals (jowar, bajra,  ragi  and  small  millets),  and  oilseeds  and  oil  palm  through  area  expansion  and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. The  objective  of  the  mission  is  also  for  restoring  soil  fertility  and  productivity  at  the individual  farm  level,  enhancing  farm  level  economy  to  restore  confidence  amongst farmers.In order to encourage water use efficiency, assistance is being provided to the farmers for purchase of pumpsets, water carrying pipes, sprinkler sets and mobile raingun through the State Governments and Union Territories (UTs) under NFSM.
- (b): Government is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY) with the objective to enhance physical access of water and expand cultivable area under assured  irrigation,  improve  on-farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce  sustainable  water conservation practices, etc. The components of PMKSY are as under:
- i. Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP):  Major  and  Medium  Irrigation projects  including  National  projectsare  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of Water  Resources  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (DoWR,  RD&GR). During 2016-17 under PMKSY-AIBP, 99 projects having ultimate potential of 76.03 lakh hectare have been prioritized for completion. Out of which, 41.39 lakh hectare of irrigation potential was created upto March, 2016. Against the balance ultimate potential of 34.64 lakh hectare, 22.47 lakh hectare has been achieved till March, 2021.

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- ii. PMKSY-HarKhetKoPani  (HKKP):  Source  Augmentation,  distribution,  ground  water development, lift irrigation, diversion of water from water plenty to water scarce areas, repair,  restoration,  renovation  of  traditional  water  bodies  are  being  implemented  by DoWR, RD & GR under PMKSY-HKKP. In Ground water irrigation component, 0.36 Lakh ha command area has been covered during last two years (2019-21)and under Surface Minor Irrigation schemes, the target irrigation potential creation is 10.529 lakh hectare  and  out  of  which  6.84  lakh  hectare  is  reported  created  upto  March,  2021. Under Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR)component, target irrigation potential restoration of these schemes is 1.89 lakh hectare and out of this, 1.319 lakh hectare is reported to be restored till March, 2021.
- iii. PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop (PDMC): Focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation  viz.  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  System  being implemented  by  DA&FW.  An  area  of  57.3  lakh  ha  under  micro-irrigation  has  been covered during 2015-16 to 2020-21 under PMKSY-PDMC.
- iv. PMKSY-Watershed  Development  Component:  Ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  water  harvesting  structure,  livelihood support  activities  and  other  watershed  works  being  implemented  by  Department  of Land  Resources.  Under  PMKSY-watershed  component,  7.53  lakh  water  harvesting structures  have  been created /rejuvenated. An  additional area of 16.07 lakh ha has been brought under protective irrigation during the period from 2014-15 to 2020-21.

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