Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Per Drop More Crop
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi, Kripanath Mallah, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## PER DROP MORE CROP

1608.  SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ǒष एवं Ǒकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  penetration  of  micro irrigation in the country;
- (b) the  details  of  the  area  coverage  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) from 2015-23, State-wise, hectare and percentagewise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  other  steps  in  increasing  the  water productivity  in  agriculture  and  thereby  sustainable  agriculture  and  incomes  of farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the progress made in the field of micro irrigation during the last three years and its benefits for farmers; and
- (e) whether the funds have been released by the Government to the States under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof so, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ǒष एवं Ǒकसान कãयाण मंğी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) : The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  implemented the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) in the Country from the year 2015-16 to 2021-22 as a component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).  From  the  year  2022-23,  the  scheme  is  being  implemented  under  the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). PDMC scheme focuses on enhancing water use  efficiency  at  farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation,  namely,  Drip  and  Sprinkler Irrigation systems.

Financial  Assistance  @  55%  for  Small  &  Marginal  farmers  and  @  45%  for Other farmers is provided by the Government for installation of Micro Irrigation under the Scheme. In addition, some States provide additional incentives/top up subsidy for encouraging farmers to adopt Micro Irrigation.

Further,  25%  higher  unit  cost  is  taken  into  consideration  for  calculation  of subsidy for the North Eastern and Himalayan states and 15% higher for States with low penetration of Micro Irrigation for larger adoption of Micro Irrigation systems by the farmers under the PDMC scheme.

Farmers are encouraged to take advantage of the PDMC scheme by giving wide publicity to the scheme through press & print media, publication of leaflets/booklets, organization of workshops, exhibitions, farmer fairs, information on State/Government of India web portals etc.

To  facilitate  the  States  in  mobilising  resources  for  expanding  coverage  of micro  irrigation,  Government  of  India  has  created  Micro  Irrigation  Fund  (MIF)  with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with initial corpus of Rs. 5000 Crore. States can avail loan from 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. Government of India provides interest subvention @3% on the loan availed by the States which is met from PDMC Scheme.

(b): An area of 83.06 lakh hectare has been covered under Micro Irrigation in the Country  under PDMC  from  2015-16  to  2023-24(till  date).  State-wise  details  and percentage of coverage is given at Annexure I .

(c): The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural    Research  (ICAR)  has  developed  cost effective, location specific  scientific  technologies  viz.  rainwater  harvesting  and recycling,  multiple  use  of  water,  conjunctive  use  of  rain,  surface  and  groundwater resources,  smart  and  precision  technologies  for  irrigation  and  farming  practices, optimum irrigation scheduling, resource conservation technologies, development of land drainage and reclamation of problem soils to enhance irrigation water efficiency and  water  productivity  thereby  promoting  sustainable  agriculture  and  increasing income of farmers.

(d):  An  area  of  30.55  lakh  hectare  has  been  covered  under  Micro  Irrigation  in  the Country  through PDMC  scheme  during  the  last  three  years.  The  Micro  Irrigation helps in water saving as well as reduced fertilizer usage through fertigation, labour expenses,  other  input  costs  and  overall  income  enhancement  of  farmers.  Recent evaluation studies of the scheme have reiterated that Micro Irrigation is relevant in achieving national priorities  such as improving on-farm  water  use efficiency, enhancing crop productivity etc.

(e): An amount of Rs. 18714.69 crore has been released as Central Assistance to the States under PDMC Scheme from 2015-16 till date. State- wise details are given in Annexure II

## Annexure  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1608  to  be  answered  on 12/12/2023

## State-wise area covered under Micro Irrigation through PDMC from 2015-16 to 2023-24 (till date) and percentage

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Area covered under Micro Irrigation in hectare [2015-16 to 2023-24 (till date)] |   %to total coverage in the Country [2015-16 to 2023-24 (till date)] |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                            910546 |                                                         10.96        |
| 2        | Bihar             |                                                                             28258 |                                                          0.34        |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                            148146 |                                                          1.78        |
| 4        | Goa               |                                                                               875 |                                                          0.01        |
| 5        | Gujarat           |                                                                           1071399 |                                                         12.9         |
| 6        | Haryana           |                                                                            168336 |                                                          2.03        |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                             12235 |                                                          0.15        |
| 8        | Jharkhand         |                                                                             34675 |                                                          0.42        |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                                              1104 |                                                          0.01        |
| 10       | Karnataka         |                                                                           1801629 |                                                         21.69        |
| 11       | Kerala            |                                                                              5608 |                                                          0.07        |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                            356091 |                                                          4.29        |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |                                                                            938089 |                                                         11.29        |
| 14       | Odisha            |                                                                             95475 |                                                          1.15        |
| 15       | Punjab            |                                                                             14502 |                                                          0.17        |
| 16       | Rajasthan         |                                                                            708193 |                                                          8.53        |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                           1083784 |                                                         13.05        |
| 18       | Telangana         |                                                                            326339 |                                                          3.93        |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       |                                                                             32252 |                                                          0.39        |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                            354715 |                                                          4.27        |
| 21       | West Bengal       |                                                                             95964 |                                                          1.16        |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                             12442 |                                                          0.15        |
| 23       | Assam             |                                                                             44356 |                                                          0.53        |
| 24       | Manipur           |                                                                             15894 |                                                          0.19        |
| 25       | Mizoram           |                                                                              8559 |                                                          0.1         |
| 26       | Nagaland          |                                                                             19180 |                                                          0.23        |
| 27       | Sikkim            |                                                                             12972 |                                                          0.16        |
| 28       | Tripura           |                                                                              4145 |                                                          0.05        |
| 29       | Ladakh            |                                                                                 3 |                                                          4e-05       |
| Total    | Total             |                                                                           8305765 |                                                          8.30576e+06 |

Annexure  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1608  to  be  answered  on 12/12/2023

## State-wise   details   of   Central   Assistance   released  to  States under PDMC Scheme from 2015-16 to 2023-24 (till date)

(Rs. in Crore)

| S. No.   | State/UT                  |   Central Assistance released |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            |                       2612.73 |
| 2        | Bihar                     |                        121.71 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh              |                        285.14 |
| 4        | Goa                       |                          3.04 |
| 5        | Gujarat                   |                       1864.6  |
| 6        | Haryana                   |                        353.79 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh          |                        116.85 |
| 8        | Jharkhand                 |                        200.64 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir           |                         60.47 |
| 10       | Karnataka                 |                       2696.79 |
| 11       | Kerala                    |                         42.53 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh            |                        882.86 |
| 13       | Maharashtra               |                       2355.71 |
| 14       | Odisha                    |                        265.16 |
| 15       | Punjab                    |                         56.93 |
| 16       | Rajasthan                 |                       1175.45 |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu                |                       2308.83 |
| 18       | Telangana                 |                        712.54 |
| 19       | Uttarakhand               |                        283.55 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh             |                        868.54 |
| 21       | West Bengal               |                        190.84 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh         |                        125.82 |
| 23       | Assam                     |                        155.57 |
| 24       | Manipur                   |                        206.36 |
| 25       | Meghalaya                 |                         31.73 |
| 26       | Mizoram                   |                        157.47 |
| 27       | Nagaland                  |                        261.06 |
| 28       | Sikkim                    |                        255.77 |
| 29       | Tripura                   |                         58.32 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                          0.81 |
| 31       | Puducherry                |                          2.02 |
| 32       | Ladakh                    |                          1    |
|          | Total                     |                      18714.6  |

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