Lok Sabha Question No. 1424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Area under Micro-Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## AREA UNDER MICRO-IRRIGATION

1424.  SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी

- be pleased to state: (a) the details of the total area (in lakh hectares) brought under micro-irrigation in the last five years and the details of the targets for the next five years, State and year-wise; (b) the details of the number of small and marginal farmers have been granted special assistance  or  higher  subsidies  under  the  micro-irrigation  schemes  and  the  assistance provided, State and year-wise; (c) the details of the steps that have been taken by the Government to promote the use of modern technologies such as soil moisture sensors, smart irrigation controllers, or solarbased drip systems in micro-irrigation projects; (d) whether the Government has conducted any assessment to determine the impact of the micro-irrigation in increasing water saving, increased productivity and reduced fertilizer use, if so, the details thereof; (e) whether  the  Government  has  identified  priority  districts  or  blocks  in  rainfed  and drought-prone areas for focused micro-irrigation interventions; and (f) whether  the  Ministry  is  considering  expanding  the  list  of  agricultural  activities permitted  under  MGNREGA  in  consultation  with  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  to include such agricultural activities for which the farmers are willing to contribute 50% of the wages paid to the beneficiaries under MGNREGA from their own pocket with a view to not only ensure the much-needed workforce for the farmers for agricultural activities but also to increase significantly the income of the beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b) :   State and year-wise details of the total area (in lakh hectares) brought under micro-irrigation in the last five years through PDMC is given at Annexure I.

Under the Scheme, Financial Assistance @ 55% & 45% of the Unit cost is provided to Small & Marginal farmers and Other farmers respectively for installation of Micro Irrigation Systems.  Some States also provide top-up subsidy to farmers including small and marginal farmers, over and above the subsidy available under the Scheme,  to encourage farmers to adopt micro irrigation.

State and year-wise details of Central Assistance provided to the States/UTs for implementation  of  PDMC  at Annexure  II. The    details  of  beneficiary  farmers  is  not maintained  at  central  level.    However,    as  reported  by  States,    the  details  of  farmers including small and marginal farmers benefitted through the scheme is given at Annexure III .

(c) :     Operational guidelines of PDMC have provision for providing financial assistance to the farmers to adopt Automation in the Micro Irrigation Systems for ease of operation with minimal or no manual intervention thereby achieving greater efficiency.

Under    Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  Evam  Utthan  Mahabhiyan  (PM KUSUM)  Scheme  being  implemented  by    Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy, preference in providing financial assistance for solar pumps is given  to farmers using Micro irrigation  systems.      Operational  guidelines  of  PDMC  scheme  also  emphasis  for convergence of PDMC Scheme with  PM-KUSUM for promoting use of solar energy in Micro irrigation systems.

(d) :    NITI Aayog conducted impact evaluation study on PDMC scheme in 2020.  Study revealed that the scheme is relevant in achieving national priorities such as improving onfarm water use efficiency, enhancing crop productivity, generating employment opportunities and overall income enhancement of farmers. Micro irrigation adoption helped to improve water use efficiency around 30% to 70% and Income of farmers increased in the range of 10% to 69%.

(e) :    The  Operational  guidelines  of  PDMC  scheme  emphasise  on  promoting  micro irrigation  in  water  scarce,  water  stressed  and  critical  ground  water  blocks/districts  to conserve water and get extended coverage in terms of area under irrigation. Focus is also given  to  promote  micro  irrigation  in  water  intensive/guzzling  crops  to  minimise  water requirement.

(f) : Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  is  a demand  driven  employment  scheme  with  bottom  up  approach  of  implementation.  The works to be taken up are planned, prioritised and approved by the Gram Sabha at the Gram Panchayat level. The works are to be taken up are as per demand from the field.    The core  objectives  of  the  Scheme  include  (i)  Providing  not  less  than  one  hundred  days  of unskilled manual work as a guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in rural areas as per demand, resulting in creation of productive assets of prescribed quality and durability; and (ii) Strengthening the livelihood resource base of the poor;

266 works are permissible under MGNREGA out of which 166 works are related to Agriculture  &  allied  Agriculture  works.    Under  the  MGNREGA,  at  least  60%  of  the expenditure in terms of cost is for creation of productive assets directly linked to agriculture and allied activities through development of land, water and trees.

## Area covered under Micro Irrigation through PDMC during last five years (Area in Lakh Hectare)

| S. No.   | State/UT       | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | Total   |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | -         | 0.15      | 0.91      | 0.82      | 1.18      | 3.05    |
| 2        | Bihar          | 0.01      | 0.02      | 0.04      | 0.06      | 0.05      | 0.18    |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   | 0.19      | 0.19      | 0.24      | 0.00      | 0.14      | 0.75    |
| 4        | Goa            | 0.0013    | -         | 0.0001    | 0.0009    | 0.0018    | 0.0041  |
| 5        | Gujarat        | 1.01      | 0.79      | 1.06      | 1.31      | 1.20      | 5.37    |
| 6        | Haryana        | 0.12      | 0.43      | 0.37      | 0.34      | 0.19      | 1.45    |
| 7        | Himachal Pra.  | 0.021     | -         | 0.004     | 0.003     | 0.003     | 0.031   |
| 8        | Jharkhand      | 0.02      | 0.05      | 0.06      | 0.06      | 0.05      | 0.24    |
| 9        | J&K            | 0.01      | 0.0001    | -         | -         | 0.0032    | 0.014   |
| 10       | Karnataka      | 3.21      | 3.36      | 1.67      | 2.56      | 2.72      | 13.52   |
| 11       | Kerala         | 0.004     | 0.004     | 0.018     | 0.001     | 0.009     | 0.036   |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh | 0.18      | 0.70      | 0.47      | 0.53      | 0.30      | 2.17    |
| 13       | Maharashtra    | 0.50      | 1.13      | 1.68      | 0.89      | 0.99      | 5.20    |
| 14       | Odisha         | 0.14      | 0.30      | 0.22      | 0.31      | 0.23      | 1.21    |
| 15       | Punjab         | 0.01      | 0.04      | 0.03      | 0.03      | 0.03      | 0.13    |
| 16       | Rajasthan      | 0.69      | 0.78      | 1.91      | 2.20      | 1.32      | 6.90    |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu     | 2.14      | 1.02      | 0.71      | 1.29      | 1.03      | 6.20    |
| 18       | Telangana      | 0.11      | 0.36      | 0.41      | 0.05      | 0.32      | 1.24    |
| 19       | Uttarakhand    | 0.04      | 0.04      | 0.07      | 0.01      | 0.02      | 0.18    |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh  | 0.58      | 0.34      | 0.65      | 0.62      | 1.02      | 3.21    |
| 21       | West Bengal    | 0.15      | 0.14      | 0.25      | 0.14      | 0.14      | 0.82    |
| 22       | Arun. Pradesh  | 0.07      | 0.03      | 0.02      | 0.02      | 0.04      | 0.17    |
| 23       | Assam          | 0.07      | 0.13      | 0.08      | 0.06      | 0.06      | 0.39    |
| 24       | Manipur        | 0.04      | 0.03      | 0.03      | -         | 0.01      | 0.13    |
| 25       | Meghalaya      | -         | -         | -         | 0.008     | 0.011     | 0.019   |
| 26       | Mizoram        | 0.005     | 0.004     | 0.008     | 0.005     | 0.008     | 0.031   |
| 27       | Nagaland       | 0.015     | 0.055     | 0.076     | 0.077     | 0.068     | 0.291   |
| 28       | Sikkim         | 0.030     | 0.029     | 0.028     | 0.042     | 0.036     | 0.165   |
| 29       | Tripura        | -         | 0.034     | 0.007     | 0.004     | 0.005     | 0.050   |
| 30       | Ladakh         | -         | -         | 0.00003   | -         | 0.00020   | 0.00023 |
|          |                | 9.37      |           | 11.02     | 11.41     |           |         |
|          | Grand Total    |           | 10.15     |           |           | 11.19     | 53.15   |

Annexure-II

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1424 to be answered on 29/07/2025

## Details of Central Assistance provided to the States/UTs under PDMC during last 5 years

(Rs. in Crore)

| S No.   | States                    | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |    Total |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 100.00    | 180.00    | 222.82    | 105.75    | 337.85    |   946.42 |
| 2       | Bihar                     |           | 21.60     | 9.50      | 17.25     | 42.99     |    91.34 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh              | 45.00     |           | 34.50     | 41.07     | 44.00     |   164.57 |
| 4       | Goa                       |           |           | 0.24      | 0.60      | 0.64      |     1.48 |
| 5       | Gujarat                   | 273.00    | 72.79     | 113.00    | 303.05    | 218.81    |   980.65 |
| 6       | Haryana                   | 98.00     | 57.60     | 78.00     | 57.20     | 68.90     |   359.7  |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh          | 20.00     | 17.50     |           | 5.00      | 7.99      |    50.49 |
| 8       | Jharkhand                 | 42.00     | 30.00     | 25.00     | 32.02     | 24.00     |   153.02 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 10.00     |           |           |           | 7.50      |    17.5  |
| 10      | Karnataka                 | 400.00    | 500.00    | 187.64    | 360.00    | 390.00    |  1837.64 |
| 11      | Kerala                    | 5.00      |           |           | 0.32      | 3.02      |     8.34 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh            | 125.00    |           | 50.00     | 106.31    | 130.00    |   411.31 |
| 13      | Maharashtra               | 300.00    | 200.00    | 334.00    | 92.50     | 483.29    |  1409.79 |
| 14      | Odisha                    | 27.00     |           | 16.25     | 118.51    | 24.80     |   186.56 |
| 15      | Punjab                    |           |           | 3.75      | 6.00      | 5.50      |    15.25 |
| 16      | Rajasthan                 | 200.00    | 100.00    | 186.00    | 117.86    | 278.06    |   881.92 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu                | 400.00    | 116.00    | 159.50    | 314.96    | 294.00    |  1284.46 |
| 18      | Telangana                 |           |           | 33.22     |           | 31.00     |    64.22 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand               | 50.00     | 30.00     | 66.75     | 13.67     | 26.06     |   186.48 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh             | 200.00    | 150.00    | 149.25    | 133.49    | 173.87    |   806.61 |
| 21      | West Bengal               | 61.00     |           |           | 30.00     | 15.00     |   106    |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh         | 25.00     | 40.00     | 10.00     | 11.13     | 24.00     |   110.13 |
| 23      | Assam                     |           | 31.00     | 20.00     | 27.03     | 60.00     |   138.03 |
| 24      | Manipur                   | 27.50     | 60.00     | 15.00     | 19.60     | 12.25     |   134.35 |
| 25      | Meghalaya                 | 15.00     |           |           |           |           |    15    |
| 26      | Mizoram                   | 25.00     | 33.00     | 13.75     | 12.50     | 13.50     |    97.75 |
| 27      | Nagaland                  | 30.00     | 55.00     | 50.00     | 44.92     | 43.00     |   222.92 |
| 28      | Sikkim                    | 35.00     | 42.00     | 52.50     | 53.98     | 28.69     |   212.17 |
| 29      | Tripura                   | 13.20     |           | 4.76      | 4.06      | 4.50      |    26.52 |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.11      |           |     0.11 |
| 31      | Puducherry                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.10      | 0.15      |     0.25 |
| 32      | Ladakh                    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.50      | 0.50      |           |     1    |
| 33      | Head Quarter              | 35.49     | 59.63     | 65.44     | 74.01     |           |   234.57 |
|         | Total                     | 2562.19   | 1796.12   | 1901.37   | 2103.50   | 2793.37   | 11156.5  |

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1424 to be answered on 29/07/2025 Number of farmers including small and marginal farmers benefitted through the

## PDMC scheme during last 5 years

| S No.   | State             | 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | -                                         | 12519                                     | 82846                                     | 75035                                     | 111363                                    |  281763 |
| 2       | Bihar             | 1440                                      | 1480                                      | 3062                                      | 6614                                      | 2144                                      |   14740 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      | 21470                                     | 20230                                     | 26215                                     | -                                         | 16140                                     |   84055 |
| 4       | Goa               | 159                                       | -                                         | 10                                        | -                                         | 226                                       |     395 |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 74414                                     | 57954                                     | 78264                                     | 96448                                     | 91958                                     |  399038 |
| 6       | Haryana           | 5567                                      | 31497                                     | 29946                                     | 27842                                     | 16265                                     |  111117 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 4117                                      | -                                         | 2133                                      | 1722                                      | 845                                       |    8817 |
| 8       | Jharkhand         | 3332                                      | 8198                                      | 8960                                      | 10300                                     | 8096                                      |   38886 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1020                                      | 19                                        | -                                         | -                                         | 81                                        |    1120 |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 326815                                    | 360699                                    | 159194                                    | 253703                                    | 269227                                    | 1369638 |
| 11      | Kerala            | 390                                       | 1114                                      | 1859                                      | 554                                       | 383                                       |    4300 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 8846                                      | 44172                                     | 10819                                     | 22594                                     | 15607                                     |  102038 |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 84319                                     | 179073                                    | 157793                                    | 23279                                     | 7951                                      |  452415 |
| 14      | Odisha            | 16788                                     | 27712                                     | 12943                                     | 22786                                     | 16702                                     |   96931 |
| 15      | Punjab            | 397                                       | 2884                                      | 1886                                      | 2250                                      | 2189                                      |    9606 |
| 16      | Rajasthan         | 46849                                     | 65693                                     | 125890                                    | 148510                                    | 87143                                     |  474085 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu        | 211653                                    | 100669                                    | 70304                                     | 132087                                    | 107082                                    |  621795 |
| 18      | Telangana         | 9575                                      | 31082                                     | 29051                                     | 4569                                      | 29161                                     |  103438 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand       | 3473                                      | 6684                                      | 10428                                     | 1520                                      | 3244                                      |   25349 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     | 43346                                     | 23310                                     | 46152                                     | 46647                                     | 82447                                     |  241902 |
| 21      | West Bengal       | 28814                                     | 40282                                     | 60709                                     | 47242                                     | 32298                                     |  209345 |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh | 808                                       | 3685                                      | 1657                                      | 1840                                      | 4009                                      |   11999 |
| 23      | Assam             | 6682                                      | 13854                                     | 6808                                      | 7291                                      | 9585                                      |   44220 |
| 24      | Manipur           | 3308                                      | 4581                                      | 1659                                      | 1295                                      | 1476                                      |   12319 |
| 25      | Meghalaya         | -                                         | - -                                       | - -                                       | 1027                                      | 1427                                      |    2454 |
| 26      | Mizoram           | 3009                                      | 1246                                      | 471                                       | 529                                       | 815                                       |    6070 |
| 27      | Nagaland          | 970                                       | 3233                                      | 2519                                      | 3121                                      | 3308                                      |   13151 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | 6543                                      | 7446                                      | 9045                                      | 10230                                     | 8895                                      |   42159 |
| 29      | Tripura           | -                                         | 3504                                      | 732                                       | 366                                       | 460                                       |    5062 |
| 30      | Ladakh            | -                                         |                                           | 3                                         | -                                         | 37                                        |      40 |
|         | Total             | 914104 1052820 941358 949401 930564       | 914104 1052820 941358 949401 930564       | 914104 1052820 941358 949401 930564       | 914104 1052820 941358 949401 930564       | 914104 1052820 941358 949401 930564       | 4788247 |

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