Lok Sabha Question No. 1556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Micro Irrigation in Punjab
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1556

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH   JULY, 2025

## MICRO IRRIGATION IN PUNJAB

## 1556. SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a) the details of loans taken by the different States from the Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under 'Per Drop More Crop' to support micro-irrigation in Punjab in the last 5 years; (b) the area brought under micro-irrigation through the scheme so far, State-wise; (c) the details of project proposals received from and implemented by the Punjab Government for expanding coverage of Micro Irrigation in the State; and (d) whether the Government is taking any special steps towards the success of this scheme specifically  in  Punjab,  considering  the  urgent  need  to  introduce  water-effective  irrigation

- techniques, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a) to (d):  Details of the projects, loans taken and area covered under micro irrigation through Micro Irrigation Fund by States including State of Punjab  are given in Annexure. Lower  uptake  of  the  scheme  has  been  observed  in  some  States  including    State  of Punjab.    Provision  has  been  made  in  Operational  Guidelines  of    PDMC  Scheme  for  25% higher unit cost for calculation of subsidy for the North Eastern & Himalayan states and 15% higher for the other low penetration States including Punjab  for coverage of more area under the scheme. Besides,  State of Punjab is also providing top-up subsidy through MIF under PDMC with effective subsidy of 90% for SC/ Small & Marginal and Women and 80% to other farmers. Demonstrations of micro-irrigation technologies is also being done  by the State at State Govt. farms and fields of progressive farmers. To keep the borrowing under MIF attractive for the State Governments, Government of India is providing interest subvention @ 2% on the loans extended by  to States, which is met from Per Drop More Crop Scheme.

Ministry time to time requests States/UTs to avail loan under MIF to increase adoption of micro irrigation which is an effective water efficient technology.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1556  for answer on 29.07.2025

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

(Amount in Rs. Crore) (Area in lakh ha)

| Sr. No.   | State          | Kind of project                                                            |   Amount of loan sanctioned |   Amount of loan disbursed | Area covered under MI*   | Status    |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | Top up subsidy                                                             |                     616.13  |                    616.13  | 1.83                     | Completed |
| 2         | Tamil Nadu     | Top up subsidy                                                             |                    1357.93  |                   1357.93  | 5.14                     | Completed |
| 3         | Haryana        | Top up subsidy and Innovative                                              |                      97.74  |                     95.78  | 0.413                    | Ongoing   |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI for effluent treated water)                                 |                     314.3   |                    103.97  |                          | Ongoing   |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI in Command area of kheri distributary)                      |                     252.08  |                    112.066 |                          | Ongoing   |
| 3         | Haryana        | Innovative (MI in Canal Command area)                                      |                     121.18  |                     54.07  |                          | Ongoing   |
| 3         | Haryana        | Sub-Total                                                                  |                     785.3   |                    365.89  | 0.413                    |           |
| 4         | Gujarat        | Top up subsidy                                                             |                     764.13  |                    764.13  | 6.07                     | Completed |
| 5         | Punjab         | Top-up subsidy & Demonstration                                             |                     149.65  |                     32.13  | 0.11                     | Ongoing   |
| 6         | Uttarakhand    | Innovative (Tea plantations)                                               |                       4.807 |                      0.57  | 0.0004                   | Ongoing   |
| 7         | Rajasthan      | Top up subsidy and Innovative (Dark Blocks Coverage and Capacity Building) |                     740.79  |                    667.45  | 7.34                     | Ongoing   |
| 8         | Karnataka      | Top up subsidy                                                             |                     290.33  |                    257.06  | 2.30                     | Ongoing   |
| Total     | Total          | Total                                                                      |                    4709.06  |                   4061.31  | 23.2145                  |           |

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