Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Cultivable Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 377 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## CULTIVABLE LAND

377. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the details of irrigated and unirrigated cultivable land in the country, state-wise;
- (b) the action plan formulated by Government to increase the area of unirrigated cultivable land in the country;
- (c) whether  Government  has  any  action  plan  to  increase  the  area  of  irrigated  and unirrigated cultivable land in Delhi, Jharkhand & Bihar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As per Land Use Statistics at a Glance 2012-13 to 2021-22 (latest available), during the year 2021-22, Net Area Sown in the country is 1,41,007 thousand hectare out of which 77,916 thousand hectare area is irrigated. The details of State/UT-wise Net Area Sown, Net Irrigated Area and Net Un-irrigated Area in the country are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) to (d): Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  following  programmes/schemes  for increasing the area under irrigation in the country including Delhi, Jharkhand & Bihar.
1. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) since 2015-16 in the country is being implemented with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area  under  assured  irrigation  and  introduce  sustainable  water  conservation  practices.  The components of PMKSY are as under:
- (i) Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP)  is  being  implemented  by  the Department  of  Water  Resources  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (DoWR,

RD&GR) with an aim to focus on faster completion of ongoing major and medium irrigation projects including National Projects in the country.

(ii) Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  is  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR). HKKP consists of four sub-components, being Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, and Ground Water (GW) Development component. The activities undertaken, inter alia, include creation of new water sources through minor irrigation, repair, restoration and renovation of water bodies; strengthening carrying capacity of traditional water sources, construction of rain water harvesting structures etc.

(iii) Watershed Development Component (WDC) is being implemented by the Department of Land   Resources (DoLR) for development of rainfed/degraded lands in the country. The activities undertaken, inter alia, include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rainwater harvesting, nursery raising, pasture development, livelihoods for asset-less persons etc.

(iv) Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The PDMC scheme mainly focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation viz. Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems.

2. Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) there  are  265  works  permissible  out  of  which  182  works  are  related  to  Natural  Resource Management (NRM) and out of the 182 NRM works, 85 works are water related. These works directly or indirectly support water conservation, ground water recharge, climate change and carbon sequestration. A total of 6409852 water bodies such as farm ponds, dug wells, check dams and community ponds (water harvesting & Fishery) have been created since inception under the Scheme.

Further, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Mission Amrit Sarovar has been launched on 24th April 2022 with an objective to harvest and conserve water for future generation. Under the Mission every district of the country  has been targeted to construct or rejuvenate at least 75 Amrit Sarovars.

Annexure-I

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.No.  377  due  for 05.12.2023

## State-wise details of Net Irrigated Area, Net Un-Irrigated Area and Net Area Sown in the country for the year 2021-22

(thousand hectare)

| State/ UT              |   Net Area Sown | Net Irrigated Area   | Net Un- Irrigated Area   |
|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |            6038 | 2952                 | 3086                     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |             243 | 63                   | 180                      |
| ASSAM                  |            2749 | 438                  | 2312                     |
| BIHAR                  |            5070 | 3082                 | 1988                     |
| CHHATTISGARH           |            4631 | 1604                 | 3027                     |
| GOA                    |             127 | 15                   | 111                      |
| GUJARAT                |            9720 | 5796                 | 3924                     |
| HARYANA                |            3611 | 3579                 | 32                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |             528 | 111                  | 417                      |
| JHARKHAND              |            1379 | 279                  | 1100                     |
| KARNATAKA              |           11166 | 4920                 | 6246                     |
| KERALA                 |            2029 | 403                  | 1626                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |           15823 | 12903                | 2920                     |
| MAHARASHTRA            |           16590 | 3103                 | 13487                    |
| MANIPUR                |             393 | 62                   | 331                      |
| MEGHALAYA              |             269 | 102                  | 167                      |
| MIZORAM                |             145 | 16                   | 129                      |
| NAGALAND               |             265 | 49                   | 216                      |
| ODISHA                 |            4322 | 1238                 | 3084                     |
| PUNJAB                 |            4113 | 4113                 |                          |
| RAJASTHAN              |           18130 | 8924                 | 9206                     |
| SIKKIM                 |              77 | 14                   | 63                       |
| TAMIL NADU             |            4909 | 2930                 | 1979                     |
| TELANGANA              |            5625 | 3376                 | 2249                     |
| TRIPURA                |             255 | 89                   | 166                      |
| UTTARAKHAND            |             594 | 315                  | 278                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |           16096 | 13941                | 2155                     |
| WEST BENGAL            |            5281 | 3127                 | 2154                     |
| A&N ISLAND             |              15 | 0                    | 15                       |
| CHANDIGARH             |               1 | 0                    | 1                        |
| DandN HAVELI and DandD |              23 | 2                    | 21                       |
| DELHI                  |              22 | 22                   |                          |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR        |             733 | 315                  | 418                      |
| LADAKH                 |              20 | 20                   |                          |
| LAKSHADWEEP            |               2 |                      | 2                        |
| PUDUCHERRY             |              16 | 14                   | 2                        |
| ALL INDIA              |          141007 | 77916                | 63091                    |

Note:'0' relates to the area below 500 Hectares

Blank space denotes not available or no reporting of data from the States/Uts

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

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