Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Dry Land Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), C. N. JAYADEVAN, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1840

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 TH  MARCH, 2016

## DRY LAND FARMING

## 1840.  SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of area under dry land farming including net sown area, net irrigated and  unirrigated  land  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  launched  the  National  Watershed  Development Project  for  Rainfed  Areas  (NWDPRA)  to  promote  reainfed/dry  land  farming  in  the country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds/incentives  provided  to  the farmers for the purpose and the success achieved thereunder during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to amalgamate existing irrigation programmes being run by different Ministries to bring more area under irrigation and cultivation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  conduct  Research  and Development (R&D) to convert fallow land into cultivable land to increase agricultural production in the country and if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the measures being taken to supplement the efforts of the State Governments to bring more cultivable land under irrigation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA )

(a): As per  available estimates, State-wise extent of net area sown, net irrigated area and un-irrigated/dryland area in the country during the last three years (2010-13) are annexed.

(b): Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare  had  been implementing National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) since  1990-91  and  which  become  part  of  Macro  Management  of  Agriculture  (MMA) Scheme in 2000-01. NWDPRA was closed from 1 st April, 2013 due to closure of MMA Scheme.  As  a  result  of  implementation  of  various  interventions  under  NWDPRA, productivity of rainfed area was reported to be higher as compared to pretreatment.

(c)  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  has  been  conceived  by amalgamating  ongoing  schemes  namely;  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD&GR), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Ministry of  Rural  Development,  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR)  and  On  Farm  Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. PMKSY has been operationalised from 1 st July, 2015, aiming to achieve convergence of investments  in  irrigation  at  the  field  level,  expand  cultivable  area  under  assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency by adoption of precise irrigation system, augmentation  of  aquifers  by  introducing  sustainable  water  conservation  practices across the country.

(d) & (e): Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has  conducted  several studies  through  its  regional  centers  located  across  the  country  and  recommended various  technological  interventions  to  make  fallow  lands  cultivable.    Interventions include  efficient  crop  planning,  agroforestry,  development  of  short  duration  drought resistant varieties, intercropping, rain-water harvesting, integrated watershed management,  micro  irrigation  system,  integrated  nutrient  management  and  resource conservation technologies etc. Accordingly, Government of India is supplementing the efforts of State Governments through its on-going programmes/ schemes/missions for implementation  of  measures  suggested  by  ICAR  for  bringing  fallow  land  under cultivation and also to provide supplementary irrigation to existing cultivable land.

(Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1840 on Dry Land Farming due for 08.03.2016) State-wise Net Area Sown, Net Irrigated Area and Unirrigated/Dryland Area in last three years

| S. No.   | Name of States            | Net Area Sown   | Net Area Sown   | Net Area Sown   | Net Irrigated Area   | Net Irrigated Area   | Net Irrigated Area   | Net Unirrigated / Dryland Area   | Net Unirrigated / Dryland Area   | Net Unirrigated / Dryland Area   |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of States            | 2010-11         | 2011-12         | 2012-13         | 2010-11              | 2011-12              | 2012-13              | 2010-11                          | 2011-12                          | 2012-13                          |
| 1)       | Andhra Pradesh *          | 11186           | 11161           | 11117           | 5034                 | 5090                 | 4575                 | 6152                             | 6071                             | 6542                             |
| 2)       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 213             | 215             | 216             | 56                   | 57                   | 57                   | 157                              | 158                              | 159                              |
| 3)       | Assam                     | 2811            | 2811            | 2811            | 162                  | 161                  | 161                  | 2649                             | 2650                             | 2650                             |
| 4)       | Bihar                     | 5259            | 5396            | 5402            | 3030                 | 3052                 | 3053                 | 2229                             | 2344                             | 2349                             |
| 5)       | Chhattisgarh              | 4697            | 4677            | 4671            | 1356                 | 1415                 | 1449                 | 3341                             | 3262                             | 3222                             |
| 6)       | Goa                       | 131             | 132             | 132             | 36                   | 41                   | 36                   | 95                               | 91                               | 96                               |
| 7)       | Gujarat                   | 10302           | 10302           | 10302           | 4233                 | 4233                 | 4233                 | 6069                             | 6069                             | 6069                             |
| 8)       | Haryana                   | 3518            | 3513            | 3513            | 2887                 | 3073                 | 3102                 | 631                              | 440                              | 411                              |
| 9)       | Himachal Pradesh          | 543             | 543             | 543             | 110                  | 110                  | 110                  | 433                              | 433                              | 433                              |
| 10)      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 732             | 746             | 745             | 321                  | 319                  | 325                  | 411                              | 427                              | 420                              |
| 11)      | Jharkhand                 | 1085            | 1250            | 1406            | 125                  | 153                  | 210                  | 960                              | 1097                             | 1196                             |
| 12)      | Karnataka                 | 10523           | 9941            | 9793            | 3490                 | 3440                 | 3421                 | 7033                             | 6501                             | 6372                             |
| 13)      | Kerala                    | 2072            | 2040            | 2048            | 415                  | 409                  | 396                  | 1657                             | 1631                             | 1652                             |
| 14)      | Madhya Pradesh            | 15119           | 15237           | 15352           | 7140                 | 7887                 | 8550                 | 7979                             | 7350                             | 6802                             |
| 15)      | Maharashtra               | 17406           | 17386           | 17344           | 3256                 | 3252                 | 3244                 | 14150                            | 14134                            | 14100                            |
| 16)      | Manipur                   | 348             | 365             | 309             | 73                   | 69                   | 49                   | 275                              | 296                              | 260                              |
| 17)      | Mizoram                   | 121             | 97              | 116             | 12                   | 13                   | 14                   | 109                              | 84                               | 102                              |
| 18)      | Meghalaya                 | 284             | 285             | 285             | 63                   | 65                   | 65                   | 221                              | 220                              | 220                              |
| 19)      | Nagaland                  | 362             | 379             | 380             | 83                   | 84                   | 85                   | 279                              | 295                              | 295                              |
| 20)      | Odisha                    | 4682            | 4394            | 4386            | 1284                 | 1259                 | 1248                 | 3398                             | 3135                             | 3138                             |
| 21)      | Punjab                    | 4158            | 4134            | 4150            | 4070                 | 4086                 | 4115                 | 88                               | 48                               | 35                               |
| 22)      | Rajasthan                 | 18349           | 18034           | 17479           | 6661                 | 7122                 | 7499                 | 11688                            | 10912                            | 9980                             |
| 23)      | Sikkim                    | 77              | 77              | 77              | 14                   | 14                   | 14                   | 63                               | 63                               | 63                               |
| 24)      | Tamil Nadu                | 4954            | 4986            | 4544            | 2912                 | 2964                 | 2643                 | 2042                             | 2022                             | 1901                             |
| 25)      | Tripura                   | 256             | 256             | 256             | 60                   | 60                   | 60                   | 196                              | 196                              | 196                              |
| 26)      | Uttar Pradesh             | 16593           | 16623           | 16564           | 13440                | 13809                | 13929                | 3153                             | 2814                             | 2635                             |
| 27)      | Uttarakhand               | 723             | 714             | 706             | 336                  | 339                  | 338                  | 387                              | 375                              | 368                              |
| 28)      | West Bengal               | 4981            | 5198            | 5205            | 2955                 | 3078                 | 3082                 | 2026                             | 2120                             | 2123                             |
| 29)      | Delhi                     | 22              | 22              | 22              | 22                   | 22                   | 22                   | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 30)      | Pondicherry               | 19              | 18              | 16              | 15                   | 15                   | 14                   | 4                                | 3                                | 2                                |
| 31)      | A & N Islands             | 15              | 15              | 15              | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 15                               | 15                               | 15                               |
| 32)      | Chandigarh                | 1               | 1               | 1               | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                                | 0                                | 0 16                             |
| 33)      | D & N Haveli              | 17              | 20              | 20              | 4                    | 4                    | 4                    | 13                               | 16                               |                                  |
| 34)      | Daman & Diu               | 3               | 3               | 3               | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                                | 3                                | 3                                |
| 35)      | Lakshadweep               | 2               | 2               | 2               | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                                | 2                                | 2                                |
|          | Grand Total Total( m. ha) | 141564          | 140973          | 139931          | 63656                | 65696                | 66104                | 77908                            | 75277                            | 73827                            |
| Grand    | Grand                     | 141.56          | 140.97          | 139.93          | 63.66                | 65.70                | 66.10                | 77.91                            | 75.28                            | 73.83                            |

Source:  Land Use Statistics at a Glance-2002-03 to 2012-13-(May, 2015), DAC&FW, MOA&FW, GOI, New Delhi.

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## Annexure

(Area in thousand hectare)