Lok Sabha Question No. 2599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Drip Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DHARAMBIR BHALERAM

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2599

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## DRIP IRRIGATION

2599.  SHRI DHARAMBIR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched special Drip Irrigation System to save water and electricity in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  subsidy  to  the  farmers  of  all  the  States including Haryana, if so, the details thereof;

- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  this  project  in  all  the  States  also  for increasing the agricultural production and to save water and electricity; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIA)

(a) to (e): Yes Madam. Government of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY)  during  current  financial  year  in  which  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme on Micro Irrigation has been included as one of the components, namely 'Per Drop More Crop' for promoting both drip & sprinkler irrigation systems which enables saving of water, electricity  and  helps  in  increasing  crop  productivity.  This  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  all States of the country. The details of State-wise Central share allocation for the current financial year (2015-16) is at Annexure.

Subsidy is provided to the farmers of all States including Haryana at following rates:-

|   S. No. | Category of Area                                                                                                           | Category of Beneficiaries             | Rate of Subsidy   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) / Desert Development Programme (DDP) Areas and North Eastern & Himalayan (NE&H) States | Small & Marginal Farmers              | 60%               |
|        1 | Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) / Desert Development Programme (DDP) Areas and North Eastern & Himalayan (NE&H) States | Other than Small & Marginal Farmers   | 45%               |
|        2 | Non-DPAP/DDP / NE&H Regions                                                                                                | Small & Marginal Farmers              | 45%               |
|        2 | Non-DPAP/DDP / NE&H Regions                                                                                                | Other than Small and marginal Farmers | 35%               |

The funding pattern between Central Govt. share and State Govt. share is 60:40 for all States (except North Eastern & Himalayan States) and 90:10 for North Eastern & Himalayan States.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 2599 for answer on 15 th December, 2015 Regarding Drip Irrigation

## Details of State-wise Central share allocation for the financial year 2015-16

(Rs in lakh)

|   S. No. | State             |   Allocation |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |        13175 |
|        2 | Bihar             |         2000 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      |          750 |
|        4 | Goa               |           15 |
|        5 | Gujarat           |        14675 |
|        6 | Haryana           |         3450 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh  |          150 |
|        8 | Jharkhand         |         1500 |
|        9 | Jammu & Kashmir   |          500 |
|       10 | Karnataka         |        11175 |
|       11 | Kerala            |          500 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh    |         8275 |
|       13 | Maharashtra       |        17675 |
|       14 | Odisha            |         1200 |
|       15 | Punjab            |         1000 |
|       16 | Rajasthan         |        10475 |
|       17 | Tamil Nadu        |         7275 |
|       18 | Telangana         |         9275 |
|       19 | Uttarakhand       |          700 |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh     |         1500 |
|       21 | West Bengal       |          500 |
|       22 | Arunachal Pradesh |           50 |
|       23 | Assam             |          100 |
|       24 | Manipur           |          272 |
|       25 | Meghalaya         |           50 |
|       26 | Mizoram           |          450 |
|       27 | Nagaland          |            0 |
|       28 | Sikkim            |          426 |
|       29 | Tripura           |          200 |

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