Lok Sabha Question No. 1378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Drip Micro Irrigation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, PRATHAP SIMHA, RAVNEET SINGH, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

O.I.H.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1378**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28 TH JULY, 2015

**DRIP MICRO IRRIGATION**

1378. 	  SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	      ‡ãðŠãäÓã ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

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(a) 	whether the Government has launched various schemes to promote drip/ micro irrigation in various States of the country to save water and power;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and utilized under the  drip/micro  schemes  during  each  of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Karnataka;

(c) 	the present status of the National Mission on micro irrigation programme in the country, State/UT-wise;

(d) 	the details of the sowing area covered under the drip/micro irrigation programme in the country, State/UT-wise along with the steps taken by the Government to bring more sowing area under drip irrigation; and

(e) 	the various steps taken by the Government to promote micro/drip irrigation programme in the country?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

‡ãðŠãäÓã  ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã•¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè           ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA )

(a): 	Yes, Madam.

(b): 	The details regarding funds released and utilized are available in statement at **Annexure-I** .

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(c) & (d): 	The National Mission on Micro Irrigation of 2010 was subsumed under National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and implemented as On farm Water Management (OFWM) during 2014-15. The same is now being Implemented under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchyee Yojana (PMKSY) from current financial year. The State-wise details of area covered under Micro Irrigation are available in statement at **Annexure-II.**

(e): 	Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, there is emphasis on **“Har Khet ko Pani”** and **“Per Drop More Crop”** .

The unit cost norms have been revised and rationalized for various micro irrigation technologies for providing financial assistance under the scheme.

**Annexure-I**

Statement referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1378 for answer on 28.07.2015 regarding Drip Micro Irrigation.

**Statement regarding State-wise funds released and utilized during last three years and current year.**

**` in Crore**

| **S. No.**   | **States**        | **2012-13**   |              | **2013-14**   |              | **2014-15**   |              | **2015-16**             |              |               |
|--------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------------|--------------|---------------|
|              |                   | **Released**  | **Utilized** | **Released**  | **Utilized** | **Released**  | **Utilized** | **Approved Allocation** | **Released** | ***Utilized** |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh    | 289.93        | 270.21       | 265.56        | 265.56       | 121.48        | 351.10       | 131.75                  | 65.88        |               |
| 2            | Bihar             | 52.00         | 53.40        | 57.50         | 42.00        | 35.00         | 2.98         | 20.00                   |              |               |
| 3            | Chhattisgarh      | 31.72         | 26.78        | 30.00         | 22.50        | 10.00         | 6.62         | 7.50                    |              |               |
| 4            | Goa               | 0.00          | 0.07         | 0.17          | 0.22         | 0.20          | 0.10         | 0.15                    |              |               |
| 5            | Gujarat           | 182.00        | 182.01       | 220.00        | 203.06       | 140.68        | 137.06       | 146.75                  | 62.00        |               |
| 6            | Haryana           | 30.00         | 25.71        | 33.00         | 32.16        | 23.00         | 16.31        | 34.50                   | 16.94        |               |
| 7            | Jharkhand         | 25.00         | 22.26        | 15.00         | 3.30         | 15.00         | 0.28         | 15.00                   |              |               |
| 8            | Karnataka         | 140.65        | 151.22       | 173.30        | 186.19       | 124.25        | 117.40       | 111.75                  |              |               |
| 9            | Kerala            | 3.00          | 2.60         | 5.62          | 0.00         | 3.75          | 3.75         | 5.00                    |              |               |
| 10           | Madhya Pradesh    | 63.84         | 80.52        | 106.52        | 96.82        | 66.50         | 67.14        | 82.75                   | 25.07        |               |
| 11           | Maharashtra       | 150.18        | 152.21       | 141.01        | 124.70       | 177.50        | 177.50       | 176.75                  | 46.25        |               |
| 12           | Odisha            | 20.00         | 16.90        | 25.86         | 28.81        | 10.14         | 10.57        | 12.00                   |              |               |
| 13           | Punjab            | 10.00         | 7.46         | 5.00          | 5.91         | 0.00          | 0.88         | 10.00                   |              |               |
| 14           | Rajasthan         | 110.00        | 103.47       | 80.00         | 79.29        | 75.00         | 95.16        | 104.75                  |              |               |
| 15           | Tamil Nadu        | 83.00         | 132.35       | 86.90         | 167.92       | 56.63         | 87.57        | 72.75                   | 26.57        |               |
| 16           | Telangana         | NA            | NA           | NA            | NA           | 77.57         | 66.02        | 92.75                   |              |               |
| 17           | Uttar Pradesh     | 5.95          | 3.93         | 2.00          | 3.04         | 3.00          | 3.22         | 15.00                   |              |               |
| 18           | West Bengal       | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 5.00                    |              |               |
| 19           | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.50                    |              |               |
| 20           | Assam             | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 1.00          | 0.95         | 1.00                    |              |               |
| 21           | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00          | 0.00         | 3.00          | 0.00         | 1.50          | 1.50         | 1.50                    |              |               |
| 22           | Manipur           | 1.25          | 0.00         | 1.50          | 0.00         | 2.72          | 0.00         | 2.72                    |              |               |
| 23           | Meghalaya         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.50          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.50                    |              |               |
| 24           | Mizoram           | 0.00          | 0.00         | 6.75          | 0.00         | 4.50          | 0.00         | 4.50                    |              |               |
| 25           | Nagaland          | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00                    |              |               |
| 26           | Sikkim            | 2.00          | 0.00         | 5.89          | 0.00         | 4.26          | 4.26         | 4.26                    |              |               |
| 27           | Tripura           | 0.00          | 0.00         | 1.00          | 0.00         | 2.00          | 2.00         | 2.00                    |              |               |
| 28           | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.69         | 5.00                    |              |               |
| 29           | Uttarakhand       | 1.50          | 0.70         | 5.40          | 6.40         | 6.98          | 3.44         | 7.00                    |              |               |

* Funds have been released in July, 2015 only.

**Annexure-II**

Statement referred to in parts (c & d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1378 for answer on 28.07.2015 regarding Drip Micro Irrigation.

**Statement regarding State-wise area covered under Micro Irrigation
(Drip & Sprinkler) as on 31-3-2015 in hectare**

| **S. No.**      | **State**         |   **Drip** |   **Sprinkler** |   **Total** |
|-----------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh    |     834865 |          328441 |     1163306 |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh |        613 |               0 |         613 |
| 3               | Assam             |        310 |             129 |         439 |
| 4               | Bihar             |       4610 |           97440 |      102050 |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh      |      15553 |          241420 |      256973 |
| 6               | Goa               |        965 |             899 |        1864 |
| 7               | Gujarat           |     411208 |          418165 |      829373 |
| 8               | Haryana           |      22682 |          550458 |      573140 |
| 9               | HP                |        291 |             684 |         975 |
| 10              | Jharkhand         |       6303 |            9919 |       16222 |
| 11              | Karnataka         |     429903 |          417005 |      846907 |
| 12              | Kerala            |      22516 |            6948 |       29464 |
| 13              | Madhya Pradesh    |     166358 |          185759 |      352117 |
| 14              | Maharashtra       |     896343 |          374783 |     1271125 |
| 15              | Manipur           |         47 |              30 |          77 |
| 16              | Mizoram           |       1727 |             425 |        2152 |
| 17              | Nagaland          |        200 |            5005 |        5205 |
| 18              | Odisha            |      18431 |           82147 |      100579 |
| 19              | Punjab            |      30805 |           12161 |       42966 |
| 20              | Rajasthan         |     170098 |         1514451 |     1684549 |
| 21              | Sikkim            |       5544 |            2769 |        8312 |
| 22              | Tamil Nadu        |     290009 |           30436 |      320445 |
| 23              | Telangana         |      25299 |            5293 |       30592 |
| 24              | Tripura           |        100 |             392 |         492 |
| 25              | UP                |      15519 |           21164 |       36682 |
| 26              | Uttarakhand       |        696 |             316 |        1012 |
| 27              | West Bengal       |        604 |           50576 |       51180 |
| 28              | Others            |      15500 |           31000 |       46500 |
| **Grand Total** |                   |    3371597 |         4357215 |     7728812 |

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