Lok Sabha Question No. 131 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Micro 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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 131

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## MICRO IRRIGATION

- *131.      SHRI DHARAMBIR: कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently launched micro irrigation programme and if so, the salient features thereof;
- (b) the  financial  assistance  given  to  the  States/UTs  under  the  programme  during  the current year;
- (c) the area of land likely to be brought under this programme in each State/UT during the next three years; and
- (d) the assistance sought from Israel/ other countries for promotion of micro irrigation in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  131 DUE FOR REPLY ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2015.

(a): The Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Micro Irrigation was launched in January, 2006  with  the  objective  to  enhance  water  use  efficiency  in  the  agriculture  sector  by promoting  drip  &  sprinkler  irrigation  technologies.  This  was  up-scaled  to  National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) in June, 2010, which continued till the financial year 2013-14.  NMMI  was  subsumed  under  National  Mission  on  Sustainable  Agriculture (NMSA)  and  implemented  as  'On  Farm  Water  Management'  (OFWM)  during  the financial year 2014-15. From 1st April 2015, Micro Irrigation component of OFWM has been  subsumed  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  under  the programme component 'Per Drop More Crop'. The salient features of this programme are as under:-

(i) The rate of subsidy comprising of both Central Govt. and State Govt. grant is given in the table below:-

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

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

(iii) Support to each farmer is restricted to 5 Ha.

(b): The  Budget  Estimates  of  Central  Government  share  for  implementation  of scheme in all States / UTs during current financial year is Rs. 1000 crore. (c): State-wise  Annual  Action  Plans  (AAP)  are  prepared  by  all  States  for  each financial  year  to  set  target  regarding  area  of  land  likely  to  be  brought  under  micro irrigation. The target area to be covered under micro irrigation is approximately 5 lakh hectare during 2015-16. (d): No assistance has been sought from any foreign country for promotion of micro irrigation in our country .

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