Question : Micro Irrigation

(a) the present status of the National Mission on Micro Irrigation programme in the country, State-wise;

(b) whether micro irrigation is widely used by farmers in the country as a method of irrigation and if so, the details of the area covered under micro irrigation under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh and the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any study to determine the increase in productivity in the areas brought under the scheme during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to increase the awareness among farmers regarding micro irrigation; and

(e) the further steps taken by the Government for promotion of micro irrigation in the country along with the funds allocated and utilized under the scheme during the above period, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.



STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 351 DUE FOR REPLY ON 20TH MARCH, 2018.

(a) & (b): The Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Micro Irrigation (MI) was launched in 2005-06 with the objective to enhance water use efficiency in the agriculture sector by promoting Micro Irrigation technologies like Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems. 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 ‘On Farm Water Management’ (OFWM) component of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during 2014-15. From 2015-16, Micro Irrigation component of OFWM has been subsumed under ‘Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

State-wise details of area covered under Micro Irrigation including Andhra Pradesh and Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, is given at Annexure I.

(c): An impact evaluation study on Micro Irrigation was carried out in 2014, which concluded that:
• Irrigation cost is reduced by 20% to 50% with average of 32.3%.
• Electricity consumption is reduced by about 31%.
• Saving of fertilizers in the range of 7% to 42%.
• Average productivity of fruits and vegetables increased by about 42.3% and 52.8%.
• Overall income enhancement of farmers in the range of 20% to 68% with an average of 48.5%.

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(d) & (e): Emphasis is given for encouraging farmers to take advantage of the scheme through press & print media, publication of leaflets/booklets, organization of workshops, exhibitions, farmer’s fairs, demonstrations through Krishi Vigayan Kendras (KVK), information on State/Government of India portal etc.
Besides, training programmes to farmers and other stake-holders are also supported under the programme for capacity building.
For encouraging farmers to adopt micro irrigation technologies, financial assistance is provided @ 55% to small & marginal farmers and @ 45% to other farmers. Besides, some states further incentivize farmers beyond the assistance available under the scheme to encourage them for adopting micro irrigation technologies.
State-wise details on central assistance released and utilization reported by States during the last three years is given at Annexure-II.