(a) whether only 4 per cent land in Jharkhand is irrigated?
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps proposed to be taken to improve the
irrigation capacity of the State?
(a) whether only 4 per cent land in Jharkhand is irrigated?
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps proposed to be taken to improve the
irrigation capacity of the State?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) The Net Irrigated Area in Jharkhand is about
8% of the total cultivable area.
(b)& (c) Irrigation being a State subject, the
responsibility for planning, funding and implementation
rests with the State Governments as per their financial
resources and according to their own priorities. However,
the Union Government, with a view to assist the States to
complete ongoing irrigation projects provides Central Loan
Assistance (CLA) to the States under the Accelerated
Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP). Under the programme,
CLA amounting to Rs.66.248 crore has been released to the
State upto the end of March 2004.