MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE(SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)
(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 123 DUE FOR REPLY ON 27TH OCTOBER, 2008.
(a) to (f): Yes, Sir. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Micro Irrigation (MI),
subsidy is provided for drip irrigation @50% of the total cost of the system out of which 40% is
borne by the Central Government and 10% by the State Government. The assistance for drip
system is limited to a maximum area of five hectares per beneficiary family and all categories of
farmers are eligible including small and marginal farmers. All the crops except tea, coffee,
rubber and oil palm are covered under the scheme.
Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Micro Irrigation the total area covered so far
under drip irrigation in the country including Gujarat is 3.75 lakh hectares. The State wise
details of area achieved under drip irrigation is given at Annexure-I.
The details of funds made available to the States under drip irrigation during the last three
years and the current year are given at Annexure-II.
Though the scheme covers all categories of farmers, the States have been mandated to
ensure that at least 25% of the beneficiaries are small and marginal farmers.
