(a) whether the States covered under Green Revolution are lagging behind in the implementation of Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana;
(b) if so, the number of States where irrigation schemes are not getting priority;
(c) the extent to which Micro Irrigation Scheme has proven successful in terms of percentage; and
(d) the number of States where irrigation projects are pending?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) & (b): The pace of implementation of Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is slow in the States covered under Green Revolution namely Punjab, Haryana , Uttar Pradesh etc.
(c): Micro irrigation scheme has proven successful in enhancing water use efficiency in the range of 50% to 90%, savings of energy consumption by approximately 31%, savings of fertilizers consumption by about 29%, increase in productivity in the range of 42% to 52% etc.
(d): 99 pending major and medium irrigation projects spread across 18 States have been identified for completion by December 2019.
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