1. Micro Irrigation- ‘Per Drop More Crop’
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

2. Micro Irrigation coverage under PMKSY-PDMC
* Highest Coverage till date

3. Pattern of Micro Irrigation penetration in different States Since inception of PMKSY-PMDC
KARNATAKA
ANDHRA PRADESH GUJARAT MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU TELANGANA RAJASTHAN
MADHYA PRADESH UTTAR PRADESH CHHATTISGARH HARYANA
ODISHA
JHARKHAND
WEST BENGAL UTTARAKHAND BIHAR
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Punjab
Kerala
Goa
J & K
NE States
Good
Moderate
Low
Poor

4. Pattern of MI coverage during 2018-19
States which added above 1.40 lakh hectares:
Area In Lakh ha

5. States Not Reported MI Coverage Area and DBT data on MIS
Jammu & Kashmir
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
Mizoram
Tripura
Meghalaya
Assam
Goa

6. Best Practices in State (Andhra Pradesh) Needs to be Replicated

7. Paddy Under Drip Irrigation 37% REDUCED COST OF CULTIVATION
5% MORE YIELD
50-60% LESS WATER

8. Skill Development Programs
To provide self employment to rural youth in Micro Irrigation installations and fittings
To improve services for maintenance of MI Systems
APMIP in coordination with M/s Netafim & M/s Jain conducted (25) days (5days in house and 20 days in field) programme for rural youth .
Out of 512 youth trained in Rayalaseema Districts 358 were employed by MI Companies as Micro Irrigation Technicians.

9. Enhancement Of Penetration Of MI In Less Penetrating States
Additional incentive/top up subsidy to farmers for encouraging adoption of MI
Capacity building and strengthening institutional mechanism.
Successful approaches of good States may be replicated.
Avail Micro Irrigation Fund for resource mobilization and innovative projects with PPP model.
Awareness programmes on importance of efficient use of water and adoption of MI by farmers.

10. THANK YOU