Zaid/Summer Campaign- 2020
Extending Irrigation Efficiency for Zaid Season Crops -PMKSY-PDMC
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Zaid/Summer Season Crops
Agricultural crops which are grown in the short duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June, are called Zaid crops.
The Zaid crops require warm dry weather for major growth period and longer day length for flowering and fruiting.
The main crops include traditional summer crops like rice, corn, cucumber, melon, pepper, tomato and some coarse cereals sown during the month of March and are generally harvested by June end.
Kharif crops are mainly dependent on monsoon rains while rabi and Zaid crops requires life saving irrigation.
Short duration crops like traditional summer crops & vegetables inclusive of pulses, oilseeds, coarse-cereals and millets are being encouraged instead of Water guzzling crops like Rice.
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More area can be brought under Zaid/Summer crops by diverting area under water guzzling crops to pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and some fruits which are having lesser water requirement.
Provides extra income to the farmers through optimization of resources.
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Micro Irrigation - Zaid Crops
Area under Zaid crops can be increased by efficient use of available water using Micro Irrigation technologies viz.
Drip & Sprinkler Irrigation systems.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
• Water being the most critical input for agriculture, its judicious use is important to ensure sustainable agricultural development and food security.
• There is a need for adopting optimum cropping pattern and efficient water application, that utilises available water resources in an efficient manner.
• Micro irrigation as an efficient water application techniques are being promoted under the Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinhayee Yojana.
PMKSY- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
• Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana is operational from 2015-16.
• The PMKSY- Per Drop More Crop focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through precision/micro irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation).
• Besides promoting precision irrigation and better on-farm water management practices to optimize the use of available water resources, this component also supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement Micro Irrigation.
Impacts of Micro Irrigation
Irrigation cost reduced by 20% to 50% with average of 32.3%.
Electricity consumption reduced by about 31%.
Saving of fertilizers 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 average of
48.5%
Benefits of Micro irrigation for Zaid crops
Promoting/Increasing use of Micro irrigation system (Drip and sprinkler) can help enhancing area under Zaid crops through efficient use of water.
Increase productivity of crops and income
of farmers through precision water
management during Zaid Season .
Micro Irrigation coverage in PDMC
Area in Lakh
Ha
Financial year
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00
5.72
8.40
10.48
11.58
6.20
6
Central Assistance released under PDMC
(Rs. in Crore)
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
1556.73
1991.24
2819.49 2918.38
1500
12
State-wise Area covered under Micro Irrigation from 2015-16 to 2018-19, Lakh ha
2.26 2.33
2.04 4.93
4.71
6.7 6.87
8.07
3.61
Total Area covered
under PMKSY: 41.5 1 so far
Pattern of Micro Irrigation penetration in different States
KARNATAKA
ANDHRA PRADESH GUJARAT
MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU TELANGANA RAJASTHAN KARNATAKA
ANDHRA PRADESH GUJARAT
MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU TELANGANA RAJASTHAN
MADHYA PRADESH UTTAR PRADESH CHHATTISGARH HARYANA
ODISHA
MADHYA PRADESH UTTAR PRADESH CHHATTISGARH HARYANA
ODISHA
JHARKHAND WEST BENGAL UTTARAKHAND BIHAR
HIMACHAL PRADESH JHARKHAND
WEST BENGAL UTTARAKHAND BIHAR
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Punjab Kerala Goa
NE States J & K
Ladakh (UTs) Punjab
Kerala Goa
NE States J & K
Ladakh (UTs)
Poor
Moderate Good
Low
Promotion of Micro Irrigation in Ganga Basin
• National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti, implementing its flagship programme ‘Namami Gange’.
• This programme has a multi-disciplinary approach and one of the thrust areas involve development of villages in the Ganga Basin.
• The success of the programme largely depends upon the participation of Ministries, State Govts. and local communities.
• There are 1657 Gram Panchayats (GPs) covering 5616 villages along the stretch of river Ganga basin in 5 States (Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.))
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• Promotion of Micro Irrigation in Ganga Basin is one of the identified activity in villages along the main stream of Ganga.
• It is proposed to extend Micro Irrigation (MI) in all Gram Panchayats (GPs) under PMKSY-PDMC.
• Include the target of coverage in the Action Plan (2020-21) of PDMC
• The GP-wise area covered under MI and number of farmers benefitted sofar in each district may please be communicated to this Department.
Micro-Irrigation Fund (MIF)
A dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) created with NABARD .
Objective of the MIF is to facilitate the States in mobilising the resources for expanding coverage under Micro Irrigation.
States may access MIF for incentivising micro irrigation through additional (top up) subsidy over and above the one available under PMKSY-PDMC component for achieving the target.
States need to sign an MoA with NABARD and GoI for availing fund
Projects to be funded under MIF
Top-up subsidy available under PMKSY-PDMC
Innovative projects viz. Crop and area specific approach
Rice, Sugarcane, Banana, Cotton crop coverage,
Command areas coverage of Minor and lift Irrigation project’s commands
Clusters in commands of Major and Medium irrigation projects
Other State specific strategies for increasing MI coverage.
Way Forward
Awareness programme for popularisation of MI.
Promote Micro Irrigation under Zaid crops to Increase productivity of crops and income of farmers
More thrust on MI for water intensive crops.
Promotion of fertigation through MI.
Access MIF for mobilising the resources for expanding coverage under Micro Irrigation.
