Zaid/Summer Campaign 2019

Irrigation Potential for

Zaid/Summer Season
&
Water Saving Technologies
through PMKSY

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.
 Background
 Kharif crops are entirely dependent on monsoon
rains while rabi and zaid crops requires life saving
irrigation.

 Summer rice, pulses, oilseeds and small millets are

generally taken in addition to short duration vegetable
crops wherever irrigation facilities are available.

 Rice being a high water requiring crop, is being

discouraged by many States, while short duration crops
like traditional summer crops & vegetables inclusive of
pulses, oilseeds, coarse-cereals and millets are being
encouraged.
coarse-cereals
 Background
Total area under Zaid crops is around 4.50 million ha
and may be increased to 5.90 million ha.

More area can be brought under Zaid/Summer crops

by diverting area under rice(approx 50% of the total
Zaid area) to pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and some
fruits which are having lesser water requirement.

Area under Zaid crops can also be increased by

efficient use of available water using micro irrigation
technologies.
 Benefits of Zaid Crops
 It helps in cutting losses incurred due to dry spell or
heavy rain due to bad weather conditions in rabi season.

 Inclusion of short duration varieties of pulses and

oilseeds (groundnut) rejuvenates the soil.

 Provides extra income to the farmers through

optimization of resources.
Major Zaid Season Crops and Water Requirements
Crop Water Crop Water
requirement (mm) requirement (mm)
Paddy 700-1000 Onion(Desi) 300
(Short/Medium)
Maize 500-600 Musk melon 290-315

Bhindi 500-750 Cowpea 285-320

Brijal 500-650 Cucumber 230-250

Tomato 500 Pointed gourd 160-185

Water melon 335-360 Blackgram 150-200

Bitter gourd 315-340 Greengram 150-200

 WATER USE EFFICIENCY & SCOPE OF IMPROVEMENT

 Net Sown area -141.43 million Ha.

 Net Irrigated area – 68.10 million Ha.
 Water Use efficiency of traditional irrigation methods is
low:
▪ Surface Irrigation: 35-40%
▪ Ground Water: 55%
 Micro irrigation – Maximum water use efficiency:
▪ Drip irrigation efficiency about 90%
▪ Sprinkler irrigation efficiency about 70%
 PMKSY-PDMC
PMKSY (Per Drop More Crop): Being
implemented by Department of Agriculture
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW).
The Mission focuses on enhancing water use
efficiency at farm level through precision/micro
irrigation i.e. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation.
 PMKSY-PDMC Components

I. Micro Irrigation (MI):- Drip and Sprinkler

Irrigation systems to enhance water use
efficiency

II. Other Interventions (OI):- Micro level Water

Harvesting/ Conservation Structures
linked to Micro Irrigation (Other Interventions)
to supplement source creation for MI
 Activities under PMKSY- PDMC
Micro Irrigation (MI)
 Drip Irrigation
 Sprinkler Irrigation
Supplementary Water Management Activities (Other
Intervention)
 Water storage/ harvesting structures
 Secondary Storage Structure
 Renovation of existing water bodies
 Efficient Water conveyance and water lifting devices

Water Management Activities needs to be taken up for

supplementing the efficient use through 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 Fund (MIF)
 Government has approved a dedicated Micro
Irrigation Fund (MIF) created with NABARD
with an initial corpus of Rs. 5000 crore.
 The main objective of the MIF is to facilitate
the States in mobilising the resources for
expanding coverage under Micro Irrigation.
 MIF would not be available as substitute for
mandatory State share in PMKSY-PDMC.
 Strategies for MIF
 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.
 MIF may be accessed for innovative integrated
projects, including projects in the Public Private
Partnership (PPP) mode.
 Farmers Producers Organizations
(FPOs)/Cooperatives/Water User Associations
(WUAs)/State Level Agencies can also access MIF
with State Government Guarantee or equivalent
collateral for innovative cluster based Community
Irrigation projects for Micro irrigation coverage.
 Way Forward

 More thrust on MI for water intensive crops.

 Promotion of fertigation through MI.
 Promote MI in command areas of AIBP
programmes.
 Awareness programme for popularisation of
MI.
 Year wise coverage of MI under
PMKSY-PDMC

**MI Target for

2018-19
Area in Lakh Ha

MI coverage
reported so far:
7.02 lakh ha*

7.02*

Financial year
 Pattern of Micro Irrigation penetration in different States
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat Bihar
Karnataka Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra Haryana
Rajasthan Madhya
Tamil Nadu Pradesh
Telangana Odisha

Himachal
Pradesh
Goa
Jharkhand J&K
Kerala West
Punjab Bengal
Uttarakhand Good NE States
Uttar Pradesh Moderate
Low
Poor
 State wise area covered under MI during 2017-18
 States which added above 1 lakh hectares:
Sr. No. State Area (Thousand ha)
1 Telangana 89.51
3 Rajasthan 48.20
2 Madhya Pradesh 37.63
4 Uttar Pradesh 28.23
5 Chhattisgarh 10.92

 States which added above 10000 ha and below 1 lakh hectares:

Sr. No. State Area (Thousand ha)
1 Karnataka 236.10
2 Andhra Pradesh 186.41
3 Gujarat 143.13
4 Maharashtra 132.82
5 Tamil Nadu 105.69
 States which added above 1000 hectares and below 10000 hectares:
Sr. No. State Area (Thousand ha ha)
1 Haryana 9.42
2 Odisha 3.03
3 West Bengal 2.31
4 Jharkhand 1.54
5 Uttarakhand 1.41
6 Himachal Pradesh 1.10

 States which added below 1000 hectares:

Sr. No. State Area (Thousand haLakh ha)
1 Punjab 0.60
2 Kerala 0.36
3 Goa 0.24
4 Bihar 0.086

 States which are yet to take advantage of the scheme:

J&K and NE States
Thank
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