Nearly 55% of farm land getting irrigation: NITI Aayog's Chand
Mint Mumbai|June 01, 2023
In Madhya Pradesh, under PMKSY-AIBP, 21 prioritized irrigation projects have been identified; out of which 17 projects have been completed, raising the state’s irrigation area by 16%.
Puja Das
Nearly 55% of farm land getting irrigation: NITI Aayog's Chand

More than half of India’s cultivated land now has access to assured irrigation, led by an expansion in micro-projects that use water more efficiently. In 2022-23, of the 210 million hectares of gross sown area, about 115 million hectares, or nearly 55%, had irrigation access, up from 47.8% in 2013-14, according to state-run think-tank Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand.

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