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Annual Plan (1968-69) 190.00
End of the Forth Plan 235.00
End of the Fifth Plan 273.00
End of the Annual Plan (1979-80) 300.00
End of the Sixth Plan 375.00
End of the 1987-88 422.70
End of the 1988-89 439.00
End of the 1989-90 (Anticipated) 458.50
End of the 1990-91 (Target) 478.20Note : Courtesy Research Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Govt. of India.
Minor Irrigation Schemes Comprise all groundwater and surface water schemes, having
a culturable Command Area (CCA) up hectares individually. The development of groundwater
is mostly done through individual and cooperative efforts of farmers, with the help of
institutional finance and through own saving. Finance is arranged for surface minor irrigation
schemes from the public sector outlay.
The following table reflects the Irrigation potential created and utilised under minor
irrigation during the various plan periods:
Table 2.5
Irrigation Potential Created and Utilised Under Minor IrrigationPeriod Potential created Potential utilised
(mha) (mha)Upto 1951 (Per-plan period) 12.90 12.90
First Plan 14.06 14.06
Second Plan 14.75 14.75
Third Plan 17.00 17.00
Annual Plans (1966-69) 19.00 19.00
Forth Plan 23.50 23.50
Annual Plans (1978-80) 27.30 27.30
Sixth Plan 30.00 30.00
Seventh Plan 35.52 35.25
Annual Plan 46.61 43.12
Eight Plan 50.35 46.54
Annual Plan 57.62 (P) 53.05 (P)
Annual Plan (1988-1999) 58.79 (P) 53.78 (P)
Annual Plan (1999-2000) 59.38 (P) 54.23 (P)
Annual Plan (2000-2001) 67.32 (P) 51.19 (P)