Impact of Farm Sector Electricity Subsidy on Water Use Efficiency and Water Productivity in India

• Published in: The Indian journal of agricultural economics Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 404 - 413
• Main Authors: Singh, O P, Singh, Rakesh, Singh, Manish Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bombay Indian Society of Agricultural Economics 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Bihar; Canals; Crops; Efficiency; Electricity; Groundwater; Growth rates; India; Irrigation; Productivity; Punjab; Refuse as fuel; Subsidies; Surface water; Towns; Uttar Pradesh

Irrigation plays an important role in the growth of India agriculture and it helped the farmers to grow multiple crops during the year. The share of groundwater in total net irrigated area (20.85 million hectares) increased by 28.67 per cent to 61.40 per cent during 1950-51 to 2010-11. Out of the to...