August 26, 2023 5:43 PM

Jal Shakti Ministry releases report on 6th census on minor irrigation schemes

The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the report on the sixth census on minor irrigation schemes on Saturday. As per the report, 23.14 million minor irrigation (MI) schemes have been reported in the country, out of which 21.93 million are Ground Water (GW) and 1.21 million are Surface Water (SW) schemes. For the first time, the information about gender of the owner of MI scheme was also collected in case of individual ownership. Out of all the individually owned schemes, 18.1 per cent are owned by...