TNPSC Thervupettagam

6th census on Minor irrigation scheme

August 31 , 2023 446 days 339 0
  • The Ministry of Jal Shakti releases the 6th Census Report on Minor Irrigation (MI) Schemes.
  • Out of 23.14 million MI schemes, 21.93 million (94.8%) are Ground Water and 1.21 million (5.2%) are Surface Water Schemes.
  • Uttar Pradesh has possessed the largest number of MI Schemes, followed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
  • The census was conducted under the centrally sponsored scheme “Irrigation Census”.

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