Groundwater Utilisation and Distributional Inequality in India: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis

S. Kiruthika and D. Suresh Kumar

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021, vol. Volume 70, issue Number 3

Abstract: Development of groundwater irrigation (GWI) in India has been very impressive after the introduction of the green revolution. Though GWI provides additional benefits to farmers, continuous exploitation of groundwater has resulted in a dramatic decline in the water table and led to salinization and quality deterioration in many parts of the country. The present paper aims to examine the distributional o in groundwater resources and the extent of depletion of groundwater resources across size groups. Substantial inequality persists in the distribution of land among different farm size groups resulting in inequality in accessibility of groundwater resources. Unequal distribution of groundwater sources in favour of the medium and large farmers was proved by the Theil’s index of 0.607 in 2005-2006 which increased to 1.071 in 2015-16. Providing subsidies for adoption of water management technologies like drip and sprinkler will reduce the water use by farmers. Other measures like imposing spacing norms between wells, licensing well digging activities, and community management may also be encouraged.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.345179

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