Financial performance of India’s irrigation sector: a historical analysis

A. Narayanamoorthy

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2018, vol. 34, issue 1, 116-131

Abstract: India’s public irrigation sector is one of the largest in the world in terms of number of large reservoirs, total storage capacity and irrigated area. But poor financial performance has been threatening its sustainability. Hence, many changes have been introduced in the area of water pricing over the years. But studies that focus on the issue of financial recovery are scanty. Analysis presented in the article shows that despite a substantial increase in area under irrigation, there has been a consistent decline in revenue generated from irrigation fee collection across states. The recovery rate of irrigation fees has been better in less developed states than in more developed states.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1298998

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