Borewell Subsidies - Govt. Schemes for Agricultural Purposes: Karwar, Karnataka
Submitted by iwp on July 23, 2009 - 01:34
I am from Karwar(NK) District in Karnataka. I am a land owner with 3 acres of agricultural land. Are there any Karnataka government subsidies for borewell drilling or implementation that I am eligible for? Information regarding the same and also contact information regarding the relevant offices / officers will be appreciated.
Umesh
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Dear Umesh,
You may contact Karnataka Minor Irrigation/ Groundwater Department about the ongoing programs in the state.
With regards,
Anita Bhatt
WES-Net India
New Delhi
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Dear Umesh,
To my limited knowledge, there are no subsidies.
Regards
Lenin Babu
Assistant Professor
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarabhavi
Bangalore
3. Dear Umesh, My answer to a
Dear Umesh,
My answer to a similar question at http://www.indiawaterportal.org/ask/5739 gives the present policy of India in not encouraging farmers from sinking bore wells.
You can know from the latest budget analysis of Karnataka at http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=137827 that the State Government has provided a budget of Rs. 100 crore to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board for providing drinking water to the newly-added areas through bore wells. There is no similar budget provision to pay subsidies for farmers sinking bore wells. There is not even provision to provide extension service to farmers sinking bore wells and thereby prevent them from wasting money on faulty well sinking operations.
Dr. R. Jagadiswara Rao Retired Professor of Geology Sri Venkateswara University Tirupati, AP 517502 rjagadiswara@gmail.com
Dr. R. Jagadishwara Rao Professor of Geology Retired Sri Venkateswara University Tirupati, AP 517502, India rjagadiswara@gmail.com
4. Subsidies to farmers in Karnataka State
I will be obliged if I am let known if subsidy can be claimed by farmers with larger holdings of agricultural lands and desiring to do agriculture on large scale?
Some quick responses will be appreciated
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