Bring 20 million more hectares under irrigation in five years
“Adopt a target of 20 million hectares under irrigation in the next five years”
The verdict
No 1999-2004 total was found. The Eleventh Plan says major and medium projects added 4.1 million ha over the whole Ninth Plan (1997-2002), and expected about 8.8 million ha from all sources in the Tenth Plan (2002-07). That pace is well under 20 million ha in five years.
Rule applied: Partially kept: 25–49% of the target met → 4
“Twenty million hectares was the goal; the plan documents counted well under half.”
Evidence timeline
- ResearchUndated· Planning Commission (Eleventh Five Year Plan, via NITI Aayog)supportsEleventh Five Year Plan 2007-12, Volume III: Water Management and Irrigation ↗
“During the Ninth Plan, when AIBP was in operation, irrigation potential created in the major and medium sector was 41.0 lakh hectare... Table 2.2: Potential created, anticipated in Tenth Plan, Total 8.82 (MH)”
More agriculture promises from this manifesto
Earmark 60% of Plan funds for agriculture, rural development and irrigation
“Sixty per cent was the earmark; the plan tables stopped near twenty.”
Introduce effective crop insurance schemes
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Promise ID nda-ls-1999-038 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON