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plan. annual plans (1966-69) <strong>and</strong> the fourth plan periods there was marked increase<br />

in .investment <strong>on</strong> minor irrigati<strong>on</strong>. The public investment in the majorl medium<br />

irrigati<strong>on</strong> sector had increased from Rs. 11.79 crores in the First Plan to Rs. 437.90<br />

crores during the Eighth Plan. On the other h<strong>and</strong>. the investment in minor irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>development</strong> had increased from Rs. 2.07 crores to Rs. 130 crores during the same<br />

period. The cumulative expenditure <strong>on</strong> irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>development</strong> up to the end <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

Eighth plan was Rs. 1050.96 crores. <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which 73 per cent was <strong>on</strong> major <strong>and</strong> medium<br />

projects.<br />

Table 5.1: Plan-wise public investment in irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects<br />

Investment <strong>on</strong> Irrigati<strong>on</strong> (Rs. Crores) Major/ medium<br />

Plan period<br />

irrigati<strong>on</strong> (%)<br />

Majorl medium Minor Total<br />

share<br />

First Plan (1951-56) 11.79 Nil 11.79 100.00 .. I<br />

Sec<strong>on</strong>d Plan ( 1956-61 ) 7.91 2.07 9.98 79.26 :<br />

Third Plan (1961-66) 10.29 7.20 17.49 58.83<br />

Annual Plans ( 1966-69) 9.16 7.87 17.03 53.79 ,<br />

Fourth Plan (1969-74) 27.36 2l.l8 48.54 56.37<br />

Fifth Plan (1974-78) 75.13 31.15 106.28 70.69<br />

Annual Plans (1978-80) 74.97 29.09 104.06 72.04<br />

Sixth Plan (1980-85) 259.53 58.94 318.47 81.49<br />

Seventh Plan (1985-90) 301.90 137.71 439.61 68.67<br />

Eighth Plan (1990-95) 437.90 130.00 567.90 77.11<br />

Ninth Plan (1997-2002) 761.04 289.92 1050.96 72.41<br />

Cumulative 1976.98 715. I3 2692.11 73.44<br />

Source: Gov!. <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kerala, various plan documents.<br />

The cumulative investment <strong>for</strong> irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>development</strong> till the end <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1998-99<br />

was Rs. 2510 crores. out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which. a major chunk <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rs. 1736 crores (about 70%)<br />

was <strong>on</strong> major <strong>and</strong> medium projects.<br />

mean that lar~e-scale irrigati<strong>on</strong> is syn<strong>on</strong>ymous with major <strong>and</strong> medium irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> minor<br />

irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>for</strong> small scale works (Dhawan, 1998: 2).<br />

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