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are mainly c<strong>on</strong>centrated in Thrissur <strong>and</strong> Palakkad districts, (see Table 5.2A) the<br />

<strong>on</strong>going projects are spread across regi<strong>on</strong>s (Table 5.28).<br />

Water pricing <strong>and</strong> Irrigati<strong>on</strong> Receipts<br />

An important organizati<strong>on</strong>al impediment In the functi<strong>on</strong>ing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

systems in India is the n<strong>on</strong>-pricing or under-pricing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> water. The Ninth<br />

Plan document reiterates that most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the states have very low irrigati<strong>on</strong> water rates<br />

at substantively varying levels <strong>and</strong> have not revised these <strong>for</strong> the last 2-3 decades<br />

(GO!, 2000: 2.293). In Kerala, the irrigati<strong>on</strong> receipts collected c<strong>on</strong>stituted <strong>on</strong>ly 10 to<br />

15 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the expenditure incurred <strong>on</strong> the projects as per the estimates <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

Ninth Finance Commissi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

But. the estimates <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the \linth Finance Commissi<strong>on</strong> appear to be over -<br />

estimates as the irrigati<strong>on</strong> receipts are hardly 2 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the expenditure <strong>on</strong> the<br />

Irrigati<strong>on</strong> sector as revealed from table 5.23.<br />

Table: 52 . 3: State expen d' Iture an d revenue r rom pu br Ie sec t or . Irr.!Ka . f IOn<br />

Year<br />

Receipts (Rs. crores)<br />

Expendit<br />

Receipts (%<br />

Total dey. from<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> exp.) from<br />

ure<br />

Expend iturc<br />

(Rs.<br />

Minor<br />

Major/ med. Major/ med.<br />

(Rs. crores)<br />

Minor<br />

irrigatio<br />

crores)<br />

Irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

Irrigati<strong>on</strong> irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

n<br />

1991-92 90.81 280.n 1.66 1.21 1.83 1.33<br />

1992-93 95.58 268.19 1.44 0.51 1.51 0.53<br />

I 1993-94 131.46 352.58 236 0.48 1.80 0.37<br />

1994-95 137.39 431.80 1.79 0.56 1.30 0.41<br />

1995-96 170.34 540.02 2.66 0.46 1.56 0.27<br />

1996-97 204.05 648.67 2.01 0.63 0.99 0.31<br />

1997-98 187.79 604.57 2.82 0.67 1.50 0.36<br />

(,OK (2000). Ninth Five Year Plan.<br />

In the case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> minor irrigati<strong>on</strong> sector. the irrigati<strong>on</strong> receipts have been below<br />

0.5 per cent in most cases, whereas. the irrigati<strong>on</strong> receipts in the case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> major<br />

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