Abstract:
Area irrigated by all government sources showed significant growth rate of 0.47 per cent
during the period 1977-1991. The private sources of irrigation like private wells and private tanks
showed positive and significant growth rates. The overall growth rate of net irrigated area was only
3.22 per cent. Inter-temporal growth rates for two periods which showed differential growth trends
were worked out using a Kinked Exponential Model with single kink point. Net irrigated area showed
higher growth rate of 3.69 per cent in Period II (1984-85 to 1990-91) compared to 2.75 per cent in
Period I (1976-77 to 1983-84).