Analysis of India’s minor irrigation statistics : Faulty analysis, wrong inferences

This note is in response to the article “Major Insights from India’s Minor Irrigation Censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07” (EPW, 29 June 2013) by Mukherji, Rawat and Shah. The authors claim to offer an understanding of the
evolution of ground water irrigation in India.

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Publication Date: 
16/11/2013
M Dinesh Kumar, V Ratna Reddy, A Narayanamoorthy & et al
Economic and Political Weekly
48
5
76-78
Tags:
Irrigation, India, Statistics, Groundwater Irrigation, Wells, Farmers, Tubewells, Diesel