Starting with the Taxation Enquiry Commission (1953) to the Committee on Pricing of Irrigation Water (1992) we have routinely heard discussions on improving the management of irrigation systems.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/irrigation-economics
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pricing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india