NET AREA IRRIGATED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES OF IRRIGATION AND GROSS IRRIGATED AREA
					(ALL INDIA)
									(Thousand Hectares)
YEAR					SOURCE OF IRRIGATION
			CANALS		TANKS	WELLS
		GOVT	PRIVATE	TOTAL		TUBE-	OTHER	OTHER	NET	GROSS	AREA
						WELLS	WELLS	SOURCES	IRRIGATED	IRRIGATED	IRRIGATED
									AREA	AREA	MORE
											THAN ONCE
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1950-51		7158	1137	8295	3613	(a)	5978	2967	20853	22563	1710
1951-52		7490	1193	8683	3489	(a)	6517	2360	21049	23180	2131
1952-53		7511	1350	8861	3303	(a)	6521	2437	21122	23305	2183
1953-54		7545	1314	8859	4228	(a)	6685	2097	21869	24363	2494
1954-55		7832	1235	9067	4025	(a)	6726	2270	22088	24948	2860
1955-56		8025	1360	9385	4423	(a)	6739	2211	22758	25642	2884
1956-57		7916	1357	9273	4492	(a)	6566	2202	22533	25707	3174
1957-58		8303	1349	9652	4536	(a)	6818	2150	23156	26628	3472
1958-59		8391	1279	9670	4759	(a)	6686	2286	23401	26948	3547
1959-60		8809	1305	10114	4631	(a)	7083	2209	24037	27454	3417
1960-61		9170	1200	10370	4561	135	7155	2440	24661	27980	3319
1961-62		9339	1163	10502	4612	258	7094	2418	24884	28460	3576
1962-63		9686	1146	10832	4781	901	6748	2403	25665	29453	3788
1963-64		9862	1160	11022	4599	1028	6756	2483	25888	29707	3819
1964-65		10080	1143	11223	4780	1087	6988	2522	26600	30705	4105
1965-66		9859	1099	10958	4258	1293	7360	2475	26344	30901	4557
1966-67		10221	1026	11247	4424	1706	7489	2041	26907	32683	5776
1967-68		10295	948	11243	4493	2112	6999	2346	27193	33207	6014
1968-69		10985	907	11892	3926	3087	7714	2390	29009	35483	6474
1969-70		11724	881	12605	4059	3739	7438	2356	30197	36974	6777
1970-71		11972	866	12838	4112	4461	7426	2266	31103	38195	7092
1971-72		12246	869	13115	3734	4745	7535	2417	31546	38430	6884
1972-73		12134	862	12996	3619	5393	7571	2255	31834	39055	7221
1973-74		12196	869	13065	3900	5604	7679	2298	32546	40283	7737
1974-75		12657	857	13514	3544	6583	7646	2422	33709	41741	8032
1975-76		12933	858	13791	3972	6843	7601	2386	34593	43363	8770
1976-77		13016	845	13861	3901	7432	7655	2300	35149	43552	8403
1977-78		13734	842	14576	3904	7641	7943	2482	36546	46080	9534
1978-79		14304	845	15149	3937	8159	8270	2544	38059	48307	10248
1979-80		13931	843	14774	3481	9307	8557	2405	38524	49214	10690
1980-81		14450	842	15292	3182	9531	8164	2551	38720	49775	11055
1981-82		15456	490	15946	3376	10334	8403	2444	40503	51412	10909
1982-83		15716	469	16185	2936	10770	8577	2223	40691	51830	11139
1983-84		16294	470	16764	3533	10922	8470	2260	41949	53824	11875
1984-85		15805	470	16275	3021	11566	8828	2455	42145	54529	12384
1985-86		15715	465	16180	2765	11903	8515	2502	41865	54283	12418
1986-87		16039	456	16495	2677	12298	8524	2575	42569	55759	13190
1987-88		15286	460	15746	2523	13185	8611	2827	42892	56036	13144
1988-89		16640	462	17102	2996	13716	9498	2836	46148	61125	14977
1989-90		16646	478	17124	2941	14049	9837	2751	46702	61852	15150
1990-91		16973	480	17453	2944	14257	10437	2932	48023	63204	15181
1991-92		17327	464	17791	2991	15168	10869	3048	49867	65680	15813
1992-93		17001	456	17457	2854	15814	10569	3599	50293	66760	16467
1993-94	(p)	17181	455	17636	2828	16375	10685	3816	51340	68255	16915
1994-95	(p)	16799	481	17280	3276	17190	11722	3533	53001	70646	17645
1995-96	(p)	16561	559	17120	3118	17894	11803	3467	53402	71352	17950
1996-97	(p)	16782	480	17262	3343	18410	12408	3626	55049	73246	18197
1997-98	(p)	17110	502	17612	2743	18905	12680	3045	54985	73003	18018
1998-99	(p)	17205	503	17708	2939	20404	12754	3272	57077	75954	18876
1999-00	(p)	17550	445	17995	2706	20953	12679	2905	57238	76336	19098
	(a) :	Included under "Other Wells" as separate figures were not collected during these years.
	(p):	Provisional