4.7 Divergence in Estimates of Irrigated Area

Year	MOWR	DESMOA	%Diff.
1	2	3	4
Up to 1951	22.6	22.6
1st Plan (1951-56)	NA	NA	NA
2nd Plan (1956-61)	27.8	28.0
3rd Plan (1961-69)	NA	NA	NA
Annual Plans (1966-69)	35.8	35.5
4th Plan (1969-74)	42.1	40.3
5th Plan (1974-78)	48.5	46.1
Annual Plans (1978-80)	52.6	49.2
6th Plan(1980-85)Original	60.6	54.5
6th Plan (1980-85) Re-appraised	58.8	54.5
7th Plan (1985-90)	68.6	61.9
Annual Plans (1990-92)	72.9	65.1
8th Plan (1992-97) (Target)	86.5	NA	NA
Annual Plan (1992-93)	74.5	66.8
Annual Plan (1993-94)	76.1	68.0
Annual Plan (1994-95)	77.7	70.7*
Annual Plan (1995-96) Anticipated	79.3	71.4*
Annual Plan (1996-97) Anticipated	81.1	73.3*

Notes:MOWR-Ministry of Water Resources; DESMOA-Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture.
Source:Figures are from "Water & Water Related Statistics, July 1998", Central Water Commission. Others with * are from "Agricultural Statistics at a glance", DESMOA.

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