Subject(s): Irrigation in India in Management. -- Irrigation in Government policy in India. -- Water resources development in India. -- need for Irrigation : Climate and water resources, basin wise water availability, utilisable water resources, Indian's water budget, future water demand, agro-climatic zones of India -- Development of irrigation : history, water demand -- Finance pattern, pricing and subsidies in irrigation sector : Investment on MMI and MI, irrigation water pricing, subsidies, institutional reforms in irrigation financing -- Water conservation strategies : watershed development programme, drip method of irrigation, sprinkler method of irrigation -- Effect on farmer : Irrigation expansion by farmers categories, impact of irrigation on productivity,technology and methods -- Critical issues : Water resource issues, irrigation development, groundwater exploitation, tank modernisation, water prising, water conservation, institutional reforms