• Amol S. Bhosale

The study’s main aim is to find out the changes in agricultural production and productivity due to the Purandar Upsa irrigation scheme. After the start of this scheme, the people’s standard of living in the eastern part of Purandar improved. The main point related to this study is that this irrigation scheme has changed crop yield and productivity and contributed to improving the standard of living of the people in the study area. This scheme has brought great benefits to the farmers in the arable areas of Purandar. In this, the researcher interviewed a total of 110 farmers using a simple random sampling procedure and collected other information with the help of a questionnaire and participatory observation method. In places where eight-monthly farming was done, perennial farming is done. there has been a huge increase in the total area under orchard cultivation as compared to earlier. Overall, the Purandar Upsa Irrigation Scheme has been a boon for the farmers in the arable areas of Purandar.

arable, Crop yield, Irrigation, Purandar,

"Impact of Purandar Upsa Irrigation scheme on Agricultural productivity in Purandar Tehsil", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.f463-f466, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108661.pdf

"Impact of Purandar Upsa Irrigation scheme on Agricultural productivity in Purandar Tehsil", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppf463-f466, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108661.pdf