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Legal Instruments Related to Irrigation in India

   

Andhra Pradesh

     
Andhra Pradesh Farmers' Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997
 
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full text   80 [KB]

     
The Andhra Pradesh Irrigation and Command Area Development Act, 1984
 
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full text   115 [KB]

Assam

     
Assam Irrigation Act, 1983
 
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full text   5795 [KB]

     
The Assam Farmers (Group Irrigation) Act, 1978
 
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full text   26 [KB]

Bihar

     
Bihar Irrigation Act, 1997
 
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full text   80 [KB]

Chhattisgarh

     
Chhattisgarh sinchai prabandhan me krishkon ki bhagidari adhiniyam, 2006
 
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full text   113 [KB]

Gujarat

     
The Bombay Irrigation Act, 1879
 
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full text   238 [KB]

Karnataka

     
The Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965
 
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full text   431 [KB]

     
The Karnataka Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957
 
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full text   151 [KB]

Kerala

     
The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006
 
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full text   52 [KB]

     
The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003
 
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full text   161 [KB]

     
The Travancore Cochin Irrigation Act, 1956
 
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full text   1331 [KB]

Madhya Pradesh

     
Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Rules, 1974
 
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full text   30 [KB]

     
Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Act, 1931
 
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full text   296 [KB]

Maharashtra

     
Maharashtra Management of Irrigation Systems by the Farmers Act, 2005
 
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full text   169 [KB]

     
The Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976
 
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full text   3358 [KB]

Orissa

     
The Orissa Irrigation Act, 1959
 
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full text   8949 [KB]

Punjab

     
The Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority Act, 1997
 
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full text   36 [KB]

     
Punjab Minor Canals Act, 1905
 
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full text   65 [KB]

Rajasthan

     
The Rajasthan Farmer’s Participation in Management of Irrigation System Act, 2000
 
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full text   72 [KB]

Tamil Nadu

     
The Tamilnadu Farmer’s Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 2000
 
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full text   134 [KB]

     
Rules to The Tamilnadu Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 2000
 
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full text   308 [KB]

Uttar Pradesh

     
The Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009
 
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full text   87 [KB]

West Bengal

     
Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876
 
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full text   20 [KB]

     
Bengal Canals Act, 1864
 
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full text   158 [KB]