Objective: To give details about socio-economic conditions of respondents and find out factors determining the establishment of drip irrigation system in Aruppukottai block in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu in India.
Methods:Primary data is main supporting source of this research and it is collected in the year 2019. Totally 100 samples are collected from 10 villages and each in village 10 samples are selected on the basis of purposive sampling techniques. Respondents’ information is gathered from various sources and they are as follows: Banking sectors, Panchayati Raj Institutions and District Rural Development Agency, Virudhunagar district. This data is analysed by percentage and factor analysis.
Findings:Primary data has been collected from 10 villages in Aruppukottai Block. Most of the farmers are more than 50 years old. Graduates are not interested to do farming activities. Almost three-fourth of respondent’s islivingon nuclear family system. Nearly two-third of farmers’ family income (62%) are between ₹1,00,000 - ₹2,00,000. Ten variables are selected and analysed to identify the influential reasons to launch drip irrigation system. This analysis identified two major factors: Most dominantfactoris systematic water distribution, easy soil infiltrations, increase land size, sustain moisture and minimise water scarcity. Least ranking factor is sustaining soil fertility, operating cost, media, government and NGO’s support.
Application: Governments should start various irrigation related programmes and it must be reached gross ischolar_main level. These programmes are associated with efficient water resource management.