How did West Bengal bell the proverbial cat of agricultural metering?: the economics and politics of groundwater.

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dc.creatorMukherji, Aditi
dc.creatorDas, A.
dc.date2012
dc.date2013-11-21T05:02:23Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date2013-11-21T05:02:23Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:37:07Z
dc.descriptionWest Bengal had started a program of metering of agricultural tube wells in 2007. Since then, the state has successfully metered almost 90 percent of its electric tube wells. This comes at a time when most other states in India have steered clear of metering even though universal metering is mandatory according to the Electricity Act of 2003. Why is it then that the government of West Bengal succeeded when others floundered? This paper offers answers in terms of economics of metering and agrarian politics and discourses surrounding groundwater in the state. It also suggests a few generic steps that other states may adopt in their quest for universal metering. West Bengal had started a program of metering of agricultural tube wells in 2007. Since then, the state has successfully metered almost 90 percent of its electric tube wells. This comes at a time when most other states in India have steered clear of metering even though universal metering is mandatory according to the Electricity Act of 2003. Why is it then that the government of West Bengal succeeded when others floundered? This paper offers answers in terms of economics of metering and agrarian politics and discourses surrounding groundwater in the state. It also suggests a few generic steps that other states may adopt in their quest for universal metering. West Bengal had started a program of metering of agricultural tube wells in 2007. Since then, the state has successfully metered almost 90 percent of its electric tube wells. This comes at a time when most other states in India have steered clear of metering even though universal metering is mandatory according to the Electricity Act of 2003. Why is it then that the government of West Bengal succeeded when others floundered? This paper offers answers in terms of economics of metering and agrarian politics and discourses surrounding groundwater in the state. It also suggests a few generic steps that other states may adopt in their quest for universal metering.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34557
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160936
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMukherji, Aditi; Das, Arijit. 2012. How did West Bengal bell the proverbial cat of agricultural metering?: the economics and politics of groundwater. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 2. 7p.
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectwest bengal
dc.subjectwells
dc.subjectprice policies
dc.subjectimpact assessment
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectsocioeconomic environment
dc.titleHow did West Bengal bell the proverbial cat of agricultural metering?: the economics and politics of groundwater.
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