The 'Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2015-16' was tabled in the State Legislature here today, a day ahead of the presentation of Budget.
Total rainfall in the state during 2015 was deficient at 59.4 per cent of the national rainfall, the Survey said. Of the 355 tehsils (excluding those in Mumbai city and suburbs), 278 tehsils received deficient, 75 tehsils received normal and two tehsils received excess rainfall, it said.
Due to the deficient rains in Kharif season 2015, area under Rabi crop is expected to decline by 16 per cent as compared to the previous year, the Survey said.
The Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan launched by the state primarily aims at making Maharashtra a drought-free state by 2019, the Survey said.
The target is to make 5,000 villages free of water scarcity every year, the Survey said.