Synopsis Irrigation is the most important instrument for the agriculture development because it enhances both productivity and production and brings stability in them. This book outlines the irrigation development in India during pre- and post - independence period. It also discusses the irrigation development in Maharashtra since 1960. It presents various macro-level and micro level impacts of irrigation on agriculture like crop production, cropping pattern, crop intensity, and employment in study region. It also high lights irrigation impacts on different cost’s and returns of crop enterprises in study area and makes important suggestions for best utilization of irrigation facilities for the agriculture development in India.