Last Updated: 28 September 2026
2025-26 RECORD: Punjab used 96% of its quota (6.669 of 6.944 MAF, till 21 May 2026), up from 5.845 MAF the year before[1]
Punjab never utilised its full quota[2]
-- Haryana & Rajasthan regularly draw more than 100% quota
-- Punjab usage went to as low as 64% in 2018-19 under Congress
1st time Quota Utilisation went to 91% under AAP in 2024-25[2:1]
CREDIT:
AAP Govt's efforts in supplying canal water till tail endDetails -> Revived Canal Irrigation in Punjab
BJP/Congress/Akali fooled people[2:2]
-- Punjab, often saw politics heating up over the issue of sharing water but NO WORK on the ground untill AAP Govt
-- Vidhan Sabha has passed 9 resolutions till May 5 stating that Punjab will not share a drop extraGround reality: Punjab has been sharing extra water with both the neighbours for many years until AAP Govt
| State | Total Usage | Toal Allocated | % Quota Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 4.642 MAF | 6.621 MAF | 70% |
| Haryana | 3.488 MAF | 3.365 MAF | 104% |
| Rajasthan | 4.695 MAF | 4.157 MAF | 113% |
| Year | Punjab % Quota usage | Haryana % Quota usage | Rajasthan % Quota usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 96% HIGHEST[1:1] | - | - |
| 2024-25 | 91% | 104% | 110% |
| 2023-24 | 84% | 112% | 122% |
| 2022-23 | 69% | 106% | 107% |
| 2021-22 | 76% | 110% | 110% |
| 2020-21 | 83% | 109% | 101% |
| 2019-20 | 69% | 99% | 130% |
| 2018-19 | 64% | 89% | 114% |
| 2017-18 | 84% | 102% | 116% |
| 2016-17 | 87% | 110% | 117% |
| 2015-16 | 76% | 102% | 125% |
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