Material and Methods: The study was based on individual households’ farm level information regarding cost and returns for the triennium ending year from 2011-12 to 2013-14 (3 years). The net returns based on three alternative price scenarios i.e. market prices, economic prices and natural resource valuation were calculated different crops in the zone for obtaining an optimum level of crop plan.

Findings: Results from the study revealed that from the point of view to optimal allocation of area under different crops grown with prevailing ground water use showed positive direction of changes market price, economic price and natural resource valuation in this zone except the crops like greengram and groundnut in kharif season and chilli in rabi season. The net return to the farmers was obtained positive at all the three prices i.e. ₹ 46.79 lakh at market price, ₹ 41.67 lakh at economic price and ₹ 44.71 lakh at natural resource valuation. The gross cropped area increased by 8.35 per cent at all three price scenarios under optimal situation. Change in farmers’ revenue was evaluated positive at market price (₹ 46.79 lakh) and natural resource valuation (₹ 13.34 lakh) but it was calculated negative at economic prices i.e. ₹ -21.41 lakh.

Applications: Hence, all crop models may be used for the optimization of income of the farming community provided that the groundwater development is enhanced as well as means of irrigation made available by the government to the cultivators of the state like drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation system and micro-irrigation system etc. The optimization of crop model could be profitable and successful, when water development is further enhanced coupled with cheap source of irrigation facilities (electric and solar operated devices) made available to the farming community.