PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has given approval of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to overcome the dependency of agriculture farming on rainfall/monsoons. Government of India is committed to accord high priority to water conservation and its management. To this effect Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko pani’ and improving water use efficiency ‘More crop per drop' in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application and extension activities. 

PMKSY aims at amalgamation of ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and On Farm Water Management (OFWM) component of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC). Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is approved for implementation across the country with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore in five years with an outlay of Rs.5300 crore for 2015-16. The central assistance will be based on utilisation by the State Government in different years in coming five year. If required, total allocation for this scheme will be enhanced to meet the requirement of the State Governments, so that objective of providing Har Khet Ko Pani and More Crop Per Drop could be achieved. 

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Source: [http://pmksy.gov.in/]