Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

Context

Recently, the inclusion of the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project in Uttarakhand under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP) has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

What is Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?

1. About:

• In order to increase agricultural access to water, increase the cultivable area under guaranteed irrigation, increase water usage efficiency, and promote sustainable water conservation techniques, PMKSY was introduced in 2015.
• The Central-States share will be 75:25 under this Centrally Sponsored Scheme (Core Scheme).
• The northeastern region and hilly states will share 90:10.
• The Ministry of Jal Shakti released a mobile app in 2020 that allows the geo-tagging of project components funded by PMKSY.

2. Objectives:

• Converge irrigation investments at the field level by creating water usage plans at the district and, if necessary, sub-district levels.
• Improve the farm's physical access to water and increase the amount of land that can be farmed with guaranteed irrigation (Har Khet ko pani).
• Water may be used most effectively by integrating its source, delivery, and efficient use through the application of suitable technology and practices.
• Enhance the efficiency of on-farm water use to decrease waste and boost availability in terms of both duration and extent.
• Increase the uptake of water-saving technologies such as precision irrigation, which can produce more crops per drop.
• Improve aquifer recharging and implement sustainable water-saving techniques.
• Assure the watershed approach's integrated development of rainfed areas with respect to preserving soil and water, replenishing groundwater, halting runoff, offering employment opportunities, and other NRM endeavors.
• Encourage farmers and field workers at the grassroots level to participate in extension programs on crop alignment, water harvesting, and water management.
• Examine whether peri-urban agriculture can benefit from the reuse of treated municipal wastewater.

3. Components:

• Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP):

1. It was established in 1996 with the intention of hastening the execution of irrigation projects larger than the governments' capacity to finance.
2. Under PMKSY-AIBP, 53 projects have been finished to date, adding 25.14 lakh hectares of extra irrigation potential.

• Har Khet ko Pani (HKKP):

1. The aim of minor irrigation is to produce new water sources. water body maintenance, repair, and restoration; bolstering the carrying capacity of conventional water sources; building rainwater gathering systems.
2. Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Ground Water Development, and Command Area Development (CAD) are its subcomponents.

 

• Watershed Development: It involves better soil and moisture conservation techniques such as treating ridge areas, treating drainage lines 5, collecting rainwater, conserving moisture in-situ, and other related actions on a watershed basis. It also involves the efficient management of runoff water.

4. Formulation:

• Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) - Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development.
• Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) - Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti).
• On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) - Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).

5. Implementation: State irrigation plans and district irrigation plans allow for decentralized implementation.

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