Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
About Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16 to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc. In Loksabha today the government submitted the progress report of the scheme.
Press Note on Progress of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Progress Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
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Progress Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
20 JUL 2023
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16 to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: (i) Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM); (ii) Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI); (iii) Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies; and (iv) Ground Water (GW) Development (approval only till 2021-2022, and thereafter only for ongoing works). Further, in 2016, CAD&WM sub-component of HKKP was taken up for pari passu implementation with AIBP.
In addition, PMKSY also consists of Watershed Development component (WDC) which is being implemented by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development. Further, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component being implemented by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA&FW) was also a component of PMKSY during 2016-21, and is now being implemented separately by DoA&FW.
Details of physical and financial progress made under PMKSY during the last three years, State-wise is given in Annexure-I. However, there is no project/ scheme being implemented in Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu under PMKSY.
For the period 2021-2026, PMKSY-HKKP has been approved with the target for creation of 4.5 lakh hectare of irrigation potential through surface minor irrigation and repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies. Implementation of ground water component for completion of ongoing projects with irrigation potential of 82,290 hectare has also been provisioned. Further, CAD&WM component of PMKSY being implemented pari passu with AIBP targets completion of 85 ongoing CAD&WM major/ medium projects with coverage of cultivable command area of 30.23 lakh hectare during 2021-2022 to 2025-2026.
Works done under the different sub-components of PMKSY-HKKP during 2015-16 to 2022-23 in various States including Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure-II. However, there are no project/ scheme being implemented in Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu under PMKSY-HKKP.
Component-wise details of number of projects identified for funding and completed under PMKSY so far, State/UT-wise, are given in Annexure-III.
The State Governments are mandated to monitor and ensure quality control of irrigation projects implemented by them, including those being implemented with financial assistance under PMKSY. In addition, the projects are regularly monitored by technical arms of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely Central Water Commission/ Central Ground Water Board. Further, a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti monitors physical and financial progress of these projects, through a dedicated dashboard, backed with a management information system (MIS) maintained by this PMU.
Apart from the above, implementation and progress of the projects is also monitored from time to time at Ministry of Jal Shakti level, as well as other Government of India agencies mandated for maintaining MIS and dashboard, and also to review certain projects from time to time. Further, third party evaluation of completed projects is also to be undertaken by this Ministry on sample basis.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Source: PIB