About Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana:
- It was launched in 2015 to improve farm productivity and ensure better utilization of the resources in the country.
- Objectives
- Convergence of investment in irrigation at the field level
- Expand cultivable area under irrigation
- Improve On-farm water use efficiency to reduce the wastage of water
- Enhance the adoption of being precise in irrigation and other water-saving technologies (more crop per drop)
- It consists of two major components namely,
- Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP)
- Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP): It consists of four sub-components, being Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, and Ground Water (GW) Development component.
- In addition, PMKSY also consists of two components
- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component is being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- The Watershed Development component (WDC) is being implemented by the Department of Land Resources
