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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

2021 DEC 16

Preliminary   > Agriculture   >   Miscellaneous   >   water management

Why in news?

  • The Cabinet has approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for 2021-26

About PMKSY:

  • PMKSY has been conceived by amalgamating ongoing schemes such as:
    • Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
    • Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR)
    • On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).
  • PMKSY will be implemented by Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development.
    • Ministry of Rural Development: undertake rain water conservation, construction of farm pond, small check dams, contour bunding etc.
    • Ministry of Water Resource: undertake various measures for creation of assured irrigation source, construction of diversion canals, field channels, water diversion/lift irrigation etc.
    • Ministry of Agriculture: promote efficient water conveyance and precision water application devices like drips, sprinklers, pivots, rain-guns in the farm, construction of micro-irrigation structures to supplement source creation activities etc.

Major objectives of PMKSY:

  • To achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level
  • Expand cultivable area under assured irrigation
  • Improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water
  • Enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop)
  • Enhance recharge of aquifers
  • Introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture
  • Attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

Execution:

  • Programme architecture of PMKSY will be to adopt a ‘decentralized State level planning and projectised execution’ structure that will allow States to draw up their own irrigation development plans based on District Irrigation Plan (DIP) and State Irrigation Plan (SIP).
  • It will be operative as convergence platform for all water sector activities including drinking water & sanitation, MGNREGA, application of science & technology etc. through comprehensive plan.
  • State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of the State will be vested with the authority to oversee its implementation and sanction projects.
  • The programme will be supervised and monitored by an Inter-Ministerial National Steering Committee (NSC) will be constituted under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister with Union Ministers from concerned Ministries.
  • A National Executive Committee (NEC) will be constituted under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog to oversee programme implementation, allocation of resources, inter-ministerial coordination, monitoring & performance assessment, addressing administrative issues etc.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)’

1. The scheme allows States to draw up their own irrigation development plans

2. The scheme will be implemented by Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

              C

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