Components of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)

The following are the components of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY):

1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)

The AIBP was established in 1996 by the central government to assist major and medium-sized irrigation projects in India. The objective was to accelerate the implementation of projects that were beyond the resource capability of states. The AIBP became a part of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana in 2015. The program includes 99 projects with total funding of Rs. 77,595 crores (US$ 10.35 billion).

2. Command Area Development & Water Management Programme (CAD&WM)

The Command Area Development & Water Management Program’s major objective is to enhance the use of newly created irrigation potential and improve agricultural productivity and production through a coordinated, integrated approach involving multidisciplinary teams. The program is restricted to the 99 projects prioritized under the AIBP. 

3. Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI)

Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) initiatives with irrigation potential of fewer than 2,000 hectares are included in the AIBP for giving central assistance. The initiative has been extended to cover drought-prone areas, flood-prone areas, left-wing extremists, and the Odisha districts of Koraput, Bolangir, and Kalahandi (KBK). 

4. Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) Programme

Tanks, ponds, and lakes play a vital role in conserving water in India to meet the various needs of communities. In 2005, the Ministry of Water Resources introduced the Repair, Renovation, and Restoration (RRR) initiative for water bodies. The initiative has covered 3,341 water bodies at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,309.16 crores (US$ 174.69 million). 

5. Har Khet ko Pani

The Har Khet ko Pani initiative includes the development of new water sources through minor irrigation repair, restoration, and renovation of water bodies, the construction of rainwater harvesting structures (Jal Sanchay), the strengthening of the carrying capacity of traditional water sources, the improvement of water management and distribution systems, and groundwater development. 

6. Per Drop More Crop

The Per Drop More Crop initiative includes promoting efficient water conveyance and precision water application devices in farms such as drips, sprinklers, pivots, and rain guns, building micro irrigation structures to supplement source creation activities such as tube wells and dug wells, installing water lifting devices such as electric/diesel/solar pump sets, awareness campaigns and building capacity training including low-cost publications, and empowering extension work.

7. Watershed Development

It includes runoff water management and also improved soil and moisture conservation activities such as rainfall harvesting, ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, in-situ moisture conservation, and other watershed-based activities.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana is a national mission launched in 2015 by the Government of India with an investment of 50,000 crores (US$ 7.7 billion). It aims to develop irrigation sources to provide a permanent solution to drought. It has the motto “Har Khet Ko Paani.” In this article, we will look into the objectives, components, investments, developments, and benefits of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY).