Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox project
| abbreviation = PMKSY
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| country = India
| primeminister = Narendra Modi
| ministry = Jal shakti Mantralaya, ministry of rural development, ministry of agriculture
| budget = US$379.8 Million Dollar(2600 Crore)
| current_status = Active
}}
'''Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana''' ({{lang-hi|प्रधानमंत्री कृषि सिंचाई योजना}}) is a national mission to improve farm productivity and ensure better utilization of the resources in the country.<ref>V.K Puri and S.K. Mishra Himalya Publishing House Indian Economy 34th Edition 2016</ref> The budget of {{INRConvert|53|b}} in a time span of one year 2015-2016 has been allocated to this scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PWw01mosxPI2wUfscVyBwI/Govt-clears-Rs5000-crore-irrigation-scheme-to-boost-agricu.html|title=Govt approves Rs53,00 crore irrigation package to boost agriculture|website=livemint.com|access-date=2015-11-17}}</ref> The decision was taken on 1 July 2015 at the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Aproved with an outlay of 50000 crore for period of 5 years(2015-16 to 2019-20).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sarkariduniya.com/krishi-vibhag-up-registration-2/|title=कृषि विभग यूपी पंजीकरण - सरकारी पोर्टल पर पंजीकरण के कारण|date=2018-11-05|work=पीएम योजना,केंद्रीय और राज्य सरकार योजनाओं, केंद्रीय मंत्रालयों और सरकारी विभागों पर समाचार प्राप्त करें|access-date=2018-11-05|language=hi-IN}}</ref>

== Major objectives ==

* Convergence of investment in irrigation at the field level
* Expand cultivable area under irrigation (हर खेत को पानी)
* Improve On-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water
* Enhance the adoption of being precise in irrigation and other water saving technologies (more crop per drop)

==Purpose==
The primary objectives of PMKSY are to attract investments in irrigation system at field level, develop and expand cultivable land in the country, enhance ranch water use in order to minimize wastage of water, enhance crop per drop by implementing water-saving technologies and precision irrigation. The plan additionally calls for bringing ministries, offices, organizations, research and financial institutions occupied with creation and recycling of water under one platform so that an exhaustive and holistic outlook of the whole [[water cycle]] is considered. The goal is to open the doors for optimal water budgeting in all sectors. Tagline for PMKSY is "more crop per drop".<ref>{{Citation |title=Centre to spend Rs 5,300 crore under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-centre-to-spend-Rs-5,300-crore-under-Pradhan-mantri-krishi-sinchai-yojana-2101066 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] }}</ref>

The Integrated Watershed Management programme was subsumed into the current PMKSY on 26 October 2015. The core implementation activities of IWMP were unchanged and were as per the Common Guidelines 2008 (Revised 2011) of IWMP. Convergence with other Central and State Government schemes, remains the top of the agenda for the programme towards optimal and judicious utilization of financial resources. Action has also been taken to undertake Natural Resources Management activities by utilizing labour component of MGNREGS and to undertake some of the Entry Point Activities in convergence with Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dolr.gov.in/programme-schemes/pmksy/watershed-development-component-pradhan-mantri-krishi-sinchai-yojana-wdc-pmksy|title=Department of Land Resources - Schemes Implemented|date=5 February 2019}}</ref>

=== Other agriculture schemes launched by Modi regime ===

Agriculture initiatives schemes launched by the [[Narendra Modi]] regime are:<ref name=ins1>[https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/10-important-government-schemes-agriculture-sector-divd-1593413-2019-08-30 10 important government schemes for agriculture sector], India today, 2019-08-30.</ref>

* [[2020 Indian agriculture acts]]
* [[Atal Bhujal Yojana]]
* [[E-NAM]] for online agrimarketing
* [[Gramin Bhandaran Yojana]] for local storage
* [[Irrigation in India#MIcro|Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF)]]
* [[National Action Plan for Climate Change#NMSA|National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)]]
* [[Fishing in India#FTE|National Scheme on Fisheries Training and Extension]]
* [[Fishing in India#WF|National Scheme on Welfare of Fishermen]]
* [[Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi|Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKSN)]] for minimum support scheme
* Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), for irrigation
* [[Agriculture in India#OF|Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)]] for organic farming
* [[Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana|Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)]] for crop insurance

==See also==

* [[Agriculture in India]]
* [[Agricultural insurance in India]]
* [[Irrigation in India]]
* [[Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana]]

==References==
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{{Government Schemes in India}}

[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]
[[Category:Irrigation in India]]

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