About PMKSY:
Launched in 2015, the scheme aims to ensure access to some means of protective irrigation to all agricultural farms(Har Khet Ko Pani) in the country, to produce ‘per drop more crop’, thus bringing much desired rural prosperity.
Scheme overview: The scheme seeks to achieve-
- Convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level.
- All the States and Union Territories including North Eastern States are covered.
- Implemented in an area development approach, adopting decentralized state level planning and projectised execution, allowing the states to draw their irrigation development plans based on district/blocks plans with a horizon of 5 to 7 years.
- States can take up projects based on the District/State Irrigation Plan.
Hierarchy and Structure:
- The National Steering Committee (NSC) of PMKSY under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, will provide policy direction to programme framework and a National Executive Committee (NEC) under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog will oversee the programme implementation at national level.
Scheme components: PMKSY consists of 3 major components implemented by various ministries.
Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation(Ministry of Jal Shakti):
- Component : Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP).
- Component : Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).
- Sub component : Command Area Development (CAD).
- Sub component : Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI).
- Sub component : Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies.
- Sub component : Ground Water Development.
Department of Land Resources(Ministry of Rural Development):
- Component : Watershed Development.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare(Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare):
Component : Per Drop More Crop.
