Har Khet ko Pani “Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana”
Government of India is committed to accord high priority to
water conservation and its management. To this effect Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated with the vision of extending the
coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko pani’ and improving water use efficiency
‘More crop per drop' in a focused manner with end to end solution on source
creation, distribution, management, field application and extension activities.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister has
accorded approval of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in its
meeting held on 1st July, 2015.
PMKSY has been formulated amalgamating ongoing schemes viz.
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR),
Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land
Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC). PMKSY has been approved for implementation
across the country with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore in The major objective of
PMKSY is 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 and introduce sustainable water conservation
practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water
for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision
irrigation system.
PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating ongoing schemes viz.
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR),
Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land
Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC). The scheme will be implemented by Ministries
of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development. Ministry of Rural
Development is to mainly undertake rain water conservation, construction of
farm pond, water harvesting structures, small check dams and contour bunding
etc. MoWR, RD &GR, is to undertake various measures for creation of assured
irrigation source, construction of diversion canals, field channels, water
diversion/lift irrigation, including development of water distribution systems.
Ministry of Agriculture will promote efficient water conveyance and precision
water application devices like drips, sprinklers, pivots, rain-guns in the farm
“(Jal Sinchan)”, construction of micro-irrigation structures to supplement
source creation activities, extension activities for promotion of scientific
moisture conservation and agronomic measures
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. five years. For
2015-16, an outlay of Rs.5300 crore has been
The major objective of PMKSY is 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 and introduce
sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of
reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture and attract
greater private investment in precision irrigation system.
PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating ongoing schemes viz.
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR),
Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land
Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC). The scheme will be implemented by Ministries
of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development. Ministry of Rural
Development is to mainly undertake rain water conservation, construction of
farm pond, water harvesting structures, small check dams and contour bunding
etc. MoWR, RD &GR, is to undertake various measures for creation of assured
irrigation source, construction of diversion canals, field channels, water
diversion/lift irrigation, including development of water distribution systems.
Ministry of Agriculture will promote efficient water conveyance and precision
water application devices like drips, sprinklers, pivots, rain-guns in the farm
“(Jal Sinchan)”, construction of micro-irrigation structures to supplement
source creation activities, extension activities for promotion of scientific
moisture conservation and agronomic measures
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.
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".
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).
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