Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)

✦Key Features

• Four components: AIBP (accelerated irrigation benefits), HKKP (Har Khet Ko Pani), WDC (watershed), Microirrigation
• Budget: ₹93,068 crore for 2021-26; 100% central funding for AIBP ERM projects
• 22+ lakh hectares new irrigated area created
• AIBP: 60 incomplete major/medium irrigation projects; 14.95 lakh ha potential created
• Microirrigation (drip + sprinkler): 55+ lakh ha covered; saves 40-50% water
• Per Drop More Crop: microirrigation fund of ₹5,000 crore with NABARD
• PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana covers both surface and groundwater irrigation

✓Eligibility Criteria

• All categories of farmers including landholders, tenant farmers, and sharecroppers with valid land records.
• Members of Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups, and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) involved in agriculture.
• States and Union Territories acting as implementing agencies for irrigation infrastructure projects.
• Farmers adopting micro-irrigation systems such as drip or sprinkler irrigation on their farms.

★Benefits

• Subsidies ranging from 45% to 55% for the installation of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems on farmland.
• Improved water use efficiency and increased crop productivity through modernized irrigation techniques.
• Financial assistance for the construction of farm ponds and small-scale water harvesting structures.
• Systemic outcomes including groundwater recharge and reduced cost of cultivation due to precise water delivery.

▶Application Process

• Register on the official PMKSY portal or the respective state government's agriculture department website.
• Submit a project proposal or application for specific components like 'Per Drop More Crop' to the District Irrigation Plan office.
• Coordinate with the local agricultural officer for a mandatory field verification and technical site inspection.
• Finalize the selection of empanelled vendors for the installation of micro-irrigation equipment.

₹ Budget Allocation

93068

Funding Ratio (Centre:State): 60:40 (General States), 90:10 (NE and Hilly States), 100% (UTs without legislature)

Historical Context

Launched in 2015 by merging the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (MoJS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (MoRD), and On Farm Water Management (MoA&FW).