Cabinet Approves Implementation of PMKSY

Implementation of PMKSY

Founded in 2015, PMKSY is a comprehensive program that provides state governments with central grants for specific activities, including it consists of two major components of the ministry of water resources that includes river development and ganga rejuvenation, which is named as the accelerated irrigation benefits program (AIBP) and har khet ko pani (HKKP). HKKP consists of four sub-components: command area development (cad), surface small irrigation (SMI), water body restoration, rehabilitation, restoration (rrr), and groundwater development. 

During PMKSY 201621, ccea approved central support of 37,454 rupees and 20,434.56 rupees in the United States for debt repayment of loans withdrawn by the government of india for irrigation development. The accelerated irrigation benefit program (AIBP), har khet ko paani (HKKP), and watershed development components are approved to continue in 2021-26. 

The accelerated irrigation benefit program, the flagship program of the government of India, aims to provide financial support for irrigation projects. The total potential for additional irrigation targeted under aibp in 2021-26 is 138,800 hectares. In addition to achieving the goals of 60 ongoing projects, including the development of a 30.23,000-hectare command area, additional projects may also be included. Inclusion standards have been relaxed for tribal and arid area projects.

Har khet ko pani (HKKP) aims to improve physical access to farms and increase acreage under safe irrigation. Under HKKP, PMKSY components are intended to provide 4.5 hectares of additional irrigation for small-scale surface irrigation and water rehabilitation and restoration. Recognizing the importance of water rehabilitation, the cabinet has approved a paradigm shift in funding for rehabilitation in both urban and rural areas. Range. In addition,the HKKP groundwater component, tentatively approved in 2021-22, aims to create an irrigation potential of 152,000 hectares.

Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme

The central government launched the accelerated irrigation benefits program (AIBP) in 1996-97, which has exceeded the state’s resource capacity or is in the process of being completed. Prioritized projects that started before plans 5 and 5 and projects that benefit tribes and drought-prone areas. After pmksy was launched in 2015-16, AIBP became part of PMKSY. Since its inception, 297 irrigation projects have been accepted for funding under aibp. Of these, 143 projects were completed and 5 were excluded.

Irrigation is a federal issue, and irrigation projects are developed, implemented and funded by the state government itself using its own funding. Central assistance is awarded in the form of block loans and development and project independent grants. Many of the country’s large and medium-sized irrigation projects are stagnant for a variety of reasons, most importantly the inadequate allocation of funds by the relevant state governments. As a result, a large amount of money was blocked for these projects and the profits sought when the project report was created could not be achieved.

With this in mind, the central government established the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program (AIBP) in 1996-97 with the Central Loan Assistance (CLA) aimed at accelerating the implementation of large and medium-sized irrigation projects in the country. Provided. It was in the state’s resource capacity or in the advanced stages of completion.

Watershed Development

Watershed development components focus on developing rainwater areas for soil and water conservation, groundwater regeneration, runoff control, and facilitating expansion activities related to water regeneration and management. A watershed development component approved by the department of land resources stipulates that in 2021, an approved project containing 49.5,000 hectares of irrigation / degraded land will be completed and an additional 2.5,000 hectares will be placed under protected irrigation. Increase. Included in the program.

Arid land in the country accounts for about 70% of cultivated land and more than half of the country’s grain production. These areas account for 60-80 per cent of the production of coarse grains, large oilseed and textile crops. Even after realizing the irrigation potential of the whole country, about half of the area remains unirrigated. Its weight in a cultivable economy can curb or enhance the country’s growth performance. Watershed development programs are a fundamental need for integrated development and management of land and water resources that provide livelihood support to rural communities. Therefore, the outlook for agriculture in drylands is severely constrained by the details of the bounty of those natural resources and the changing circumstances.

Conclusion:

Special attention should be paid to the 5th and 5th planning projects when choosing a project. Projects that benefit tribes and drought-prone areas were also prioritized. However, under the AIBP guidelines revised from 1999 to 2000, centralized lending support based on AIBP benefits special categories of states (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and various districts in northeast and hill). Can be extended to smaller surface irrigation projects).