India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four sub-components: (i) Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM); (ii) Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI); (iii) Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies; and (iv) Ground Water (GW) Development. CAD&WM sub-component of HKKP has been taken up for pari passu implementation with AIBP. Further, in December, 2021, implementation of PMKSY for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved by Government of India. However, approval of Ground Water component under PMKSY-HKKP has provisionally been accorded till 2021-22 only for committed liabilities, which has been extended subsequently till completion of ongoing works.
Watershed Development Component (WDC) is being implemented by Department of Land Resources (DoLR). Per Drop More Crop component, which was earlier a component of PMKSY, is being implemented separately by Department of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare (DoA&FW) under Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna (RKVY) since 2021-22.
Details of Central Assistance released to the States along with physical progress made since 2016 and number of beneficiaries/target beneficiaries are given below.
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