States »NortPosted at: Jun 17 2021 8:22PM Rs 437.46 cr approved as Annual Action Plan for PMKSY in J&K
Srinagar, Jun 17 (UNI) Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday approved Rs 437.46 crore as the Annual Action Plan for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the current fiscal year in Jammu and Kashmir
An official spokesperson said that Mr Mehta on Thursday chaired a meeting of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) for PMKSY and reviewed progress made under the scheme.
He said at the outset, the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare gave a detailed presentation highlighting the proposals in the annual action plan of PMKSY for 2021-22.
“The Committee approved Rs 437.46 crore annual action plan of PMKSY for the year 2021-22. The annual plan lays emphasis on various components under the scheme namely- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC), Har Khet Ko Paani (HKKP), Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP) and Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP),” he said.
He said in the current financial year, the Department has proposed bringing 15,446 Ha additional areas under irrigation through construction of irrigation pump sets, bore wells, community water harvesting tanks, and drip and sprinkler irrigation. “It will benefit 16,000 farm families and will increase production by 30 per cent by saving 70 per cent-90 per cent water available for irrigation,” he said.
He said that under Har Khet Ko Paani component of the scheme two priority projects in Tral and Rajpora will be completed this year besides taking up construction of field channels and on-farm development works for bridging the irrigation gap.
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