Benefit
₹15,000 – ₹80,000
Deadline
Ongoing
Beneficiaries
8,500,000
Sector
Crops, Horticulture
Overview
PMKSY aims to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at field level, expand cultivable area with assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, and ensure Per Drop More Crop.
Launched on 01 Jul 2015
Benefits
Subsidy %
55%
Min amount
₹15,000
Max amount
₹80,000
Payment mode
DBT
Drip/Sprinkler subsidy 55%, Water conservation, 40-70% water saving, Increased productivity, Technical assistance
Scheme components:
- Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme
- Per Drop More Crop
- Watershed Development
- Har Khet Ko Pani
Eligibility
- Categories
- Small Farmers, Marginal Farmers, All Farmers, FPOs
- Beneficiary type
- Individual
- Age
- 18 – no upper limit years
- Land holding
- 0.50 – any acres
- Gender
- All
- States
- All India
How to apply
Application mode: Both
- Apply through State Agriculture Department or District Agriculture Officer with land documents.
Documents required
- Land Ownership Proof
- Aadhaar Card
- Bank Account
- Project Proposal
- Photographs
Official links & contacts
Impact & success
69.5 lakh hectares covered under micro-irrigation, Water use efficiency improved by 50%