Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct about Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana?
1. It was launched to achieve convergence of investment in irrigation at the field level.
2. Expand cultivable area under assured irrigation.
3. Improve farm water use efficiency.
4. Introduce sustainable water conservation practices.
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Options
Aonly 1, 2 and 3
Bonly 1, 2 and 4
Conly 2, 3 and 4
D1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct Answer
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Model Answer
The main goal of PMKSY are as follows
To increase the adoption of irrigation technology and other water-saving technologies (more crop per drop).
To increase recharge of groundwater.
To achieve convergence of irrigation investment at the field level.
To expand cultivable area under assured irrigation.
To improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce water wastage.
To introduce sustainable water conservation practices by investigating the viability of reusing treated municipal wastewater.
Hence all the statements are correct.
Additional Information
The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, introduced the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana in January 2006 as a Centrally Sponsored Program on Micro Irrigation (CSS).
It was renamed to the National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) in June 2010 and kept on till 2013–2014.
PMKSY is an umbrella program made up of two key initiatives being carried out by this Ministry:
A collage titled Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana showing a canal (AIBP), a sprinkler (PDMC), a watershed pond and a woman farmer (Har Khet Ko Pani) around the label PMKSY.
