In Haryana, the State Level Sanctioning Committee of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana has approved projects of Rs 552.73 crore. The projects will now be forwarded to Government of India for sanctioning.
The projects have been approved to provide water in every field, increase crop production, development of watershed and realize the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double the income of farmers by 2022, said an official spokesman.
The approval was given during the meeting of State Level Sanctioning Committee for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, which was presided over by Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi here on Tuesday.
It was informed in the meeting that under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Haryana has sought funds from Central Government in 2019-20 for state irrigation schemes which included Rs 186.19 crore for irrigation department, Rs 205 crore for canal area development authority, Rs 50 crore for district rural development agency, Rs 60.14 crore for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rs 51.40 crore for horticulture.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana is being implemented in the state from 2015. Under the scheme, agriculture department has been declared nodal department for schemes of various departments. The Central Government has 60 per cent share in the implementation of the scheme, whereas the State Government has 40 per cent share.
According to the directions of Government of India, all kinds of subsidies are being directly transferred in the accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. Under the scheme, small dams are created for sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation and water conservation.