Himachal Government has proposed projects worth Rs 896.23 crore under Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme for the year 2019-20.
Out of this, Rs 791.95 crore would be given by the Government of India and Rs 87.99 crore would be spent by the State Government on 90:10 basis, said Himachal Chief Secretary BK Agarwal while presiding over a meeting of state level recognized committee for acceptance of the scheme proposals under PMAIS.
Agrawal instructed all the Heads of the departments to assess the timely impact assessment of all the projects being implemented in the state so that the beneficiaries from the project could be identified. He also asked to effectively implement agriculture related activities so that the crop diversification could be promoted.
Principal Secretary (Agriculture) Onkar Chand Sharma said that the PMAIS is a major scheme for the high growth of agriculture sector in the state.
He said that this scheme endeavors to increase the agricultural area and make the sustainable use of water so as to reduce the wastage of water.
He added that various departments such as Agriculture, Irrigation and Public Health Department, Horticulture Department and Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Department are implementing the schemes in a planned manner.