Chhattisgarh Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal on Friday said that State governments should willingly work towards realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of doubling farmer income and ensuring water for every farm in the country.
He was addressing ‘Jal Manthan’ programme organized by Union Ministry of Water Resources and River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
The programme was inaugurated by Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti.
Minister of State Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and Punjab Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh were present at the occasion.
Agrawal said that ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna’ is the only scheme in India which has been formulated and implemented in a very less time. The objective of this scheme is to bring a change in the irrigation scenario and ensure water for every farm in the country so that the income of farmer gets doubled, he said. Agrawal appreciated Maharashtra and Odisha’s effort towards speedy implementation of this scheme and said that every state has worked hard in formulating the scheme.
He added that a target has been set under PMKSY to complete 99 irrigation schemes in the country and funds for the same have been made available to States. The Minister said it is now the state’s responsibility to show readiness in completing these schemes. Water Resources Secretaries and senior officials of all States were present at the ‘Jal Manthan’.