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With which of the following government schemes are the phrases har khet ko paani and per drop more crop associated?
1. Rainfed Area Development Programme (RADP)
2. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
3. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY)
4. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana(PKVY)

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY)

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY) is a government scheme associated with the phrases har khet ko paani and per drop more crop.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

  • The Indian Government encourages water conservation and its management to be at a high priority.
  • To get this in motion, the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was introduced with a vision of expanding irrigation coverage (Har Khet ko Pani) and using the water more efficiently (More Crop Per Drop).
  • This scheme will provide an end-to-end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application, and other extension activities.
  • Other objectives include:
  • Increasing accessibility of irrigation facilities and expansion of cultivable range under guaranteed irrigation areas (Har Khet ko Pani)
  • Enhancing On-Farm water use efficiency to lessen wastage of water
  • Integrating the source, distribution, and efficiency of water through appropriate technologies
  • Enhancing and promoting the implementation of precision- irrigation and other water-saving technologies (More crop per drop)
  • Enhancing refilling of aquifers and present supportable water protection rehearses by investigating the attainability of reusing treated city-based water for peri-urban farming
  • Promoting extension activities for farmers and field workers like:
    • Water Harvesting
    • Water Management
    • Crop alignment

Hence, the correct answer is Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY).

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