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
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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).