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PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana ensuring more
crop per drop

To help farmers grow more with lesser water, ‘Per
Drop More Crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchai Yojana enables precision micro irrigation
techniques i.e. drip and sprinkler irrigation.

Additional 50.1 lakh hectare area has been covered
under micro irrigation from the year 2015-16, which
is much more than the five years before it.

Micro Irrigation Fund of Rs 5,000 crore facilitates
States in mobilising resources to increase the
coverage. Approved projects covering 12.53 lakh
hectares are helping farmers access water for
their needs.

Modi government not only does its own work but
also ensures completion of incomplete works of
previous governments. 99 such projects to irrigate
76.03 lakh hectares with an investment of Rs
77,595 crore were taken up. 44 of these projects
are already completed and 22 projects are more
than 90% complete.

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