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Enhancing Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency with PMKSY: Presentation Insights

This presentation by Group 3, led by Shri Vikas Deshmukh, Commissioner of Agriculture, Maharashtra, discussed the convergence of irrigation investments, improved water access, on-farm efficiency, precision irrigation, water conservation, watershed development, and more. Key issues and suggestions for enhancing PMKSY's effectiveness were addressed, including finalizing templates, cost transparency, fund allocation, merging ongoing projects, and empowering state-level authorities. Participants from Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, and other states actively engaged in shaping strategies for better water resource management under PMKSY.

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Enhancing Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency with PMKSY: Presentation Insights

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  1. ENHANCING AREA UNDER IRRIGATION & ACHIVING WATER USE EFFICIENCY Through PMKSY Presentation by Group 3 Shri VikasDeshmukh, Commissioner, Agri, Maharashtra

  2. States participated • 1. Maharashtra • 2. Chattisgarh • Rajasthan • Tamilnadu • West bengal • Jharkhand • Telangana • Andhrapradesh • Uttar pradesh • Madhypradesh • sikkim • Manipur • Odisha • Himachal pradesh • Mizoram • Jammu & kashmir • Punjab • Bihar • No. of participants: 25

  3. Objectives • Convergence of investments in irrigation • Enhance access to irrigation • Integration of water source, distribution and application • Improved on-farm water use efficiency • Enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation • Water conservation & ground water recharge • Development of rainfed areas through watershed approach • Extension activities & IEC application • Treatment of municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture • Greater private investments in irrigation

  4. ISSUES • Template for preparation of DIP not • available • Cost of preparation of DIP not mentioned • Allocation to the states not known in • advance • High pending liabilities • Coordination at District and State level • Channelization of funds from various • departments

  5. ISSUES • Current method of approval of MOWR • projects will be continued or not? • What will be the role of existing SLNA • (IWMP)? • Componentwise allocation of funds of IWMP • Pattern of fund sharing ? • Norms for treated waste water • Convergence with MGNREGA

  6. SUGGESTIONS • Templates to be finalized by GOI and shared with the states • Cost of preparation of DIP be upto Rs 20 L per • district • Allocation by all departments to be • communicated to the states in advance • Ongoing projects to be merged with DIP & to • be prioritized • State level executive authority to be • established for implementation • Channelization of funds through state level • executive authority

  7. SUGGESTIONS • SLSC be empowered to sanction the MOWR projects • and its implementation • SLNA be strengthened as PMKSY nodal authority • SLSC be empowered to decide componentwise/ • departmentwise allocation • Pattern of fund sharing may be 90:10 • BOD norms need to be relaxed • Convergence with MGNREGA to be decided by • SLSC • All state sector projects related to water • resource development be made part of DIP

  8. Thank you…..

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