Since 2015, the Government of India has launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana to increase the proper use of water in fields and to expand agricultural areas under assured irrigation.
This scheme aims to bring prosperity to rural areas by producing more crop per drop.Under this scheme, the main objectives are: bringing uniformity in investment in irrigation, expanding cultivable area under “Har Khet Ko Pani,” increasing the efficiency of water use in fields to reduce water wastage, adopting proper irrigation and water-saving techniques (more crop per drop), etc.
For the year 2025-26, a budget provision of ₹16.88 crore has been made under this scheme.