PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA

Under this scheme, to emphasis efficient use of irrigation water, farmers are being encouraged to set up micro irrigation facility through financial assistance of 100 % subsidy to small and marginal farmers and 75 % subsidy to big farmers. A beneficiary can get financial assistance up to 5 ha. Farmers who are all already benefited can also get subsidy for renew the laterals after seven years.

Eligibility Condition

• The total financial assistance available to the beneficiary under the micro irrigation scheme from both Central and State Governments would be 55% for small & marginal farmers & 45% for other farmers
• The subsidy payable to the beneficiary will be limited to an overall ceiling of 5 hectare per beneficiary
• Those beneficiaries, who have already availed subsidy benefits for his /her farm, can not avail the assistance for the next seven years.
• If a beneficiary has more than one crop with different crop spacing being grown separately in his/her land holding, assistance will be available for installing the drip irrigation system as per the individual crop spacing, the combined area of which will not exceed 5 ha per beneficiary.