Per Drop More Crop

Per Drop More Crop is an initiative by the Government that comes under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. It is a centrally sponsored scheme that was implemented in all the states. The Per Drop More Crop came into existence in 2015-16.

The 'Per Drop More Crop' paradigm lays the groundwork for addressing water-related concerns by methodically boosting water productivity and conservation, particularly in agriculture, to free up water for other productive uses.

The focus of the Per Drop More Crop

• Micro-irrigation, such as drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, is used to improve water use efficiency at the farm level
• To promote micro-irrigation intensively, efforts are being made to converge the 'Per Drop More Crop' Scheme with the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), Namami Gange Districts, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Surakshaevem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Water Harvesting Structures through PMKSY's Watershed Development component
• The component also brings together efforts to conserve and manage water so that there is enough water available for micro-irrigation

Significance of Per Drop More Crop

• The Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) was established with NABARD in 2018-19 with a corpus of Rs. 5000 crores to give a boost to micro-irrigation in the country.
• On loans given to state governments under the MIF, the Government offers a 3% interest subsidy.

Objectives of the Per Drop More Crop Scheme

The Per Drop More Crop scheme has several objectives, and the Government is striving hard to achieve all of these objectives. Listed below are the purposes of the scheme:

• Increase the country's water efficiency by expanding the usage of micro-irrigation technologies
• Accurate water management can help farmers increase crop output and profits
• To encourage fertigation, use micro-irrigation devices
• Encourage the use of micro-irrigation techniques for water-intensive/high-demand crops such as sugarcane, cotton, and other field crops, and ensure that micro-irrigation technologies are extensively adopted for other field crops
• Encourage micro-irrigation in water-scarce/stressed blocks and districts
• To maximise energy consumption for both water-lifting irrigation and micro-irrigation, integrate the river-lift/tube-well irrigation programme with micro-irrigation techniques whenever practical
• Technology on micro-irrigation needs to be developed so that agriculture and horticulture are sustained and developed. also, a modern scientific understanding has to be brought into the picture for the promotion and growth of Indian agriculture
• Incorporating different energy forms like solar energy, wind energy etc. and bringing them to use in agriculture
• Bringing about diversification in the types of crops that are grown in India
• Encouraging newer farming techniques like farm forestry, terrace farming etc. so that the country does not remain dependent on the traditional types of agriculture
• Coming up with more recent devices like water-lifting devices, etc., which makes farming easy for all the farmers out there

The Per Drop More Crop initiative was launched under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. The initiative has brought about several reforms in the agriculture industry in India that has transformed how agriculture is done in India. The scheme is quite crucial from the exam's perspective, and you must know everything about the scheme.

FAQs on Per Drop More Crop

Q.1. What types of micro-irrigation are focused on under the Per Drop More Crop scheme?

The two types of irrigation are drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation focused on under the Per Drop More Crop scheme.

Q.2. What are some of the interventions of the Per Drop More Crop scheme?

Some of the Per Drop More Crop scheme interventions are crop diversification, storage of water, etc.

Q.3. How much is GST applicable to irrigation systems that support the Per Drop More Crop scheme?

A 12% GST applies to micro-irrigation and sprinkler irrigation systems that support the Per Drop More Crop scheme.

Q.4. How much money is allocated to the Per Drop More Crop scheme?

Rs. 3645 Crores has been allotted to the Per Drop More Crop scheme.

Q.5. The Per Drop More Crop scheme comes under which important scheme of the Government?

The Per Drop More Crop scheme comes under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.