Which of the following statements with regard to Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is/are correct? 1. PMKSY was launched during 2015-16 2. The basic aim of PMKSY is to enhance physical access of water on farm 3. One of the main objectives of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 only
- (b)1 and 2 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
Correct — D, 1, 2 and 3. All three statements about the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana are correct. PMKSY was launched in 2015-16 (approved by the Union Cabinet on 1 July 2015); its guiding aim 'Har Khet Ko Pani' is precisely to enhance farmers' physical access to water on the farm; and one of its declared objectives is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level through district and sub-district irrigation plans. Its companion motto 'Per Drop More Crop' targets water-use efficiency.
- (a)1 only — Understates the scheme — statements 2 (Har Khet Ko Pani, physical access to water) and 3 (field-level convergence of irrigation investment) are also official features, not just the launch year.
- (b)1 and 2 only — Leaves out statement 3, yet convergence of irrigation investments at the field level is an explicitly stated PMKSY objective, so it too is correct.
- (c)2 and 3 only — Drops statement 1, but PMKSY was indeed launched in 2015-16, so the launch-year statement is also correct.
PMKSY is a 2015 umbrella irrigation programme that merged earlier schemes (the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme, the Integrated Watershed Management Programme and On-Farm Water Management). Its twin mottos capture its aims: 'Har Khet Ko Pani' (assured water to every field) and 'Per Drop More Crop' (higher water-use efficiency through micro-irrigation).
The question rewards knowing that all three lines are genuine features. The likely doubt is over the 'convergence of investments at the field level' clause, which is in fact lifted from the scheme's own list of objectives.
- PMKSY was launched in 2015-16 (Union Cabinet approval on 1 July 2015).
- Motto 'Har Khet Ko Pani' — extend assured irrigation to every farm.
- Motto 'Per Drop More Crop' — improve water-use efficiency via drip and sprinkler micro-irrigation.
- Its objectives include end-to-end irrigation solutions and convergence of investments at the field level.
- Doubting the 'field-level convergence' clause — it is a stated PMKSY objective.
- Confusing PMKSY (irrigation) with PM-KISAN (farmer income support).
Asked as statement-verification with a code — usually all-correct, testing recall of the scheme's mottos and objectives.
With reference to micro-irrigation, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Fertilizer/nutrient loss can be reduced. 2. It is the only means of irrigation in dry land farming. 3. In some areas of farming, receding of ground water table can be checked. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer(c) 1 and 3 only
Same theme — irrigation and water-use efficiency. UPSC tests the merits of micro-irrigation (which PMKSY's 'Per Drop More Crop' promotes); this NDA item tests the launch and objectives of the PMKSY scheme itself.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which slogan is linked to PMKSY's drive for water-use efficiency?
- (a)Har Khet Ko Pani
- (b)Per Drop More Crop
- (c)Beej Se Bazaar Tak
- (d)Jai Kisan
Answer(b) Per Drop More Crop — the micro-irrigation, efficiency-focused motto of PMKSY.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana was launched in which year?
- (a)2014
- (b)2015
- (c)2019
- (d)2020
Answer(b) 2015 — approved by the Union Cabinet on 1 July 2015 (2015-16).