M-CADWM as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is set to run for the period 2025-2026.
- PMKSY was launched in 2015-16 to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, etc.
Key Features of M-CADWM
- Objective: Modernization of the irrigation water supply network to supply of irrigation water from existing canals or other sources in a designated cluster.
- It will make robust backend infrastructure for micro-irrigation by farmers from established source to the Farm gate up to 1 hectare with underground pressurized piped irrigation.
- Technology: Use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Internet of things technology will be used for water accounting and water management.
- Potential benefits:
- Increase the Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at the farm level, increase agriculture production & productivity.
- Sustainable farming by Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) to Water User Society (WUS) for management of irrigation assets.
- WUS will receive handholding support for the next five years, helping them connect with economic entities like Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
- Attracting youth into farming by adopting the modern method of irrigation.
About Command Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM) Programme
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