If you have water then only you can do farming but in our country, most of the farmers use the traditional irrigation method “flood irrigation” in which there is a lot of wastage of water. That’s why the government is working towards increasing the yield of crops by using new irrigation techniques and spending less water. For this, the micro irrigation scheme working under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana being run by the government is proving to be very beneficial for the farmers.
Through this scheme, farmers can avail of bumper subsidies on the purchase of new technology irrigation equipment like Drip, Sprinkler and Raingun. Under this, the Uttar Pradesh government has started a portal so that more and more farmers can take advantage of it. The Horticulture Department of the state is running this portal and along with it, training camps are also being organized for this, in which the farmer brothers can get all the information about it.
Explain that the Government of India gives a subsidy of 45 to 55% on this scheme and on this, the State Government of Uttar Pradesh gives an additional top-up of 20 to 35%. Together, the state’s small and marginal farmers get 90% of the total expenditure on drip, mini/micro sprinklers and other farmers get an 80% subsidy.
Source: Kisan Samadhan
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