Government proposes to initiate the scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

The Government has proposed to initiate the scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. Announcing this during his maiden Budget Speech in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that there was a need to provide assured irrigation to mitigate risk to the farmer since bulk of the farm lands are rainfed and depend on monsoon. This scheme would facilitate access to irrigation. Shri Jaitley said that a sum of Rs.1,000 crores is being set aside for this scheme.

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