Schemes
Department:
Soil & Water Conservation Department
Title: Watershed Development Component (WDC) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) erstwhile (IWMP)
Description:
The Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) erstwhile (IWMP) is the result of the new and unified approach of the Government of India for treatment and development of the new generation watersheds in realistic and holistic manner.
The Government of India through the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has evolved the Common Guidelines, 2008 for implementation of the Watershed Development Projects. The major area in which paradigm shift has been made under
the programme are, inter-alia, institutional funding of the State Government through the State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA)at the State Level.
For the state of Meghalaya, the SLNA was constituted on 25th June 2009, called the Meghalaya State Watershed & Wasteland Development Agency (MSWWDA) which has been registered under the Meghalaya Societies Registration Act, XII of 1983.
The main objectives of the PMKSY- WDC are:
1. To conserve soil, moisture and nutrients
2. To enhance recharge of underground water and agricultural productivity
3. To improve vegetation by afforestation and dry land horticulture
4. To increase availability of fodder and fuel
5. To form and strengthening of community based organizations, providing livelihood activities for the assets less persons
6. To encourage live stock production, production systems and micro enterprises i.e., income generation
7. Effective management of runoff water and improved soil & moisture conservation activities such as ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, rain water harvesting, in-situ moisture conservation and other allied activities on watershed basis.
8. Converging with MGNREGS for creation of water source to full potential in identified backward rain fed blocks including renovation of traditional water bodies
The Government of India through the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has evolved the Common Guidelines, 2008 for implementation of the Watershed Development Projects. The major area in which paradigm shift has been made under
the programme are, inter-alia, institutional funding of the State Government through the State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA)at the State Level.
For the state of Meghalaya, the SLNA was constituted on 25th June 2009, called the Meghalaya State Watershed & Wasteland Development Agency (MSWWDA) which has been registered under the Meghalaya Societies Registration Act, XII of 1983.
The main objectives of the PMKSY- WDC are:
1. To conserve soil, moisture and nutrients
2. To enhance recharge of underground water and agricultural productivity
3. To improve vegetation by afforestation and dry land horticulture
4. To increase availability of fodder and fuel
5. To form and strengthening of community based organizations, providing livelihood activities for the assets less persons
6. To encourage live stock production, production systems and micro enterprises i.e., income generation
7. Effective management of runoff water and improved soil & moisture conservation activities such as ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, rain water harvesting, in-situ moisture conservation and other allied activities on watershed basis.
8. Converging with MGNREGS for creation of water source to full potential in identified backward rain fed blocks including renovation of traditional water bodies
Scheme Beneficiaries:
Citizen, Farmers
Scheme Benefits:
Other
How to Avail:
Online
Sponsors:
Shared
Age From:
-None-
To:
-None-
Funding:
Central 90% and State 10%