Central assistance released under PMKSY

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New Delhi : The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation during last week released Central Assistance (CA) of Rs 246.9 crore for 9 prioritized projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) works and Rs 487.80 crore for Command Area Development (CAD) works of 17 projects.

During 2017-18, so far, CA amounting to Rs 1,152.52 crore has been released for 26 priority projects under AIBP. Also, Rs 3,318.85 crore has been released as State share from NABARD for 24 priority projects under AIBP. For CAD works, CA amounting to Rs 524.90 crore for 22 priority projects and Rs 71.52 crore as State share has been released through NABARD, according to a PIB release. Thus, total funds of Rs 6,047.15 crore have been leveraged under Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) through NABARD during 2017-18 so far.

Further, Rs 436 crore have been released under PMKSY- Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP)- for Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) schemes for various States.