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| Atal Bhujal Yojana | |
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| Country | India |
| Launched | 25 December 2019 |
| Status | active |
Atal Bhujal Yojana (or, Atal Jal, lit Atal Groundwater Scheme or Atal Water) is a groundwater management scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on 25 December 2019. The purpose of the scheme is to improve groundwater management in seven states of India.[1]
History
In June 2018, the World Bank Board approved the scheme and it will be funded by the World Bank.[2] It was launched on 25 December 2019 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.[3]
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are the designated priority states for improvement of groundwater management through community participation, impacting around 78 districts and 8350 gram panchayats. The duration of the scheme is from 2020 to 2025.[1][4]
Benefits and Features
- The Central Government has launched the Atal Ground Water Scheme.
- In seven selected water-stressed areas of the country, this program will value community engagement and demand intervention for sustainable groundwater management.
- The program aims to improve Jal Jeevan Mission's source sustainability, make a beneficial impact on the goal of doubling farmers' income, and change community behavior to encourage water usage.
- The government would invest Rs 6000 crore to run the Atal Ground Water Scheme.
- The World Bank will lend Rs 3000 crore, and the Indian government will put up another Rs 3000 crore.
- Under this plan, the state will receive funds in the form of grants-in-aid.
- 8353 water-stressed Gram Panchayats in Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana will be included in the Atal Ground Water Scheme.[5]
Other agriculture schemes launched by Modi regime
Agriculture initiatives schemes launched by the Narendra Modi regime are:[6]
- 2020 Indian agriculture acts
- Atal Bhujal Yojana
- E-NAM for online agrimarketing
- Gramin Bhandaran Yojana for local storage
- Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF)
- National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
- National Scheme on Fisheries Training and Extension
- National Scheme on Welfare of Fishermen
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKSN) for minimum support scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for irrigation
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) for organic farming
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for crop insurance
See also
References
- ^ a b "Atal Bhujal Yojana: PM Launches Rs 6,000 Crore Groundwater Management Plan". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Explained: Atal Bhujal Yojana — Why a scheme for groundwater". The Indian Express. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to arrest groundwater depletion". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "PM Launches Atal Bhujal Yojana". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Atal Bhujal Yojana". ataljal.hid.gov.in. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ 10 important government schemes for agriculture sector, India today, 2019-08-30.