PMKSY:PDMC: eligibility and documents

- Financial assistance to farmers for the installation of irrigation components under Micro Irrigation (all assets/ water sources for this must be mandatorily linked with a Micro Irrigation system to achieve water use efficiency).

- Installation of drip or sprinkler irrigation in the farmers’ field for selected crops.

- Installation of the irrigation system can be done either by the farmers themselves or by the selection of any approved Micro Irrigation companies.

- The pattern of assistance payable to the beneficiary under the micro irrigation scheme will be 55% for small and marginal farmers and 45% for other farmers which will be met by both the Central Government and State Government in the ratio of 60:40 for all states except the North Eastern and Himalayan states. In the case of these states, the ratio of sharing is 90:10. For the Union Territories, the funding pattern is 100% granted by the Central Government.

- Direct Benefit Transfer into the accounts of farmers.

- Farmers can also avail benefits like water harvesting structures both at individual and community levels, water lifting devices for conveyance efficiency, and digging of a farm pond, under Other Interventions of Per Drop More Crop.

1. The applicant should be a citizen of India.

1. All the farmers of the State & Union Territory are eligible to take the benefits of this scheme.

1. The subsidy payable to the beneficiary will be limited to an overall ceiling of 5 hectares per beneficiary.

Note 01: The beneficiary has to purchase only BIS-marked systems/components under the scheme.

Note 02: The scheme is to be implemented through the mechanism of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Aadhaar details of the beneficiary are required to access the benefit of the programme.

Step 1: The farmers, based on the requirement of their field & region, may contact their Block/District Agriculture Office through their respective Gram Panchayat. Further, the farmer may also contact the Agriculture Officer of their Block/District or call Kisan Call Centre (Toll-Free No. 1800-180-1551).

Step 2: The farmers may approach the concerned authority and request/collect an application form for the scheme.

Step 3: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across), and attach all the (self-attested) mandatory documents.

Step 4: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the designated receiving authority.

Step 5: Acquire the receipt/acknowledgment of the successful submission of the application form from the receiving authority.