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RSMSSB Agriculture Supervisor: Rajasthan Agriculture, Irrigation and Government Schemes

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Rajasthan Agriculture, Irrigation and Government Schemes

This paper asks which agro-climatic zone, which irrigation source and which scheme pays what.

Agro-climatic zones

Rajasthan is divided into ten zones: arid western plain, irrigated north-western plain under IGNP, hyper-arid partially irrigated zone, internal drainage dry zone, transitional plain, semi-arid eastern plain, flood-prone eastern plain, sub-humid southern plain, humid southern plain and humid south-eastern plain.

Irrigation

  • Wells and tube wells irrigate the largest share of the cropped area, followed by canals and tanks.
  • Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana carries Sutlej water from the Harike barrage, entering Rajasthan at Hanumangarh, serving Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer and parts of Churu, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur and Jodhpur.
  • Other commands: Chambal project with Gandhi Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar and Jawahar Sagar; Mahi Bajaj Sagar; Bisalpur; and the state's Sardar Sarovar share.
  • Canal over-irrigation in IGNP has caused waterlogging and salinity, corrected through sprinkler and drip under the Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY.

Schemes

  • PM-KISAN pays 6,000 rupees a year in three instalments to landholding farmers.
  • PMFBY farmer premium is 2% for kharif, 1.5% for rabi and 5% for commercial and horticultural crops of the sum insured; the balance is subsidised.
  • Kisan Credit Card, Soil Health Card, e-NAM, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and RKVY support credit, soil testing and marketing.
  • State initiatives include the Raj Kisan Saathi portal and the Mukhyamantri Krishak Sathi Yojana for crop-loss compensation.

Worked example

A farmer insures a kharif crop for 80,000 rupees under PMFBY. His premium is 2% of 80,000, that is 1,600 rupees; the remaining actuarial premium is shared by the Centre and the state. For the same sum insured in rabi he pays 1.5%, that is 1,200 rupees.

Traps

  • Quoting the full actuarial premium as the farmer's share.
  • Confusing Har Khet Ko Pani, which creates irrigation sources, with Per Drop More Crop, which funds micro-irrigation.
  • Assuming canals dominate; wells and tube wells do.