2021 · Q38
Which one of the following is not an objective under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) ?
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- AProviding subsidies to use fertilizer, high yielding varieties (HYV) and pesticides
- BTo achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level
- CTo expand cultivable area under assured irrigation
- DImproving on-farm water use efficiency
Explanation
PMKSY (launched 2015, “Har Khet Ko Pani”) aims at convergence of irrigation investments at the field level, expanding cultivable area under assured irrigation, and improving on-farm water-use efficiency (“per drop more crop”). Subsidies on fertilizers, HYV seeds and pesticides belong to other schemes (the fertilizer subsidy regime, NFSM) and are not PMKSY objectives. Hence (A) is not an objective of PMKSY.