Modernisation of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM)

Question 1

cabinet has approved ______

Answer 1

Rs 1,600 crore

Question 2

under the ______ scheme

Answer 2

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

Question 3

full name

Answer 3

Modernisation of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM)

Question 4

for the period

Answer 4

2025-2026

Question 5

aim

Answer 5

to modernize the irrigation water supply network, supplying irrigation water from existing canals or other sources in a designated cluster

Question 6

For the initial phase, the scheme will run on a pilot basis across ____cities covering around 80,000 farmers.

Answer 6

78

Question 7

The scheme aims to create robust backend infrastructure for micro-irrigation systems, particularly using pressurized underground pipelines, will farm gate up to ______of land

Answer 7

1 hectares (ha)

Question 8

The scheme will use Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for real-time water accounting and water management.

• This will help to increase the _______ at the farm level, increase agriculture production as well as productivity; and thereby increase the income of farmers.

Answer 8

Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

Question 9

Under this scheme, the projects will be made sustainable by Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) to Water User Society (WUS) for management of irrigation assets.

• The Government of India (GoI) will provide handholding support to WUSs for linking them with existing economic entities like: Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) or Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Societies (PACS), for period of _____ years.

Answer 9

5

Question 10

Based on initial results and learnings from the pilot projects, the Government of India (GoI) will launch a full-scale National Plan for Command Area Development and Water Management commencing from _____ for the 16th Finance Commission (FC) period.

Answer 10

April 2026