Chandigarh–In a serious push in the direction of sustainable agriculture and scientific water administration, the State Stage Sanctioning Committee (SLSC), beneath the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretray Anurag Rastogi, has accredited 4 Neighborhood-Based mostly Photo voltaic Powered Built-in Micro Irrigation Tasks beneath the Micro Irrigation & Command Space Improvement Authority (MICADA), Haryana.
With a complete funding of ₹402.41 crore, the initiatives will likely be applied throughout 61 canal retailers overlaying 20 blocks in Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra and Mahendragarh districts. Scheduled for completion between 2026-27 and 2028-29, the initiative will deliver 11,040 hectares of culturable command space beneath superior micro-irrigation programs and straight profit 8,926 farmers throughout 94 villages.
The district-wise allocation consists of ₹95.78 crore for Bhiwani, ₹114.68 crore for Jhajjar, ₹77.17 crore for Kurukshetra and ₹114.78 crore for Mahendragarh. The benefit-cost ratio ranges from 1.21:1 to 1.65:1, indicating sturdy financial viability and long-term returns for the farming group. By selling drip and sprinkler programs inside canal command areas, the initiatives goal to considerably enhance water use effectivity, cut back transmission losses and improve crop productiveness.
Chairing the assembly, the Chief Secretary emphasised that built-in provide and demand administration of water is important to handle local weather variability and declining groundwater ranges. He directed departments to make sure well timed execution, strict monitoring and efficient coordination in order that advantages attain farmers inside the stipulated timeframe. The adoption of solar-powered programs may even decrease operational prices and make irrigation environmentally sustainable. He additionally directed officers to go within the subject and share greatest practices with farmers.
The Committee reviewed and accredited a complete reform 16 agendas pertaining to registration of producer/suppliers as per PDMC Tips, 2025 and to strengthen transparency, accountability and farmer safety. A complete of 147 producers and suppliers had been discovered eligible for registration for 2025–26 to 2029–30 after rigorous scrutiny of 165 purposes. Distributors agreed to align their charges with accredited State/PDMC norms beneath the Per Drop Extra Crop (PDMC) programme, guaranteeing that farmers are shielded from inflated pricing.
The scheme will proceed beneath a beneficiary-driven Direct Profit Switch/Type by way of mannequin, enabling farmers to pick suppliers whereas subsidies are launched inside accredited value ceilings. To reinforce transparency, the MICADA portal will likely be built-in with the GST portal for digital authentication of invoices, stopping faux or inflated billing. A component-wise financial institution assure mechanism has additionally been accredited to make sure monetary accountability of distributors, and GST has been included as a part of admissible subsidy as per norms.
High quality assurance mechanisms had been additional strengthened with State-level scrutiny of laboratory testing experiences, strict penalty provisions for violations and impartial monitoring of a minimum of 20 per cent of initiatives yearly. A cluster-based implementation technique and a pilot Public-Non-public-CSR mannequin had been additionally mentioned to increase protection and guarantee long-term upkeep help, notably for SC, Small & Marginal farmers.
Notably, between 2022-23 and 2024-25, MICADA efficiently applied 99 NABARD-funded Micro Irrigation Fund schemes throughout 18 districts at a value of ₹563.43 crore, with auxiliary infrastructure totally accomplished and micro-irrigation programs put in over practically 40 per cent of the focused space. The newly accredited initiatives construct upon this sturdy basis and reaffirm Haryana’s dedication to climate-resilient, technology-driven and farmer-centric agricultural improvement.
