Atal Bhujal Yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “This scheme will promote panchayat-led groundwater management.” The scheme is expected to benefit about 8,350 gram panchayats in 78 districts of these states.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a national scheme for groundwater conservation with an outlay of ₹6,000 crore. The Union Cabinet has already approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana. Prime Minister Modi launched the scheme on the occasion of the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
“This scheme will promote behaviour change by focusing on Panchayat-led groundwater management and demand-side management. Around 65 per cent of the total irrigated area in the country is derived from groundwater,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The scheme will be implemented over a period of five years from 2020 to 2025. The scheme aims to improve groundwater management through community participation in certain priority areas of seven states – Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
The scheme is expected to benefit around 8,350 Gram Panchayats located in 78 districts of these states.
This morning, Prime Minister Modi paid tribute to Vajpayee, saying that the three-time Prime Minister’s “silence had more power than his words.” He added, “Many good things can be said about Atal ji’s life… He knew when to speak and when to remain silent. This is an amazing power.” Prime Minister Modi tweeted a one-minute video on Vajpayee’s life.
“His silence held more power than his words,” Prime Minister Modi said of the former prime minister, who ruled the country for 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 1998, and five years from 1999.
President Ram Nath Kovind and other leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, paid tribute to Mr. Vajpayee at the Atal Samadhi site in central Delhi this morning. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, among others, also laid flowers in tribute.
“His silence held more power than his words,” Prime Minister Modi said of the former prime minister, who ruled the country for 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 1998, and five years from 1999.
President Ram Nath Kovind and other leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, paid tribute to Mr. Vajpayee at the Atal Samadhi site in central Delhi this morning. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, among others, also laid flowers in tribute.