Four sub-components
- Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) — new tanks, check dams, lift schemes < 2,000 ha CCA.
- Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of water bodies — desilting, weir repair, channel relining.
- Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM) — field channels, on-farm development, WUA strengthening.
- Groundwater Development — community tubewells, recharge structures.
Who applies and how
HKKP is implemented project-mode: the state irrigation / minor-irrigation department submits proposals to the Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti, which sanctions central assistance after technical and financial appraisal. Beneficiary farmers in the project ayacut do not file individual applications.
Recent progress and timeline (2024 — 2026)
- 2024-25: PMKSY cycle outlay consolidated at ₹93,068.56 crore through 2025-26; HKKP component receives proportionate share for SMI, RRR, CAD&WM and groundwater sub-components.
- August 2024: Mission Amrit Sarovar crossed 80,000 sarovars completed against an initial target of 50,000 (1-acre water bodies in each district).
- April 2025: Modernisation of CAD&WM launched with ₹1,600 crore initial outlay focusing on SCADA canal control, on-farm channels and WUA capacity-building.
- September 2025: National Mission for Aquifer Mapping (NAQUIM-II) aligned with HKKP groundwater-development tranche for evidence-based tubewell siting in over-exploited blocks.
- 2025-26 Budget: Continued state-share refinance through NABARD LTIF; DLI audit conditions tightened so states must furnish utilisation certificates before fresh tranches.
Step-by-step participation pathway
- Identify which HKKP sub-component covers your village — SMI for new minor schemes, RRR for restoration of an existing tank/anicut, CAD&WM for on-farm channels in an existing command, Ground Water Development for community tubewells in safe blocks.
- Approach the Block Development Officer or the state Minor Irrigation Department to confirm whether your water body or proposed site is on the DPR shelf.
- For RRR proposals, the Gram Panchayat resolution and village water-body inventory are required; the DPR is prepared by the district engineering wing.
- For groundwater works, the application route is via the State Ground Water Department; over-exploited and critical blocks (as notified by CGWB) are excluded from new tubewell sanctions.
- Once a project is sanctioned by the state and Centre, the WUA receives intimation; farmers benefit automatically once water is delivered.
- For convergence with on-farm drip/sprinkler, file a parallel application under PMKSY-PDMC; HKKP funds the source, PDMC funds the field application system.
Common reasons projects/benefits do not flow
- Site in over-exploited block: CGWB categorisation blocks new groundwater development; move proposal to RRR/SMI instead.
- DPR cost above benchmark: state proposals exceeding CWC benchmark cost are returned for revision, delaying sanction.
- State arrears in DLI audit: central tranches paused until state clears earlier UCs.
- Land acquisition pending: alignment disputes around channels and tank-bunds delay commissioning.
- WUA not constituted: CAD&WM release requires functioning WUA; absence triggers re-tendering.
Beneficiary grievance lies first with the WUA chair and then with the Executive Engineer (Minor Irrigation) at the district level. The MoJS PMKSY portal hosts a state-wise project tracker and a grievance tab; central escalation lies with the National Project Monitoring Unit.
Outlay and progress statistics
Per MoJS data, the SMI sub-component has created incremental irrigation potential of around 22 — 24 lakh hectares across multiple PMKSY cycles. RRR has restored tens of thousands of village water bodies, including the 80,000+ sarovars completed under the parallel Amrit Sarovar Mission. CAD&WM coverage exceeds 10 lakh hectares of field channels and on-farm development in the current PMKSY phase. State-wise, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana lead sanctions; north-east and Himalayan states use the 90 % central window for community tubewells and check dams. Live figures are updated quarterly on the PMKSY dashboard at jalshakti-dowr.gov.in.
Interaction with other schemes
HKKP funds the water source; downstream conversion is via PMKSY-PDMC for drip/sprinkler and PM-KUSUM for solar-pump lift irrigation. In over-exploited aquifers, Atal Bhujal Yojana provides incentive-linked grants for demand-side water management — together they shape both supply and demand. Where HKKP supports a major-medium project's field-channel layer, it converges with PMKSY-AIBP. For watershed development in upland rainfed areas, the parallel PMKSY-Watershed (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) extends the suite to ridge-to-valley treatment.