New Watershed Development Projects under WDC-PMKSY 2.0
- On 18th January 2025, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects across 10 high-performing states, with a budget of Rs. 700 crore.
- The Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) was launched in 2009-10.
- IWMP was later merged with Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 2015-16 as WDC-PMKSY.
- The Government continued WDC-PMKSY as ‘WDC-PMKSY 2.0‘ from 2021-26 with a physical target of 49.50 lakh hectares and a financial outlay of Rs. 8,134 crore.
- WDC-PMKSY 2.0 will be implemented in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and ....
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