WELCOME TO BWDS

The Bihar Watershed Development Society (BWDS) is a State level agency constituted under the Directorate of Soil Conservation, Agriculture Department, and Government of Bihar, responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring all Watershed Development programs in the State. Recognizing the importance of Watershed Development as a platform for poverty alleviation, the Bihar Watershed Development Society (BWDS) has been created to give a “Strategic Mission” focus to the program. The mission is intends to provide the required focus, coordination and operational flexibilities in implementation of watershed concepts and approaches in the State. The Bihar Watershed Development Society (BWDS) as a registered Society came into existence on 28th April, 2010. It has been registered under Society Registration Act 21, 1860 vide Registration No. - 301 Dated 28 April - 2010 BWDS. BWDS was constituted for implementation of IWMP for Watershed Development project – 2008 (Revised edition – 2011) under DoLR, ministry of rural development, GoI. IWMP is renamed as PMKSY – WD from 2015-16.

The main aims of the BWDS is to improve productive potential of rain fed degraded land through integrated watershed management, to strengthen community based local institutions for promotion of livelihoods & watershed sustainability, and to improve the efficiency of watershed projects through cross learning and incentive mechanism. Also is to accelerate the economic growth rate of agriculture in the less endowed rain fed areas of the State. Moreover, providing a better Economy, Ecology and Equity in the rain fed regions of the state by adopting harmony with ecological principles of development and ensuring sustained transformation of economy and ecology. At watershed level, to achieve higher incomes for farmers, expanded livelihood options for landless, equity in distribution of benefits, community ownership and management, and ecologically sustainable action plan. Enhancing economic growth of village community dependent on watershed by Securing production and farmers' income against climate variability and its risks of drought spells through diversification of crop systems & animal husbandry, and varied livelihood portfolios; efficient water harvesting and retention of rainwater in soil profile; and entitling all project members to ground and surface water resources for life saving irrigation on equitable basis. In a nutshell, improving intensity and productivity of various crops, livestock, fisheries and biomass production systems, integrated farming system through optimal, integrated, sustainable and efficient use of natural resources in project areas.

PMKSY (Erstwhile IWMP)

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko pani’ and improving water use efficiency ‘More crop per drop' in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application and extension activities.
The major objective of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level, expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop), enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

PMKSY-PDMC

The Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) scheme is operational in the country from 2015-16 which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation (MI). Total area of 59.37 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation in the country under PMKSY-PDMC from 2015-16 to till date.
The PMKSY- PDMC is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the funds under the scheme is shared between Central Government and State Government in the ratio of 60:40 for all States except the North Eastern and Himalayan states wherein sharing pattern is 90:10.

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Hon'ble Cheif Minister
Govt. of Bihar

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Hon'ble Agriculture Minister
Govt. of Bihar

Shree Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, I.A.S.,

Secretary
Departments of Agriculture, Bihar

Shree Sudama Mahto,

Director, Soil Conservation-cum-CEO BWDS
Departments of Agriculture,Bihar

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