ANDHRA PRADESH MICRO IRRIGATION PROJECT (APMIP)

- The Government of India have formulated a scheme “Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana” (RKVY) – Micro Irrigation under Per Drop – More Crop with a special emphasis on soil and water conservation, water use efficiency, soil health management and rainfed area development.
- The Concept of “Per Drop – More Crop” can be achieved to realize optimal benefits to the farmers.
- The Project is being implemented with the Assistance from Government of India, Government of AP., and along with farmer contribution.
- Project is being implemented in 5 sectors i.e. Horticulture, Agriculture, Oil palm, Sugarcane & Sericulture.

Types of Micro Irrigation	Suitable Crops
Drip Irrigation	Banana, Papaya, Mango, Turmeric, Sweet Orange, Acid Lime, Betelvine, Pomegranate, Melons, Onion, Flowers & Vegetables
Sprinkler Irrigation	Groundnut & Bengalgram
Rainport Irrigation	Groundnut

S.No.	Year wise	Administrative Sanctions given
S.No.		No. of Farmers	Area (Ha)
1	2022-23	1437	1613.42
2	2023-24	1420	1580.73
3	2024-25	2249	2405.92

G.O.Ms.No.493 dated 02.08.2022 of the Agriculture & Cooperation (H & S) Department

S.No	Category	% of Subsidy	Area limit in acres
A. Drip Irrigation
1	SF/MF Farmers	90	0-5
2	Farmer with land holding above 5 acre to 10 acres	70	5-10
B. Sprinkler Irrigation
1	SF/MF Farmers	55	0-5
2	Farmer with land holding above 5 acre to 10 acres	45	5-10

- Implementation through RBKs, Bio-metric authentication & Online Registrations.
- RBK in-charges are trained on APMIP – Registrations, Preliminary Inspection & Final inspection.