Agriculture. The –PartBJP government has published an infographic on the 48-months portal. The info-graph is a part of a larger sub section on the government’s commitment to farmers. It makes seven claims about the government’s focus on doubling farmers’ incomes. This article is a fact check of the claims made in the infographic. What is the PMKSY? ‘The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) was launched in July 2015 for providing end-to end solutions in irrigation supply chain, viz. water sources, distribution network and farm level application’ states a response in Lok Sabha. According to the PMKSY website, ‘It has been conceived amalgamating ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (RD&GR), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC). The scheme will be implemented by Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development. Programme architecture of PMKSY will be to adopt a ‘decentralized State level planning and projectised execution’ structure that will allow States to draw up their own irrigation development plans based on District Irrigation Plan (DIP) and State Irrigation Plan (SIP). It will be operative as convergence platform for all water sector activities including drinking water & sanitation, MGNREGA, application of science & technology etc. through comprehensive plan. State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of the State will be vested with the authority to oversee its implementation and sanction projects.’ A response in the Lok Sabha further stated that, ‘the program is composed of three components namely Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (RD & GR), PMKSY (Per Drop More Crop, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and (Watershed Development) PMKSY. Ministry of Agriculture is the nodal ministry for implementing PMKSY.’ Has there been a special focus on irrigation? The first claim is that there is a ‘special focus on irrigation with the aim of ‘per drop more crop’. The report of the committee for doubling farmers’ income states that ‘water source creation, conservation and efficient use (by a blend of systems like micro-irrigation and technology like crop alignment) can promote more crop per drop. PMKSY is based on this principle. There could be a lifesaving or supplementary irrigation during post rainy or fall months which would possibly sustain productive potential of crop through alleviation of moisture stress under conservation agriculture (CA). Local water harvesting by constructing small ponds and using the water via a sprinkler has demonstrated the useful in protecting pulse, crops, during periods of monsoon withdrawal or delay in Karnataka’. The volume on strategies for sustainability in agriculture provides the strategies for improving irrigation inrain-fed agriculture areas. A response in LokSabha from December 2017 states that ‘Rs. 1550.00 crore and Rs. 1990.00 crore were allocated under the Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY in the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively’. Claim: Special focus on irrigation with the aim of ‘per drop more crop.’ Fact: Water source creation, conservation and efficient use (by a blend of systems like micro-irrigation and technology like crop alignment) can promote more crop per drop. PMKSY is based on this principle. However, the scheme itself is an amalgamation of existing schemes, implying that there is not a new focus, but continuation of existing programs. Hence, the claim is MISLEADING. Have quality seeds and nutrients been provided based on soil health cards? The second claim is thatthe government is enabling ‘provision of quality seeds and nutrients based on soil health of each field’. The website of thesoil health cards describes that the ‘National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture(NMSA) will be implemented during 12th Plan with the objectives to make agriculture more productive, sustainable and climate resilient; to conserve natural resources; to adopt comprehensive soil health management practices; to optimize utilization of water resources; etc. Soil Health Management (SHM) is one of the most important interventions under NMSA.