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M-CADWM under PMKSY

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: M-CADWM under PMKSY (GS3 · Irrigation, 9 April 2025)

What happened

  • Cabinet approved M-CADWM as a PMKSY sub-scheme for 2025-26 with ₹1,600 crore initial outlay [PIB].

Background

  • Underground pipes to farm gate up to 1 ha [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Canal losses are high.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-09): cabinet approved M-CADWM as a PMKSY sub-scheme for 2025-26 with ₹1,600 crore initial outlay.
  2. Canal losses are high.
Quotable data point

Cabinet approved M-CADWM as a PMKSY sub-scheme for 2025-26 with ₹1,600 crore initial outlay.

PIB: Cabinet: M-CADWM, 9 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: M-CADWM.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

M-CADWM is a sub-scheme of

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Cabinet: M-CADWM, 9 Apr 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending