Union Agriculture Minister in Lok Sabha: Incomplete Irrigation Schemes and River-Linking Projects Back on Track under Our Government

• Statement by Union Agriculture & Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Lok Sabha (18 Mar 2026) reviving long-pending PMKSY–AIBP irrigation works and National Perspective Plan (NPP) river-linking projects.
• Combines four NDA agriculture pillars: irrigation completion, Seed–Fertiliser–Pesticide law overhaul, Digital Agriculture Mission (9 cr Farmer IDs, "Bharat Vistaar" AI), and Natural Farming push.
• Examinable for both Prelims (scheme facts, river-link geography) and Mains GS-III (agriculture, irrigation, food security).