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Key Points at a Glance

Agriculture: Production, Water Resources, Irrigation, Animal Husbandry, Farmer Welfare Schemes

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Key Points at a Glance

  1. Total irrigation potential created in Rajasthan: 39.36 lakh hectare (up to March 2024); annual budget 2024-25 ₹5,803.75 crore. / : 39.36 ; 2024-25 ₹5,803.75

  2. Rajasthan ranks #1 in India for wool production (47.98% of national production, 2022-23) and #2 for milk (14.44% of national milk production). / #1 #2

  3. Livestock GVA in Rajasthan: ₹1.98 lakh crore (2024-25, current prices) — exceeds the crop sector GVA; milk alone contributes 80.17% of livestock GVO. / GVA: ₹1.98 (2024-25) — ; 80.17%

  4. Rajasthan holds 10.60% of the country's total livestock; including 84.43% of national camel population, 14% goats, 12.47% buffaloes. / 10.60%; 84.43% , 14% , 12.47%

  5. ERCP (Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal) — Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project: drinking water to 17 districts, 3.25 crore people; irrigation to 2,51,000 new + 1,52,000 additional hectares. / ERCP: 17 3.25 ; 2,51,000 + 1,52,000

  6. Rajasthan's annual surface water availability is ~40,000 MCM but only ~50% is currently utilized; 80% of groundwater blocks are over-exploited. / ~40,000 MCM ~50% ; 80% -

  7. PM-KISAN provides ₹6,000/year (centre); Rajasthan supplements with ₹3,000/year (CM Kisan Samman Nidhi) — total ₹9,000/year to 72-74 lakh registered farmers. / PM-KISAN ₹6,000/; ₹3,000 — ₹9,000/; 72-74

  8. PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana) continued till 2025-26 with total outlay ₹69,515.71 crore (2021-22 to 2025-26); uses YES-TECH and WINDS satellite technology. / PMFBY 2025-26 ; ₹69,515.71 ; YES-TECH WINDS

  9. IGNP (Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana) serves 5,719 villages and 39 towns in the Thar Desert; RWSLIP (JICA funding) rehabilitates 137 irrigation projects covering 4.70 lakh hectare CCA. / IGNP: 5,719 39 ; RWSLIP (JICA): 137 — 4.70 CCA

  10. Groundwater: fluoride contamination affects multiple districts; ERCP + JJM rural household connections 59.61 lakh (8.26 lakh added in 2024-25) address this structural crisis. / ; ERCP JJM 59.61

  11. Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) launched October 2025: ₹24,000 crore/year for 6 years, integrating 36 schemes for 100 low-productivity districts, 1.7 crore farmers. / PMDDKY 2025 : ₹24,000 /, 100 , 36