A Lift Irrigation Scheme of Karnataka State: A Critical Review

Gopi H and Rangappa K.B.

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Abstract: Realising the poor welfare implications of the schemes like loan waivers, subsidies there is growing support for the empowerment of the farming community. In such circumstances, Karnataka state government launched Ganga Kalyana Yojana (GKY) Scheme to uplift the Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) in rural area. The scheme targeted the SMFs and subsidized the finance to lift the water by digging the bore and later supplied the electrification. Since 1996-97 the scheme has been performing, many authors and committees evaluated the programme. In this paper an attempt has been made to critically review the research done on the GKY. An overview used descriptive and analytical research method, found that SC/STs less awareness towards scheme, positive changes in SMFs lives style and cropping pattern, finally noticed several issues and suggestions of the scheme with evidence.

Keywords: Food Subsidies; Loan Waiver; SMFs; Electrification; GKY. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I3 I38 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-04-15, Revised 2021-04-25
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Published in Palarch's Journal of Archeology of Egypt/Egyptology 10.18(2021): pp. 3302-3308

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