16. National Mission on Micro-Irrigation

♤ It was a Centrally sponsored scheme in which 40% cost of the MI system was borne by Central Government, 10% by State Government and remaining by the beneficiary herself.

♤ An additional 10% cost was borne by Central Government in respect of small and marginal farmers.

♤ Also, the assistance was limited to a maximum area of 5 hectare per beneficiary.

♤ This scheme was subsumed under National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and

implemented as “On Farm Water Management” during 2014-15.