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The same is now implemented as “Per Drop More Crop” component under PMKSY from

2015-16 onwards.

17. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

This is one of the eight mission under NAPCC (National Action Plan for Climate Change).

NMSA as a programmatic intervention is operational from 2014-15. It aims at making agriculture more productive, sustainable, and remunerative and climate resilient by

o promoting location specific integrated farming system

o soil and moisture conservation measures

o comprehensive soil health management

o efficient water management practices and

o mainstreaming rainfed technologies.

Rain-fed Area Development and Soil Health Management are its two components.