Background

In order to provide flexibility to the States in implementation based on regionally differentiated approach, to promote crop diversification and to provide focused approach to the programmes, the four erstwhile schemes of OPP, OPDP, NPDP and AMDP were merged into one Centrally Sponsored Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil palm and Maize (ISOPOM) in 2004.

Now ISOPOM is replaced with National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) to be implemented during the 12th Plan Period as NFSM absorbed pulses and maize component from the ISOPOM scheme.