New Delhi: To promote efficient water use and boost farmer income, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has introduced more flexibility under the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme, empowering states to exceed spending limits set for projects under it, an official said on Thursday.

“Earlier, funds for such activities were limited to 20 per cent of the total allocation for each State/UT and 40 per cent for North Eastern States, Himalayan States, and UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Now, States/UTs have been given greater flexibility to exceed these limits as per their specific requirements,” said the official in a statement.

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare implemented the Centrally-Sponsored Scheme of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) from 2015-16 to 2021-22 as a com

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