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The Centre has introduced new flexibility under the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme to encourage micro-level water storage and conservation projects.
The Union Agriculture Ministry has revised the guidelines for the scheme, expanding the "other inventions" section.
Now, states and Union territories can plan micro-level water management activities, such as diggi construction and water harvesting systems-based on local needs, the ministry said in a statement.
These systems can be developed for individual farmers as well as community use, ensuring sustainable water availability for micro-irrigation.
Earlier, funds for such activities were limited to 20 per cent of the total allocation for each state/UT and 40 per cent for northeastern states, Himalayan states, and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
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"Now, states/UTs have been given greater flexibility to exceed these limits as per their specific requirements," the ministry said.
These initiatives aim to help farmers adopt micro-irrigation, improve water-use efficiency, and ultimately increase productivity and income, it added.
The 'Per Drop More Crop' scheme, as a key component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), was launched in 2015.
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