Which of the following is/are correctly matched?SchemeMinistrya) Accel

1.	Which of the following is/are correctly matched?SchemeMinistrya) Accelerated Irrigation benefit scheme 1. Ministry of Rural developmentb) Integrated watershed management program 2. Department Of Agriculturec) On-farm water management 3. Ministry of water resources1. a only2. b only3. c only4. None of the above
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : None of the above The correct answer is None of the above. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Program (AIBP) : It was launched by the Government of India during 1996-97 to provide financial assistance to State Governments with the aim of speeding up the implementation of on-going irrigation projects. It is currently implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation. Hence pair 1 is incorrectly matched. Projects included - Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) including Extension, Renovation and Modernization (ERM) of irrigation projects Surface Minor Irrigation schemes (SMI) Lift Irrigation Schemes (LIS) Watershed management programs in India - To accelerate the pace of development of wastelands/degraded lands the Government had set up the National Wastelands Development Board in 1985 under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Later a separate Department of Wastelands Development in the Ministry of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation was created in 1992 and the National Wastelands Development Board was transferred to it. In April 1999, the Department of Wastelands Development was renamed as the Department of Land Resources to act as the nodal agency for land resource management. Hence pair 2 is incorrectly matched. On-farm water management focuses primarily on enhancing water use efficiency by promoting efficient on-farm water management technologies and equipment. It has been implemented under Ministry of Agriculture. Hence pair 3 is incorrectly matched. This will not only focus on application efficiency but, in conjunction with the RAD component, also will emphasize effective harvesting & management of rainwater. Assistance will be extended for adopting water conservation technologies, efficient delivery and distribution systems, etc. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) It was launched in 2015-16. PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating of ongoing schemes such as Accelerated Irrigation benefit scheme, Integrated watershed management program, On-farm water management - Ministry of Agriculture

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?SchemeMinistrya) Accelerated Irrigation benefit scheme 1. Ministry of Rural developmentb) Integrated watershed management program 2. Department Of Agriculturec) On-farm water management 3. Ministry of water resources1. a only2. b only3. c only4. None of the above

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : None of the above

The correct answer is None of the above.

Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Program (AIBP) :
- It was launched by the Government of India during 1996-97 to provide financial assistance to State Governments with the aim of speeding up the implementation of on-going irrigation projects.
- It is currently implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation. Hence pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
- Projects included -
  - Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) including Extension, Renovation and Modernization (ERM) of irrigation projects
  - Surface Minor Irrigation schemes (SMI)
  - Lift Irrigation Schemes (LIS)
Watershed management programs in India -
- To accelerate the pace of development of wastelands/degraded lands the Government had set up the National Wastelands Development Board in 1985 under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
- Later a separate Department of Wastelands Development in the Ministry of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation was created in 1992 and the National Wastelands Development Board was transferred to it.
- In April 1999, the Department of Wastelands Development was renamed as the Department of Land Resources to act as the nodal agency for land resource management. Hence pair 2 is incorrectly matched.
On-farm water management focuses primarily on enhancing water use efficiency by promoting efficient on-farm water management technologies and equipment.
- It has been implemented under Ministry of Agriculture. Hence pair 3 is incorrectly matched.
- This will not only focus on application efficiency but, in conjunction with the RAD component, also will emphasize effective harvesting & management of rainwater.
- Assistance will be extended for adopting water conservation technologies, efficient delivery and distribution systems, etc.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
- It was launched in 2015-16.
- PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating of ongoing schemes such as Accelerated Irrigation benefit scheme, Integrated watershed management program, On-farm water management - Ministry of Agriculture

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