Correct Answer - Option 4 : None of the above
The correct answer is None of the above.
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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.
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Projects included -
- Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) including Extension, Renovation and Modernization (ERM) of irrigation projects
- Surface Minor Irrigation schemes (SMI)
- Lift Irrigation Schemes (LIS)
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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.
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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.
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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
- It was launched in 2015-16.
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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
