Which one among the following statements about PDMC scheme (Per Drop More Crop) is not correct ?
This scheme focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through micro-irrigation.
The cost borne in implementing this scheme is shared by the Central Government and the State Governments in the ratio of 50 : 50.
It is a Centrally sponsored scheme.
This scheme is implemented under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
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Statement B is not correct: The cost sharing ratio for the PDMC scheme (a component of PMKSY) is typically 60:40 between the Centre and States for general states, 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan states, and 100% for Union Territories, not a fixed 50:50.
Statement C is correct: As a component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), PDMC is a Centrally sponsored scheme.
Statement D is not correct: The PDMC scheme is implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), not the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). While both are centrally sponsored schemes related to agriculture, PDMC is specifically part of PMKSY’s ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component.
The question asks for a statement that is *not* correct. Both B and D are incorrect. However, stating that PDMC is implemented under RKVY instead of PMKSY is a fundamental misattribution of the scheme’s administrative framework. Thus, D is a clearly incorrect statement about the program’s structure. Option B is also incorrect regarding the fixed 50:50 ratio, but cost-sharing itself is a feature. D is a more direct factual error regarding the parent scheme.