Revised Macro Management of Agriculture Scheme

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for implementa
tion of the Revised Macro Management of Agriculture (MMA) scheme during the 11th
Five year Plan subject to mid- term appraisal of the scheme.
The revised MMA Scheme redefines its role to avoid overlapping and duplication o
f efforts and to make it more relevant to present agriculture scenario in the st
ates based on the District Agriculture Plans prepared by them.
The MMA Scheme has been comprehensively revised, inter-alia, in terms of the sco
pe of activities, rationalization of the cost and subsidy norms vis a vis other
schemes to bring about uniformity and avoid confusion at the field level and a r
evised allocation criteria. The Revised MMA comprises 11 sub schemes relating to
crop production and natural resource management.
The Revised MMA scheme would dovetail with other major initiatives like NFSM (Na
tional Food Security Mission), RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana) and address
the concerns of States with the aim to complement / supplement the States efforts
to increase agricultural production and productivity by reducing yield gaps tow
ards ensuring food security and increasing farmers income.
A tentative outlay of Rs.5,500 crore has been earmarked for the MMA Scheme for t
he 11th Five Year Plan.
The revised MMA would help in increasing the agricultural production and product
ivity by reducing yield gaps towards ensuring food security and increasing farme
rs income.