The Government on Tuesday said an area of 62 lakh 40 thousand hectares have been covered under Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) so far since 2015-16. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said over 15 thousand crore rupees have been provided to States as central assistance for this purpose till now. He said the government provides 55 per cent financial assistance to small and marginal farmers and 45 per cent for other farmers for installation of Drip and Sprinkler systems under the scheme. The Minister said the farmers are encouraged to take advantage of micro irrigation technologies.<br />''<br />''<br />