National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) was started in

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National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) was started in 2004.
National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) is a continuing central sector scheme launched in 2004 since the 10^th Five Year Plan by subsuming the National Project on Development and use of Bio fertilizers under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
The main aim is to Promote organic farming practices to reduce the burden on Chemical Fertilizers, to ensure effective utilization of farm resources.
Planning Commission had approved the scheme as a pilot project for the remaining two and half years of the 10^th plan period with effect from 01.10.2004 with an outlay of Rs. 57.04 crores.