For example, at Mota Vadala, Gujarat, Jamnagar in 2011-12, the WIC-managed plot yielded 5.8 tonnes per hectare of wheat compared to 5.9 tonnes per hectare in the calendar-based irrigation plot; in addition, the drip irrigation plot (guided by WIC) yielded 6.3 tonnes per hectare (see Table 4.2). Similar results were recorded in different years at various testing sites; thus, such decision-making tools need to be promoted as a way of optimizing water resources. At present, different government departments or agencies are involved in the implementation of subsidy-oriented schemes. Due to variation in the norms with different states in India, it is difficult to get all the details required by the scheme (Palanisami etal., Moreover, a differential subsidy pattern for different crops, as well as paddy, is being followed in different regions, which is affecting farmers and implementing agencies'ability to follow and avail the benefits of a given scheme.