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Q48·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2016

Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion

EconomyAgriculture and Rural DevelopmentStatement-basedMediumStatic

Question

With reference to 'Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion', which of the following statements is/are correct?

1This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with cluster approach.
2Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger stake in this scheme.
3An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and microirrigation equipment.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1.

    This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with cluster approach.

  2. 2.

    Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger stake in this scheme.

  3. 3.

    An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and microirrigation equipment.

Options

a

1 only

b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 2 only

Answer
d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP) is indeed designed to improve production technologies, post-harvest management, and value addition of millets using a cluster-based approach. The scheme primarily targets small, marginal, poor, and tribal farmers who have historically grown millets and are most vulnerable to food insecurity. Statement 3 is partially misleading—while the scheme does offer support packages, its main focus is on farmers already engaged in or traditionally associated with millet cultivation, not specifically on converting commercial crop farmers to millet farming through free kits, though supporting transitions is part of the broader objectives. The emphasis is on nutritional security and livelihood support for vulnerable farming communities.

INSIMP targets nutritional security and farmer welfare by building on traditional millet cultivation in disadvantaged communities using modern techniques.

Question details

Year

2016

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q48

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Agriculture and Rural Development

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Ministry of Agriculture - Government Schemes

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