GS PrelimsAgricultureGovernment Policies and Schemes for Agriculture2016

With reference to Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion', which of the following statements is/are correct? 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. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger stake in this scheme. 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. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A

1 only

B

2 and 3 only

C

1 and 2 only

D

1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. Statement 1 is correct. The 'Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion' (INSIMP), launched under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), aimed to demonstrate improved production and post-harvest technologies, along with value addition techniques, using a cluster approach in selected districts to enhance the production and consumption of millets. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The scheme was primarily focused on rainfed areas where millets are traditionally grown. These areas often have a high concentration of Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers. Thus, these groups had a larger stake in the success and benefits of the initiative. 3. Statement 3 is incorrect. While the scheme aimed to promote millet cultivation and provided support including kits of critical inputs and support for microirrigation, a primary stated objective was not specifically to encourage farmers to shift *from* commercial crops to millets by offering these free kits. The focus was more on improving the productivity and utilization of millets in areas where they were already cultivated or suitable for cultivation, especially targeting food and nutritional security.

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