Question

53. Bringing Green Revolution to eastern India is a sub scheme of

• A. a) National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology
• B. b) National Mission for sustainable agriculture
• C. c) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
• D. d) None

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

Ans 53.C

Explanation:The programme of “Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)” was launched in 2010-11 to address the constraints limiting the productivity of “rice based cropping systems” in eastern India comprising seven (7) States namely; Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purvanchal) and West Bengal.
The programme is now a sub-scheme of RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana.