Question

Desert Development Programme was started in which year?

• A. 1980-81
• B. 1977-78
• C. 1975-76
• D. 1985-86

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1977-78

• DDP was started in 1977-78 both in hot and cold desert areas.

• The DDP is in progress in 227 blocks of 36 districts in seven States namely, Gujarat, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan (all hot-desert areas), and Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir (cold desert areas).

  The focus of both the DPAP and DDP is to reduce/minimize the bad effects of drought on production of crops, livestock and productivity of land, water and human resources