Question

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister, approved which scheme to promote sustainable agriculture and to achieve food security for self sufficiency in October 2024

• A. National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology
• B. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
• C. National Food Security Mission
• D. PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

Answer 1

Answer:

D. PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

Key Objectives:

• To promote sustainable agriculture.

• To achieve food security and self-sufficiency.

• To incentivize states to increase agricultural production and productivity.

Background and Significance:

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved this scheme in October 2024.

• The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was launched in 2007 as an overarching scheme to ensure that agricultural development is more enterprise-led rather than thematically driven.

• It aims to provide backward and forward linkages for agricultural infrastructure.

• The scheme focuses on bringing about the necessary reforms in the agricultural sector.

• It provides flexibility and autonomy to states to plan and execute programs based on their specific needs.