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Q48 (IAS/2016) Economy › Agriculture & Rural Economy › Agricultural support schemes Official Key

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.

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
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The correct answer is option C (statements 1 and 2 only).

INSIMP (Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion) provides farmers with input support and services in the form of free certified seed minikits, training, and incentive for hybrid seed production.[1] This aligns with statement 1's description of demonstrating improved production and post-harvest technologies in an integrated manner with a cluster approach. Statement 2 is also correct as millets are traditionally grown by resource-poor farmers in rainfed areas, making poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers the primary beneficiaries of this scheme.

However, statement 3 is incorrect. The scheme does not specifically aim to encourage commercial crop farmers to shift to millet cultivation by offering free kits of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment. The scheme's focus is on supporting existing millet farmers with seed minikits, training, and production incentives, rather than converting commercial crop farmers to millet cultivation through nutrient and irrigation equipment packages.

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  1. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12188307/
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Fair but tricky. Statements 1 and 2 use standard 'bureaucratic positive' language (integrated, pro-poor) which are usually correct in UPSC. Statement 3 is the 'Devil in the Detail'—specifically the claim of 'free micro-irrigation equipment'. Government schemes offer subsidies for hardware, rarely free kits. This is a logic check on fiscal prudence, not just a memory check.

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Does the Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion aim to demonstrate improved production and post-harvest technologies and value-addition techniques in an integrated manner using a cluster approach?
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Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 12: Supply Chain and Food Processing Industry > Objectives: > p. 370
Presence: 5/5
“• Enhancing value realisation of TOP farmers by targeted interventions to strengthen TOP production clusters and their FPOs, and linking/connecting them with the market.• Price stabilisation for producers and consumers by proper production planning in the TOP clusters and introduction of dual use varieties.• Reduction in post-harvest losses by creation of farm gate infrastructure, development of suitable agro-logistics, and creation of appropriate storage capacity linking consumption centres.• Increase in food processing capacities and value addition in TOP value chain with firm linkages with production clusters.• Setting up of a market intelligence network to collect and collate real time data on demand and supply and price of TOP crops.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly mentions strengthening production clusters and linking them with markets — aligns with a cluster approach.
  • Specifically refers to reducing post-harvest losses via farm-gate infrastructure and developing agro-logistics — matches post-harvest technology aims.
  • Calls for increasing food processing capacities and value addition in the value chain linked to production clusters.
Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 10: Agriculture - Part I > 10.7 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) > p. 311
Presence: 4/5
“Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established a large network of over 700 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) across the country with an aim to conduct technology assessment and refinement, knowledge dissemination and provide critical input support for the farmers with a multidisciplinary approach. KVKs provide various types of farm support to the agricultural sector: • They play a vital role in conducting on farm testing to demonstrate location specific agricultural technologies. KVKs conduct demonstrations to prove the potential of various crops at farmers' fields.• They also conduct need-based training programmes for the benefit of farmers, farm women and rural youths.• KVKs are creating awareness about improved agricultural technologies through large number of extension programmes.• Critical and quality inputs like seeds, planting materials, organic products, biofertilizers and livestock, piglet and poultry strains are produced by the KVKs and made available to the farmers.”
Why this source?
  • Describes KVKs conducting on-farm testing and demonstrations of location-specific agricultural technologies — supports the 'demonstrate improved production technologies' element.
  • Highlights extension, training and dissemination functions that enable demonstration at farmers' fields.
Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > RAINFED AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (RADP) > p. 53
Presence: 4/5
“Ministry of Agriculture has initiated farming system and farmer centric interventions under a new scheme 'Rainfed Area Development Programme' to look into the specific needs of the rainfed areas for improving the quality of life of farmers, especially small and marginal farmers by offering a complete package of activities to maximise the farm returns for their food and livelihood security. Under this progrmame an end to end approach covering production, on farm management, storage, marketing, value addition are being contemplated to assure appropriate returns to the farmers from the rainfed areas. During 2011–2012, an amount of INR 250 crore has been allocated for RADP for adoption of holistic agriculture development through integrated farming system in 10 identified states across the country on pilot basis.”
Why this source?
  • Describes an end-to-end integrated approach covering production, storage, marketing and value addition — supports the 'integrated manner' claim.
  • Shows precedent of schemes aiming for integrated interventions across the production-to-value-add chain.
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