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Q101
(NDA-I/2026)
Economy › Agriculture & Rural Economy
Which one of the following is not a strategy in the Rainfed Area Development (RAD) scheme of India?
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The Rainfed Area Development (RAD) scheme, a key component of the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), aims to make agriculture more productive and climate-resilient in rainfed regions. Its core strategies include:
- Diversified farming: Promoting Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) by combining crops with horticulture, livestock, fishery, and agro-forestry to mitigate risks.
- Soil health management: Implementing soil test-based nutrient management and resource conservation.
- Cluster-based approach: Adopting clusters of 100 hectares or more to ensure effective convergence and local participation.
Optimizing canal irrigation is not a strategy of RAD. Rainfed areas, by definition, are those that lack assured irrigation facilities like canals. RAD focuses on on-farm water management and rainwater harvesting for protective irrigation. Canal irrigation optimization is primarily addressed under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
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