Question:
Consider the following statements:
(1) Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched in 1996-97.
(2) Command Area Development Programme was taken up in 2014-15
(3) Hydrology Project was launched by Government of India with the World Bank assistance in 1974-75
(4) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana was launched druing 2015-16.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) (1) and (4) only
(B) (2) and (4) only
(C) (3) and (4) only
(D) (1) and (2) only
Answer : (A) (1) and (4) only
Analysis of the Programmes
Here’s a breakdown of the launch years for each of the mentioned government schemes:
- (1) Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)
- Correct 👍. The AIBP was launched by the Government of India during 1996-97 to provide financial assistance to state governments for the speedy completion of large, ongoing irrigation projects.
- (2) Command Area Development Programme (CADP)
- Incorrect. The Command Area Development Programme was launched much earlier, in 1974-75, during the Fifth Five-Year Plan. Its objective was to improve water utilization in existing irrigation schemes.
- (3) Hydrology Project
- Incorrect. The first phase of the National Hydrology Project, with assistance from the World Bank, was launched in 1995. Its aim was to improve the planning, development, and management of water resources.
- (4) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
- Correct 👍. This flagship scheme was launched during the financial year 2015-16 with the motto of “Har Khet Ko Pani” (water to every field). It aims to expand cultivated areas with assured irrigation and improve water use efficiency through “more crop per drop”.