Arrange the following events in chronological order (earliest first):
(A) The TANWA project was initiated in Tamil Nadu
(B) NABARD was set up as an apex body for rural finance
(C) The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was introduced
(D) A thrift and credit society was started under Kudumbashree in Kerala
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
(B) NABARD was set up as an apex body for rural finance — 1982.
(A) The TANWA project was initiated in Tamil Nadu — late 1980s.
(D) A thrift and credit society was started under Kudumbashree in Kerala — 1995.
(C) The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was introduced — October 2014.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.3 Credit and Marketing in Rural Areas … Later, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was set up in 1982 as an apex body to coordinate the activities of all institutions involved in the rural financing system. …” “Box 5.2: Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture (TANWA) Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture (TANWA) was a project initiated in the late 1980s in Tamil Nadu to train women in latest agricultural techniques and in organic farming. …” “Box 5.1: The Poor Women’s Bank ‘Kudumbashree’ is a women-oriented community-based poverty reduction programme being implemented in Kerala. In 1995, a thrift and credit society was started as a small savings bank for poor women with the objective to encourage savings. …” “Box 5.3: Adoption of Village by Parliamentarians In October, 2014, The Government of India introduced a new scheme called Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). Under this scheme, Members of India’s Parliament need to identify and develop one village from their constituencies. …” |