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The Green Revolution, as you know, was a government programme of agricultural modernisation. It was largely funded by international agencies that was based on providing high-yielding variety(HYV) or hybrid seeds along with pesticides, fertilisers, and other inputs, to farmers. Green Revolution programmes were introduced only in areas that had assured irrigation, because sufficient water was necessary for the new seeds and methods of cultivation.

Which regions in India mostly benefited from the first wave of the Green revolution?

Western U.P., Coastal Andra Pradesh and Punjab

The correct answer is Option (3) → Western U.P., Coastal Andra Pradesh and Punjab

The first wave of the Green Revolution mainly benefited wheat and rice–growing regions with assured irrigation, especially:

• Punjab

• Western Uttar Pradesh

• Coastal Andhra Pradesh

• Parts of Tamil Nadu