Arrange the following initiatives for development of agriculture in India after Independence in the chronological order.
A. Introduction of package technology comprising HYVs in irrigated areas.
B. Initiation of the policy of liberalisation and free market economy
C. Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP)
D. Agro-climatic planning initiated by the Planning Commission of India.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C, A, D, B
(C) Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP) — first. It was launched when agricultural production stagnated in the late 1950s.
(A) Introduction of package technology comprising HYVs in irrigated areas. — second. HYV seeds became available by the mid-1960s, and this led to the Green Revolution.
(D) Agro-climatic planning initiated by the Planning Commission of India. — third, in 1988, for regionally balanced agricultural development.
(B) Initiation of the policy of liberalisation and free market economy — last, in the 1990s.
NCERT (2026-27): “Agricultural Development in India … But agricultural production stagnated during late –1950s. To overcome this problem, Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP) and Intensive Agricultural Area Programme (IAAP) were launched.” “New seed varieties of wheat (Mexico) and rice (Philippines) known as high yielding varieties (HYVs) were available for cultivation by mid-1960s. India took advantage of this and introduced package technology comprising HYVs, along with chemical fertilisers in irrigated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.” “The Planning Commission of India focused its attention on the problems of agriculture in rainfed areas in 1980s. It initiated agro-climatic planning in 1988 to induce regionally balanced agricultural development in the country.” “Initiation of the policy of liberalisation and free market economy in 1990s influenced the course of development of Indian agriculture.” |