How many of the following statements are correct?
(A) Kudumbashree is a women-oriented, community-based poverty reduction programme implemented in Kerala.
(B) TANWA was a project initiated in the late 1980s in Tamil Nadu.
(C) Kudumbashree’s thrift and credit society was started in 1995 as a small savings bank for poor women.
(D) Farm Women’s Groups under TANWA create savings by functioning like mini banks.
(E) Kudumbashree was set up to train women in latest agricultural techniques and organic farming.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Four
Statements (A) to (D) are correct. (E) gives TANWA’s aim to Kudumbashree.
(A) Kudumbashree is a women-oriented, community-based poverty reduction programme implemented in Kerala. — Correct. This is what Kudumbashree is.
(B) TANWA was a project initiated in the late 1980s in Tamil Nadu. — Correct. TANWA began in the late 1980s.
(C) Kudumbashree’s thrift and credit society was started in 1995 as a small savings bank for poor women. — Correct. It began in 1995 to encourage savings.
(D) Farm Women’s Groups under TANWA create savings by functioning like mini banks. — Correct. They work like mini banks through micro-credit.
(E) Kudumbashree was set up to train women in latest agricultural techniques and organic farming. — Incorrect. Training in farm techniques and organic farming was the aim of TANWA. Kudumbashree is a savings and poverty reduction programme.
NCERT (2026-27): “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 5.2: 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. It encouraged women to actively participate in raising agricultural productivity and family income. At a Farm Women’s Group in Thiruchirapalli, run by Anthoniammal, trained women are successfully making and selling vermicompost and earning money from this venture. Many other Farm Women’s Groups are creating savings in their group by functioning like mini banks through a micro-credit system. …” |