Through which of the following schemes/programmes government is promoting organic farming in the country?
(A) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
(B) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
(C) Intensive Agriculture District Programme
(D) Intensive Agriculture Area Programme
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (B) only
(A) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) Correct. The government promotes organic farming through this scheme.
(B) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Correct. It is the second scheme named for organic farming.
(C) Intensive Agriculture District Programme Incorrect. It was launched when agricultural production stagnated in the late 1950s, to raise output, not to promote organic farming.
(D) Intensive Agriculture Area Programme Incorrect. It was launched at the same time and for the same purpose as the district programme.
Note: The current NCERT book (2025-26) prints the second scheme as ‘Rashtriya Vikas Yojana (RKVY)’. The word ‘Krishi’ has been left out there; the abbreviation RKVY itself shows the full name, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, which the question prints correctly.
NCERT (2025-26): “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.…” “National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture is to make agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative and climate resilient by promoting location specific integrated/composite farming systems and to conserve natural resources through appropriate soil and moisture conservation measures. The Government has been promoting organic farming in the country through the scheme such as Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Rashtriya Vikas Yojana (RKVY).” |