Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2025 • Q.30
Animal Husbandry and Rural Development
Consider the following statements about the Rashtriya Gokul Mission :
I. It is important for the upliftment of rural poor as majority of low producing indigenous animals are with small and marginal farmers and landless labourers.
II. It was initiated to promote indigenous cattle and buffalo rearing and conservation in a scientific and holistic manner.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
Syllabus Connection
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. (GS-III)
NCERT Connection
Ch.5: Land Resources and Agriculture
Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Indian Human Geography