Question: In which year agro-climatic planning was introduced for inducing regionally balanced agricultural development in the country?
Options:
1964
1988
1990
1978
🔑 Key Points
🌱 Agro-Climatic Planning
→ The Planning Commission of India focused its attention on the problems of agriculture in rainfed areas in the 1980s.
→ It initiated agro-climatic planning in 1988 to induce regionally balanced agricultural development in the country.
→ It also emphasized the need for diversification of agriculture and harnessing of resources for the development of dairy farming, poultry, horticulture, livestock rearing, and aquaculture.
🌱 Agro-Climatic Planning
→ The Planning Commission of India focused its attention on the problems of agriculture in rainfed areas in the 1980s.
→ It initiated agro-climatic planning in 1988 to induce regionally balanced agricultural development in the country.
→ It also emphasized the need for diversification of agriculture and harnessing of resources for the development of dairy farming, poultry, horticulture, livestock rearing, and aquaculture.
📌 Conclusion
→ Hence, the correct answer is option 2.