58. Which of the following isn’t included in the comprehensive land development programme of the 1980s and 1990s?
(a) Kisan credit card
(b) Personal accident insurance scheme
(c) Minimum Support Price
(d) Fragmentation of land holdings.
Answers
The answer will be (b) Personal accident insurance scheme
" Option a) Kisan Credit Cards ".
Explanation:
Kisan Credit Card (KCC) :
The Central government had launched a Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme in 1998 which helps to granted short-term formal debt to farmers.
The scheme was first created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Kisan Credit Card is a scheme that offers short term, revolving credit to farmers across India. It was launched in August 1998 with an aim to propitiate any financial shortcoming experienced by farmers during crop cultivation and maintenance of their produce.
It has land reforms collectivization, consolidation of holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari.
These included:
- The abolition of intermediaries
- Tenancy reforms
- Fixing ceilings on land holdings
- Consolidation of landholdings.
- Green revolution and White revolution.
A comprehensive land development programme was initiated in the 1980s and 1990s was included both institutional and technical reforms. Provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, fire, etc.
Establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing low-interest loans which means Minimum support price is included.