The National Mission for Saffron is a launched as a sub-scheme under which of the following?

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RRC Group D Previous Paper 41 (Held On: 16 Oct 2018 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Krishi Vikas Yojana.

The Saffron bowl is confined to Kashmir may soon expand to the North East of India.
Plants from seeds transported from Kashmir to Sikkim and acclimatized there are now flowering in Yangyang in the southern part of the North-East state.
Saffron production has long been restricted to a limited geographical area in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Pampore region in India is commonly known as the Saffron bowl of Kashmir.
- It is the main contributor to saffron production, followed by Budgam, Srinagar, and kishtiwar districts.
National Saffron Mission focussed on several measures to improve its farming, the measures were still restricted to specified areas of Kashmir.
North East Centre For Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) is an autonomous body under the Department of Science & Technology, under the Gov. of India supported a pilot project to explore the feasibility of growing saffron in the North East Region of India, with the same quality and higher quantity.
The Botany and Horticulture department of Sikkim Central University carried out the soil and actual pH conditions of Yangyang of Sikkim and found it comparable to Saffron growing places of Kashmir.

Important Points

Remunerative Approach for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejunivation, previously Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is a State Plan Scheme of Additional Central Assistance.
It was launched in August 2007 as a part of the 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India.