The correct answer is (d) 1961.
The Small Farmers Development Programme (SFDP) was a rural development program launched by the Government of India in 1961. The objective of the program was to provide financial and technical assistance to small farmers to improve their agricultural productivity and income. The program was implemented through a network of banks and cooperatives, and it provided loans, subsidies, and training to small farmers. The SFDP was successful in increasing agricultural production and incomes among small farmers, and it was one of the most important rural development programs of the 1960s and 1970s.
The other options are incorrect.
(a) 1947 is the year India gained independence from British rule.
(b) 1967 is the year the Green Revolution began in India.
(c) 1980 is the year the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed.