Consider the following pairs : Programme/Project Ministry 1.

Consider the following pairs :

Programme/Project	Ministry
1. Drought-Prone Area Programme	Ministry of Agriculture
2. Desert Development Programme	Ministry of Environment and Forests
3. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas	Ministry of Rural Development

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

1 and 2 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

None

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

This question was previously asked in

UPSC IAS – 2014

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None of the given pairs are correctly matched. The Drought-Prone Area Programme (DPAP) and Desert Development Programme (DDP) were administered by the Ministry of Rural Development (specifically, the Department of Land Resources). The National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) falls under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

Administrative responsibilities for various development programs in India are assigned to different Union Ministries. DPAP and DDP historically focused on area development and drought/desert mitigation in specific vulnerable regions, falling under the purview of rural development and land resources. NWDPRA is aimed at improving agricultural productivity in rainfed areas through watershed management, placing it under the agriculture ministry.

Over time, some of these programs or their components may have been restructured or integrated into larger schemes. However, at the time this question was likely framed, the stated ministry pairings were incorrect. For example, DPAP and DDP were later subsumed into the Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), which is also under the Ministry of Rural Development.

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