Consider the following statements:
- 1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers.
- 2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2015
Statement 2 is correct. The Command Area Development Programme (CADP), later renamed as Command Area Development and Water Management Programme (CAD&WM Programme), was launched in 1974-75 with the objective of bridging the gap between irrigation potential created and utilized. It aimed at integrated development of command areas to improve water-use efficiency and productivity through various activities like construction of field channels, land levelling, warabandi (rotational water supply), and extension services.