Which of the following statements are correct about Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana? 1. It promotes millets (Shri Anna) in Madhya Pradesh. 2. It covers the whole of Madhya Pradesh. 3. The scheme is for the period 2023–24 to 2025–26.
- (a)Only 1 and 2 are correct
- (b)Only 1 and 3 are correct
- (c)Only 2 and 3 are correct
- (d)1, 2 and 3 are correct
Correct — D, 1, 2 and 3 are all correct. Statement 1: the Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana is a Madhya Pradesh government scheme (Cabinet-approved 3 January 2024 under CM Mohan Yadav) that pays farmers a cash incentive for growing Shri Anna/coarse grains — kodo, kutki, ragi, jowar and bajra. Statement 2: it is a statewide scheme — any eligible Madhya Pradesh farmer growing the notified millets can apply; it is not confined to particular districts. Statement 3: per the scheme's notified period, it runs from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
- (a)Only 1 and 2 are correct — Wrongly excludes statement 3 — the scheme's notified period (2023-24 to 2025-26) is also correct, per the official key.
- (b)Only 1 and 3 are correct — Wrongly excludes statement 2 — the scheme is not restricted to part of Madhya Pradesh; it applies statewide.
- (c)Only 2 and 3 are correct — Wrongly excludes statement 1 — promoting Shri Anna/millet cultivation is the scheme's core purpose, not an incidental feature.
The Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana is a Madhya Pradesh farmer-incentive scheme that pays a per-kilogram cash bonus (₹10/kg, via Direct Benefit Transfer) for growing Shri Anna — the Union government's rebranded name for coarse grains/millets (kodo, kutki, ragi, jowar, bajra). It sits within MP's wider post-2023 push, aligned with the national 'International Year of Millets' push, to revive millet cultivation as a nutrition and farmer-income measure.
MPPSC likes turning a scheme's press-release facts (purpose, coverage, period) into a 3-statement 'which are correct' question — the trap is assuming a scheme named after a historical figure must be regionally restricted, when in fact MP scheme names (like this one, after the Gond queen Rani Durgavati) are honorific, not geographic.
- Cabinet-approved 3 January 2024 (CM Mohan Yadav) — incentivises kodo, kutki, ragi, jowar and bajra (Shri Anna) cultivation.
- Farmers receive ₹10/kg via Direct Benefit Transfer; an additional per-hectare assistance was approved later in 2024.
- Statewide Madhya Pradesh scheme — open to any eligible farmer growing the notified millets, no district restriction.
- Notified for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26.
All three statements check out — the official key accepts option D, all three correct.
- Assuming a scheme named after a historical/regional figure (Rani Durgavati) is geographically restricted — it is applicable statewide.
- Confusing this MP state scheme with the Union government's national 'Shree Anna' millet mission.
MPPSC tests recently-launched MP welfare schemes as 3-statement 'which are correct' questions — pin down the launching authority, coverage and notified period for each.
With reference to 'Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with cluster approach. 2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger stake in this scheme. 3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 2 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer(c) 1 and 2 only
Same underlying policy theme — a statement-based question on a government millet-promotion scheme's design (coverage, beneficiaries, objectives) — as this MPPSC question on MP's own Shri Anna scheme.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Government of India officially rebranded millets as 'Shree Anna' during the Union Budget presented in which year, following an India-led UN observance?
- (a)2021
- (b)2022
- (c)2023
- (d)2024
Answer(c) 2023 — 2023 was observed as the International Year of Millets (on an India-led proposal), and the Union Budget 2023-24 branded millets 'Shree Anna'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana provides a per-kilogram cash incentive to Madhya Pradesh farmers for growing which crops?
- (a)Wheat and paddy
- (b)Kodo, kutki, ragi, jowar and bajra
- (c)Soybean and gram
- (d)Cotton and sugarcane
Answer(b) Kodo, kutki, ragi, jowar and bajra — the Shri Anna/millet crops this scheme incentivises.