With reference to the ‘White Revolution 2.0’, consider the following statements:
1. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on ‘White Revolution 2.0’.
2. It aims to strengthen women's self-reliance and empowerment, fight against malnutrition, increasing the fertility of cultivable land.
3. It aligns with ‘Cooperation among Cooperatives’, which aims to promote financial inclusion by providing interest-free cash credit to farmers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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With reference to the &lsquo;White Revolution 2.0&rsquo;, consider the following statements:
1. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on &lsquo;White Revolution 2.0&rsquo;.
2. It aims to strengthen women's self-reliance and empowerment, fight against malnutrition, increasing the fertility of cultivable land.
3. It aligns with &lsquo;Cooperation among Cooperatives&rsquo;, which aims to promote financial inclusion by providing interest-free cash credit to farmers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct: White Revolution 2.0 is a flagship initiative launched by the Ministry of Cooperation on September 19, 2024, to revitalize India's dairy sector through a cooperative-led model. The ministry also released the SOP of the initiative.

Statement 2 is correct: White Revolution 2.0 aims to strengthen women's self-reliance and empowerment, provide employment especially to women in rural areas as well as the fight against malnutrition. It will also work on increasing the fertility of cultivable land through animal husbandry. White Revolution 2.0 has been launched by incorporating all these and various other objectives together.

Statement 2 is correct: A pilot project of Gujarat, &lsquo;Cooperation among Cooperatives&rsquo; is to be promoted on the national level aligning with &lsquo;White Revolution 2.0&rsquo;. Under this, till now more than four lakh bank accounts have been opened in cooperative banks and more than Rs 550 crore has been deposited in just two districts of Gujarat. It aims to provide interest-free loans to farmers.

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With reference to the ‘White Revolution 2.0’, consider the following statements: 1. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on ‘White Revolution 2.0’. 2. It aims to strengthen women's self-reliance and empowerment, fight against malnutrition, increasing the fertility of cultivable land. 3. It aligns with ‘Cooperation among Cooperatives’, which aims to promote financial inclusion by providing interest-free cash credit to farmers. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3