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2018

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which ministry issued guidelines for ‘Operation Greens’?

A	Ministry of Food processing
B	Ministry of Finance
C	Ministry of Telecommunication
D	Ministry of Defence

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Authority (APEDA), the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India or a State Government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has recently extended the Operation Greens Scheme from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to all fruits & vegetables (TOTAL) for a period of six months on pilot basis as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Accordingly, Ministry has been implementing the scheme for development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain since November 2018. The scheme has two components namely (I) Long Term Intervention-Integrated Value Chain Development Projects and (II) Short-Term Interventions.

Detailed explanation-4: -About: Operation Greens scheme was launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in November 2018.

Detailed explanation-5: -Operation Greens aims to promote farmer producers organisations, agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management. The operation aims to aid farmers and help control and limit the erratic fluctuations in the prices of onions, potatoes and tomatoes.

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