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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state Government Launches Mobile App Bi-Lingual ’Uzhavan’ For Farmers?
A
Tamil Nadu
B
Kerala
C
Karnataka
D
Bihar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tamil Nadu Government, India launched a bi-lingual (Tamil and English) Uzhavan mobile application, the intent of enhancing the speed of delivering agricultural extension services and upsurging farm production.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application in Chennai, in a bid to use technology for benefit of farmers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The app was launched on April 5, 2018 in an effort to pass on beneficial information to farmers and give out details on various schemes available for them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The app developed by P. Venkatachalapathy, assistant director (IT) and P.R. Saravanan, agriculture officer, has over 3.4 lakh active users. It is available on both Android and iPhone platforms and has a star rating of 4.4 on Google apps.

Detailed explanation-5: -The existing apps which will be integrated with the super app have been developed by several government bodies like ICAR institutions, state agricultural universities, krishi vigyan kendras and other departments.

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