'Operation Greens' is a government scheme for:

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NTPC CBT-I (Held On: 30 Dec 2020 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Supply stabilisation of TOP crops (Tomato Onion Potato).

Key Points

“Operation Greens” was launched on the line of “Operation Flood".
It was a scheme formulated for the integrated development of the Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain.
Operation Greens is a price fixation scheme that aims to ensure farmers are given the right price for their produce.
“Operation Greens” was launched during the Union Budget 2018-19.
Union government approved guidelines for Rs 500 crore 'Operation Greens' program.
It was first introduced by the former Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley.
The scheme was extended during June 2020 to cover all fruits & vegetables (TOTAL) for a period of six months on a pilot basis as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
TOP(Tomato, Onion and Potato) crops are considered a regular food commodity across India,

Important Points

The key objectives of operation greens are:
- Enhancing value realisation of TOP farmers by targeted interventions to strengthen TOP production clusters and their FPOs.
- Price stabilisation for producers and consumers by proper production planning.
- Reduction in post-harvest losses by creation of farm gate infrastructure, development of suitable agro-logistics, creation of appropriate storage capacity linking consumption centres.
- Increase in food processing capacities and value addition in TOP value chain with firm linkages with production clusters.