Question: Recently, which state government decided to start the Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unnayan Yojana to provide irrigation facility to about 55,000 hectares of agricultural land in the state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On November 22nd, 2017, Odisha cabinet approved a proposal to launch a scheme named after former Odisha chief minister, social reformer and freedom fighter Nabakrushna Choudhury to provide irrigation to 55,000 hectares of land.
- The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the same day approved the proposal made by law minister Pratap Jena to the laws referred to in this plan.
- 635 crores will be outlay for this plan over a period of 3 years.
- Under the scheme 46,296 hectares of command area of 14 major and medium irrigation projects and 284 minor irrigation projects will be revived.
- This plan is fully funded by the state government.
Reference:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Nabakrushna-Choudhury-Secha-Unnayan-Yojana
http://www.uniindia.com/odisha-cabinet-approves-rs-635-crore-nabakrushna-choudhury-secha-unnayan-yojana/other/news/1055059.html