TILHAN Mission

WHY IN NEWS?

• Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that Government of India is to launch “TILHAN MISSION” to boost the oil seed production. The announcement was made at an occasion of Soil Health Card Day.
• Government of India is to increase oil seed production in order to make the country self-reliant in oil seed production. The Minister also announced that GoI is to create 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations all over the country. In order to support this, the GoI is to provide Rs 6,000 rupees.

CURRENT OIL SEED SCENARIO IN INDIA

• India is the fourth largest vegetable oil economy in the world after USA, China and Brazil. Today, the oil seeds account for 13% of cropped area in the country. The National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare. The scheme was to be implemented for 5 years between 2014-15 and 2018-19.

Prelims Question

Q. TILHAN Mission which was recently in news aimed at increasing production of which among the following?
a)Oilseeds
b)Pulses
c)Onion
d)Spices

Answer to the Prelims Question