Multiple choice

With which of the following initiatives taken by Indian Government can you associate the term SARAS?

  1. Promoting ecological concerns among school children

  2. Promoting rural handicrafts in urban centres

  3. Conserving wetlands in India

  4. Running an educational scheme in North Eastern states of India
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Since 1999, SARAS exhibitions have been a regular annual event and have been able to elicit wide participation by the beneficiaries of the programmes of the Ministry from all over the country. SARAS was promoted as an umbrella brand for promoting rural products in Indian urban centres. A major initiative was taken by the Ministry of Rural Development in the direction of promoting rural products and building capacities of Swarozgaris during 1999-2000 when it participated in India International Trade Fair (IITF), 1999 under the banner of SARAS.

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