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Ritika Chitlangia

Question 17GS1GS1

The most economically active corridors today overlap with the former green revolution regions in India. In the context of post-independent India how has the Green Revolution in India contributed to agricultural productivity built in hindsight produced a geography of uneven development.

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The green revolution sets to the dramatic rise of food-grain production, accompanied with 'package programme' of HYV seeds, fertilizers, farm mechanization etc.

[Diagram present showing: Areas of Green Revolutionoverlaps with industrial and economic corridors]

Contribution of Green Revolution in agricultural productivity:

1Increase in production of food-grains, like paddy and wheat.

⇒ eg: increase in wheat production by 10% between 1965 and 1970.

2Promoted medium commercial farming, based on chemical inputs, farm mechanization etc.
3Reduced import dependence on foreign food programmes like PL-480. ⇒ India could shed the image of begging bowl of the world.
4Increase in exports ⇒ by 9% between 1965-to.

However, the Green Revolution came at a multiple of multi-dimensional costs.

Green Revolution ⇒ Uneven development:

1Regional Disparities ⇒ Green Revolution primarily became successful in Punjab, Haryana, western UP, coastal Andhra and Tamil Nadu ⇒ areas like

eastern UP, Bihar, Bengal lagged behind in agricultural productivity.

2Inter-Personal Disparities - between farmer communities ⇒ widening of inequalities between individual farmers.
3Ecological disequilibrium due to ground water depletion, pollution, soil saline action, deforestation etc.
4social inequalities ⇒ greater division of caste and gender lines in areas of green revolution.

Therefore, the success of Green Revolution were overshadowed by its short-comings, demanding the need for 'Evergreen Revolution'.

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Map of India showing areas of Green Revolution overlapping with industrial and economic corridors

  • Clear definition of Green Revolution
  • Includes specific statistical data (10% increase 1965-1970)
  • Systematic enumeration of contributions

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Ritika Chitlangia

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Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Green Revolution and Agricultural Development

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expository and analytical

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