Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : DD Kisan
The correct answer is DD Kisan. - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May 2015 launched Doordarshan’s farmer-centric channel named DD Kisan from Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
- The 24-hour channel will air information on farmer-related issues.
- DD Kisan channel should keep an eye on and inform farmers about the changes in weather, global markets, etc. so that farmers can plan and make the right decisions well in time.
- DD Kisan has become a must-carry channel making it mandatory for every cable and Direct to Home (DTH) operator to provide DD Kisan to their subscribers.
- The channel programs would be primarily for the agriculture sector and rural India and would help in revitalizing the agriculture sector which in turn would aid the development of rural India.
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has included the DD Kisan channel under the genre Infotainment.
- The Prime Minister recalled the inspiration of former Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, which had led farmers to make the country self-sufficient in the production of foodgrains.
- The Prime Minister called for farmers to adopt a three-pronged approach to agriculture, which balanced farming, animal husbandry, and tree plantation.
- The Union Minister for Agriculture Shri Radha Mohan Singh, and the Union Minister for State for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Rajyavardhan Rathore, were present on the occasion.
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