Which of the following best describes/describe the aim of ‘Green India Mission’ of the Government of India?

1. Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the ‘green accounting’
2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security to one and all in the future
3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)        

Explanation:

• Launched in 2014, the Green India Mission is one of the eight missions established under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
• Its primary aim is to address climate change through a combination of adaptation and mitigation strategies.
• One of its key objectives is to safeguard, rehabilitate, and augment India’s dwindling forest cover. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
• Another primary objective of the mission is to increase annual CO2 sequestration by 50-60 million tonnes by 2020.
• Statements 1 and 2 are not related to the mission.