Launch Year of Key Village Scheme
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Question (English)
Key Village Scheme (KVS) was launched in:
- August 1952 ✓ Correct
- September 1952
- 2 Oct 1952
- 2 Oct 1953
Explanation:
Correct Answer: August 1952
The Key Village Scheme (KVS) was launched in August 1952 during the First Five-Year Plan. It was started at government cattle breeding farms to produce stud bulls of recognized breeds in their breeding tracts.
Key Facts about KVS
- KVS is also known as 'Mother of All Schemes'
- It was the first step initiated for systematic cattle improvement in India
- A mass castration program was included to eliminate scrub/unrecognized bulls
- KVS was later replaced by ICDP (Intensive Cattle Development Project) in 1965
Timeline of Related Livestock Development Programs
- KVS — August 1952
- ICDP — 1965 (replaced KVS)
- Community Development Programme — October 2, 1952
- National Extension Services — October 2, 1953
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- September 1952 — incorrect month; launch was in August 1952.
- 2nd October 1952 — that is the date of CDP (Community Development Programme), not KVS.
- 2nd October 1953 — that is the date of NES (National Extension Services).
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