Agricultural insurance reform: When was the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) introduced, replacing the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme? State the launch year at which NAIS began implementation.

Q: Agricultural insurance reform: When was the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) introduced, replacing the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme? State the launch year at which NAIS began implementation.

Context NAIS replaced the earlier Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme and was rolled out starting Rabi 1999–2000. The introduction year recorded is 1999. Final Answer 1999

Difficulty: Easy

1995
1997
1999
2002

Correct Answer: 1999

Explanation:

Context
NAIS replaced the earlier Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme and was rolled out starting Rabi 1999–2000. The introduction year recorded is 1999.

Final Answer
1999

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