खालीलपैकी कोणते अन्नधोरण भारताच्या स्वातंत्र्यापूर्वी हाती घेण्यात आले होते ?

The correct answer is Option C (Grow More Food Campaign).

Key Points:
• Grow More Food Campaign (1942): The Grow More Food Campaign (अधिक पिकवा अन्न मोहीम) was launched in 1942 by the British Indian Government in the backdrop of the cessation of rice supplies from Burma during World War II and the devastating Bengal Famine of 1943.
• Objectives: It aimed to prevent severe famine by bringing waste and fallow lands under cultivation, improving short-term irrigation facilities, and distributing improved seeds and fertilizers.
• Analysis of Other Options (Post-Independence):
• PL-480 Agreement: Signed with the United States in 1956 under the US Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to import surplus wheat.
• Foodgrains Enquiry Committee: Headed by Ashok Mehta and appointed in 1957.
• Integrated Food Policy: Evolved through progressive Five-Year Plans post-1950.
• Official Key: Option (3) is the correct answer according to the official key.
• Key Takeaway: The Grow More Food Campaign was launched prior to independence in 1942 to combat wartime food shortages.