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    Mega Plantation Drive for Oil Palm Cultivation under

    National Mission for Edible Oils has been organized and commenced on 25th July 2023 and will continue till 12th August 2023. Major oil palm growing states would be participating.Which of them is not  a major oil palm producing state?
    A Kerala Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Mizoram Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Nagaland Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Telangana Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Tamil Nadu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

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    With an aim to increase the oil palm production area to 10 lakh ha.,  and boost the Crude Palm Oil production to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26, the Government of India launched National Mission for Edible Oils- Oil Palm in August 2021.    The Mega plantation drive commenced on 25th July 2023 and will continue till 12th August 2023. The major oil palm growing states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh will be participating in this initiative.

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