Q. Consider the following statements about Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva (GKMS):

1. It is an initiative under Ministry of Earth Science
2. Under this, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) provides crop specific advisories to the farmers at the district level twice in a week

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 & 2
Notes: First statement is correct. Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva (GKMS) is an initiative under the Ministry of Earth Science. Second statement is correct. Under this initiative, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) provides crop specific advisories to the farmers at the district level twice in a week. The information is being provided to farmers through different media like print/visual/Radio/IT based including short message service (SMS) and Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS).