Which of the following best describes/describe the aim of ‘Green India Mission’ of the Government of India? 1. Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the ‘green accounting’ 2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security to one and all in the future 3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Green India Mission (GIM) is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC, 2008). Its stated aim is to protect, restore and enhance India's diminishing forest cover and respond to climate change through a mix of adaptation and mitigation measures. That is exactly statement 3, so the answer is C.

Why the others are wrong:

• Statement 1 describes green accounting, which values environmental costs and benefits in government budgets and national accounts. It is not a GIM objective. It is a separate policy discussion linked to environmental accounting and sustainable development debates.
• Statement 2 talks about a second green revolution for food security. That is an agricultural goal, closer to the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture or broader agriculture policy. GIM is a forestry and climate mission.

Core concept: the difference between forest conservation missions and agriculture missions under the NAPCC. For Mains GS-3, GIM is a useful example of how afforestation, carbon sinks and community forest management connect to India's climate commitments.

Trap: aspirants see the word 'green' in all three statements and pick D. Each 'green' term belongs to a different policy space.