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India has been focussing on the self-sufficiency of food grains.

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The above statement is true.
India was not self-sufficient during the British raj. It has been focussing on the self-sufficiency of foodgrains since independence. M.S. Swaminathan, also known as the father of the green revolution in India, came up with the idea of the green revolution that increased the production levels of food grains in our country exponentially. Under the green revolution, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi released the Wheat Revolution Stamp in 1968. It aimed to increase wheat production in India. After the successful implementation of the wheat revolution, the government came up with another revolution to increase rice production in our country.

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