Consider the following statements regarding the Coconut Development Board of India: 1. It is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 2. Its headquarters is located at Thiruvananthapuram. 3. Its regional Offices are at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Guwahati in Assam and Patna in Bihar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only . Key Points Coconut Development Board (CDB) Recently, the Government of India has decided to amend the Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 to make the post of Chairman as Non-Executive one as part of its efforts to boost production and productivity in this sector. It is a statutory body that came into existence on 12th January 1981 and functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Hence, statement 1 is correct. It works as per the provisions of the Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 f or the integrated development of coconut cultivation and industry in the country with a focus on productivity increase and product diversification . Its Headquarters is located in Kochi, Kerala and Regional Offices at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Guwahati in Assam and Patna in Bihar. Hence, statement 2 is not correct and statement 3 is correct. The Board has also set up a Technology Development Centre at Vazhakulam near Aluva in Kerala and a Field office at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Some of the functions of the board are : Imparting technical advice to those engaged in coconut cultivation and industry. Providing financial and other assistance for the expansion of the area under coconut. Recommending measures for improving the marketing of coconut and its products. Fixing grades, specifications and standards for coconut and its products. Collecting statistics on coconut and its products and publishing them. Recommending measures for regulating imports and exports of coconut and its products.