Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The objective is to identify the state that was not a primary recipient of the Green Revolution during its initial phase in the late 1960s and 1970s, according to the provided text.
Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
The text specifies: "The main beneficiaries of Green revolution programme were Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh in terms of wheat production and the deltaic regions of east coast in terms of rice."
Analysis of this statement:\[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{(A) Punjab was identified as a principal beneficiary.} \\ \bullet & \text{(B) Uttar Pradesh, specifically its western part, was identified as a principal beneficiary.} \\ \bullet & \text{(D) Haryana was identified as a principal beneficiary.} \\ \bullet & \text{(C) Rajasthan is not mentioned in the provided text. The initial successes of the Green Revolution were concentrated in areas with reliable irrigation, a resource largely unavailable in the arid state of Rajasthan at that time.} \\ \end{array}\]
Step 4: Final Answer:
Rajasthan did not directly benefit from the Green Revolution during its initial stages in the 1970s.