Complete the following passage using appropriate tense forms.

When RK Misra …………1……………. (won / is winning / had won) the Lead India campaign of Times of India, he …………2…………… (gave / was given / has been given) a prize money of Rs 50 lakh. The amount …………3………….. (is / was/ had been) to be spent on a project that ……………4……….. (can / could / will) substantially improve the lives of people. Ever since he won the contest, Misra …………5……………. (is planning / has been planning / was planning) for his dream project. Last week, he …………6………….. (launched / launches / has launched) a cooperative dairy in his ancestral village, Sonari and the project ……………7……….. (did / do / does) look promising.

Misra has experience in setting up companies like Tenet Holdings and Traveljini and he used these experiences to plan the project. He has also ……………8………. (help / helped / helping) execute major road projects across Bangalore and …………9…………… (wants / is wanting / has wanted) this new project to be a shining example of public-private partnership. The project is named Agriculture Plus. Its objective is to increase the income of unskilled rural villagers. This, he …………10…………. (believe / believes / believed), will not only …………11…………. (improve / improves / improving) their standard of living, but also …………12……………. (arrest / arrested / arrests) migration to cities.

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