CSE · GS-IAgriculture · Farm Subsidies & MSP · 15 marks · 250 words
English
Evaluate the need for shifting from 'Price-based Support' (MSP) to 'Income-based Support' (Direct Benefit Transfer) for long-term farm sustainability.
हिन्दी
दीर्घकालिक कृषि स्थिरता के लिए 'मूल्य-आधारित सहायता' (MSP) से 'आय-आधारित सहायता' (DBT) की ओर स्थानांतरित होने की आवश्यकता का मूल्यांकन कीजिए।
Also for BPSC CCE, GPSC Class 1-2
Syllabus
Agriculture · Farm Subsidies & MSP
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System—objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
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