CSE · GS-IAgriculture · Farm Subsidies & MSP · 15 marks · 250 words
English
The Public Distribution System is central to India’s food security architecture. Critically evaluate its functioning.
हिन्दी
सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली भारत की खाद्य सुरक्षा संरचना का केंद्र है। इसके कार्यकरण का आलोचनात्मक 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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