Mains 2016 • GS-III • Q.10

Mains 2016GS-III • Q.10
MainsGS-III2016 • Q.10
GS-III
Given the vulnerability of Indian agriculture to vagaries of nature, discuss the need for crop insurance and bring out the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
2016 MainsGS-III

Syllabus Connection

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. (GS-III)

NCERT Connection

Ch.5: Government Budget and the Economy

Economics • Class 12Class 12 Macroeconomics

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