Targeted PDS in India PDS began as a Universal Programme in India due to food shortages of the mid 1960’s.… Continue reading Targeted PDS in India, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Alternative to the PDS, Direct Benefit Transfers, National Food Security Act

Issues Related to Public Distribution System What is PDS? The PDS is a part of India’s Agriculture Price Policy. The… Continue reading Public Distribution System in India: Definition; Issues; Working; Need; Disadvantages

Issues related to Minimum Support Price in India Minimum Support Price Definition: MSP is a part of India’s Agriculture Price… Continue reading Minimum Support Prices in Indian Agriculture: MSP definition; Working; Issues; Drawbacks; Way Ahead; Buffer Stocks

Issues Related to Government Intervention in India’s Agriculture Background Government intervention in food grain marketing in India began in 1960’s.… Continue reading Government Intervention in Indian Agriculture

Subsidies in Indian Agriculture Major subsidies on Agricultural Inputs Power and Irrigation Subsidies: Subsidies on power and irrigation are provided… Continue reading Types of Farm Subsidies in Indian Agriculture: Irrigation and Power Subsidies; Fertilizer Subsidy; Seed Subsidy; Credit Subsidy

Agriculture Subsidies in India Introduction of the HYV program in the mid-1960s necessitated a high priority to supplying quality inputs… Continue reading Farm Subsidies in India: Definition; Working; Need; Negative Impacts

The entry of private sector in Agriculture Marketing As a step towards liberalisation of agricultural trade, the union government issued… Continue reading Private and Co-operative Sector in Marketing of Agriculture Produce in India, Crop Insurance in India

Agricultural Marketing in India Definition: In a very narrow sense, Agriculture marketing means delivering farm product from farmers to the… Continue reading Marketing of Agricultural Produce in India: Definition; Role; APMC Act, Model APMC Act, 2003

Cropping Systems/ Combinations  Monocropping: Example Planting Wheat year after year in the same field. Monocropping is when the field is… Continue reading Types of Cropping Systems: Mono cropping; Crop Rotation; Sequential Cropping; Inter Cropping; Relay Cropping

Cropping Pattern in India Back to Basics: Cropping Pattern mean the proportion of area under different crops at a point… Continue reading Cropping Patterns in India: Factors Affecting; Most Important Cropping Patterns

Indian Agriculture: A brief Outlook Agriculture accounted for 14% of India’s GDP in 2016-17 and provided employment to more than… Continue reading Situation of Indian Agriculture

Privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises in India Privatisation is a process by which the government transfers the productive activity from… Continue reading Privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises in India

The Role of Public Sector Enterprises in the Indian Economy. Disinvestment Policy in India. Categories of Public Sector Enterprises: Maharatnas;… Continue reading Public sector undertakings in India

Navratnas, Maharatnas and Miniratnas The Public Sector Enterprises are run by the Government under the Department of Public Enterprises of… Continue reading Categories of Public Sector Enterprises: Maharatnas; Navratnas; Miniratnas

The Disinvestment Program in India Disinvestment of the Shares/Equity of Public Sector Enterprises The government of India has decided to… Continue reading Disinvestment Policy in India.