Subject: Economics
Book: Comprehensive Indian Economy - Additional Topics
The Minimum Support Price ensures a floor for farmers’ produce, primarily for wheat and paddy, managed by FCI. Criticisms include overproduction of water-intensive crops and distortions in crop diversification. Reforms suggest direct benefit transfers, rationalizing MSP coverage, or linking MSP to market-based eNAM mechanisms. For exam angles, examine how procurement affects government stockpiles, fiscal outlays (food subsidy), and concerns about rational water usage or nutritional security across states.
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