General Studies III

Farm subsidies, minimum support prices, Public Distribution System

Farm subsidies, minimum support prices, Public Distribution System: objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, buffer stocks, food security, Technology missions, animal-rearing economics

Reading pays off. Part standard text, part current affairs.

• Blue Revolution
• Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana
• Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
• National Food Security Mission
• National Livestock Mission
• National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
• National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
• National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
• Price Stabilization Fund
• Rashtriya Gokul Mission
• Soil Health Card Scheme
• Food Security
• National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm
• Public Distribution System (PDS)

• Indian Economy 01
• Inclusive growth: issues 02
• Government Budgeting 03
• Major crops 04
• Food processing and related industries 06
• Land reforms in India 07
• Liberalization 08
• Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways 09
• Investment models 10
• Science and Technology 11
• Achievements in science & technology: indigenization, new technology 12
• Fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology 13
• Conservation, environmental pollution, degradation 14
• Disaster and disaster management 15
• Development and extremism: linkages 16
• Internal security 17
• Border security: challenges, organized crime, terrorism 18
• Security forces and agencies: roles, mandates 19