UPSC 2004 › Indian Economy › Agriculture & Rural Development

Consider the following statements:

1. The loans disbursed to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme are covered under Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
2. The Kisan Credit Card holders are provided personal accident insurance of Rs 50,000 for accidental death and Rs 25,000 for permanent disability.

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.
3. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform central issue prices to the States/Union Territories.

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices.
2. Most of the cultivation of oil-seed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall.
3. Oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited.
4. It is far cheaper to import oil seeds than to cultivate the oil-seed crops.

India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because

Which of these statements is/are correct?