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General Studies III · Subtopic

Buffer stocks and food security

Official syllabus

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.

UPSC CSE 2026 notification

What this covers

Separate grain stock, procurement flow, release and multidimensional household food security.

Key ideas

  • Buffer stock
  • FCI
  • Food access
  • Nutrition

Official wording is from UPSC's Civil Services Examination 2026 notification, the current baseline for CSE 2027 preparation. Always check the latest notification at upsc.gov.in. Scopes and key ideas are CSE One's study map and are being expanded.

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