General Studies III · Subtopic
Farm subsidies
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
Trace payer, immediate recipient, delivery channel, incidence and policy effect of farm support.
Key ideas
- Direct support
- Indirect support
- Incidence
- Fiscal cost