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Agriculture Subsidy

Asked 3 times in UPSC Mains · first asked 2013 · last asked 2023 · 38 total marks

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What are the direct and indirect subsidies provided to farm sector in India? Discuss the issues raised by the World Trade Organization(WTO) in relation to agricultural subsidies.

2023GS-315 marks

In what way could replacement of price subsidy with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss.

2015GS-312.5 marks

What are the different types of agriculture subsidies given to farmers at the national and state levels? Critically analyze the agriculture subsidy regime with the reference to the distortions created by it.

2013GS-310 marks