Q3. Identify the correctly matched Pair 1. M S P - Pre announced price for crops
2. Issue price - The price of food grains in
ration shops
3. Procurement cost -The final price at which government buys the food grains
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
Ans. A
59. 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 the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the procurement of food-grains:
1. Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
2. Government of India announces minimum support price only for cereals.
3. NAFED is the nodal procurement agency for Oilseeds and pulses, apart from the Cotton Corporation of India.