Mint Rural Distress Index: The index provides equal weightage to fall in farm wage growth, which affects the purchasing power of agricultural labourers, and fall in tractor sales growth, a proxy for rural sentiment and demand.The index captures more than just a fall in agricultural production, which is only one aspect of the rural economy in India. Three components of Mint rural distress index are: Growth of farm output Rural wages TractorRead More
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Minimum Support Price Calculation- Ramesh Chand Committee: The committee was constituted by the Union agriculture ministry to examine the mandate of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and various aspects of fixation of minimum support price (MSP). In its recommendations, it has suggested a complete revamp of methodology to calculate MSP and introduction of mechanisms, such as Deficiency Price Payment (DPP) or Price Insurance (PI) for price surety,Read More
Economy topics for UPSC 2015: Jan Dhan Yojana: Read about this Here: NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India): Read about Niti Aayog Here: Shanta Kumar Committee – FCI Restructing: Read the Main points of the Report Here: Mint Rural Distress Index: A Mint index of rural distress is based on the growth of farm output, rural wages and tractor sales. Read more about Mint Rural Distress Index Here: DDRead More