Indian Economy
Syllabus: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers; 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. Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management. Land reforms in India.
Q1. Enumerate the challenges faced by small and marginal farmers in accessing credit, technology, and market opportunities in India? (10M)
Q2. How has climate change and unpredictable weather patterns affected agricultural productivity and farmer livelihoods? What measures is government taking for adaptation and mitigation their impacts. (15M)
Ethics
Q3. How can common people ensure ethical governance in a country such as ours? Explain (10M)
Case Study
Q4. You are a district collector. A month back you received a grievance from a farmer that electricity to his farmland is not being given despite fulfilling all the legal norms. The farmer has applied for the electricity connection four years back. His farmland is in a dry region where practicing agriculture is not possible nowadays due to continuing El-Nino led droughts. The only remedy is irrigation, which needs electricity.
Upon receiving his grievance, you investigate the reason for delay in giving power supply. You come to know that an MLA from the same area wants to do contract farming by contracting all the farms in the village. But the farmer who addressed his grievance to you is not willing to lease his farm to the MLA. To force the farmer and make his land useless, the MLA successfully thwarted all the attempts by farmer to get power supply. The MLA believes this will force the farmer to contract his land to the MLA. But the farmer was unrelenting and approached you. However, you are just a channel passing grievance and you lack substantial power to give electricity connection.
The Electric Department officials are complicit to MLA’s misconduct and they are unwilling to give electricity. Frustrated with no action even after reporting the grievance to you, the farmer burns himself before the Collectorate i.e. your Office.
Overwhelmed by emotions of hearing this incident you come out to media and name the electric department officials and MLA as responsible for this. But you do not have any evidence to support your claim. This is considered as harassing public servants with false claims and you are suspended. This irks you further and you resign the job.
Answer the following questions:
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- Why the cases of citizens committing suicides for government’s apathy are on rise?
- How can you prevent a citizen who is in the process of committing suicide before your office?
(20M)
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