Economy

In the last few years, a large number of farmers have committed suicide.  Cases of suicides have been reported from states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Some of measures suggested include: Provide affordable health insurance and revitalize primary healthcare centres. The National Rural Health Mission should be … Read more DMPQ- Farmer suicides have increased in the recent past. Give suggestions to prevent farmer suicides.

Possible solutions are: Expand the outreach of the formal credit system to reach the really poor and needy. Reduce rate of interest for crop loans to 4 per cent simple, with government support. Moratorium on debt recovery, including loans from non-institutional sources, and waiver of interest on loans in distress hotspots and during calamities, till … Read more DMPQ: Give possible suggestions for credit enhancement for farmers.

PM-KISAN stands for Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi. The scheme announced to provide income support to the marginal and small farmers. To provide an assured income support to the small and marginal farmers, the Government is launching the Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).Under this programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land upto 2 hectares, will be … Read more DMPQ: PM-KISAN

Land reforms: Distribute ceiling-surplus and waste lands; Prevent diversion of prime agricultural land and forest to corporate sector for non-agricultural purposes. Ensure grazing rights and seasonal access to forests to tribals and pastoralists, and access to common property resources. Establish a National Land Use Advisory Service, which would have the capacity to link land use … Read more DMPQ:What possible solutions do you suggest for Land reforms and irrigation? (ECONOMY)

The major problems are as follows: Rudimentary infrastructure and policies leads to slow agricultural growth. The average size of landholding is small. Poor socio economic conditions of farmers. Use of technology is inadequate. No proper management of irrigation. Vulnerability of agriculture sector is high to wards hazards and disaster. Dependence of agriculture on vagaries of … Read more DMPQ- What are the problems faced by agriculture sector in India? (ECONOMY)

The tax-to-GDP ratio is the ratio of tax collected compared to national gross domestic product (GDP). In a simpler language, it would be Tax contribution towards GDP.Some countries aim to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio by a certain percentage to address deficiencies in their budgets. In states where tax revenue has gone up significantly in comparison … Read more DMPQ:What is tax to gdp ration? What are the reasons for low tax to gdp ratio forIndia?

The tax-to-GDP ratio is the ratio of tax collected compared to national gross domestic product (GDP). In a simpler language, it would be Tax contribution towards GDP.Some countries aim to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio by a certain percentage to address deficiencies in their budgets. In states where tax revenue has gone up significantly in comparison … Read more DMPQ:What is tax to gdp ration? What are the reasons for low tax to gdp ratio forIndia?

India’s export performance is poor. Over the years, since Independence, India’s share of the world export trade has been very low. The share of export of other developing countries of Asia, namely China, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is much more than of India. There are several reasons for poor performance of India’s export … Read more DMPQ:What are the possible reasons for India’s Poor share in world trade?

India’s export performance is poor. Over the years, since Independence, India’s share of the world export trade has been very low. The share of export of other developing countries of Asia, namely China, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is much more than of India. There are several reasons for poor performance of India’s export … Read more DMPQ:What are the possible reasons for India’s Poor share in world trade?

On the occasion of world food day (October 16), three districts in India have initiated India’s ‘Zero Hunger’ programme through interventions in farm sector. Those districts are Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Koraput in Odisha and Thane in Maharashtra. It will be initiated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in association with the Indian … Read more Zero Hunger Programme.