2020
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FRP
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Farmers
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FCI
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Niti Aayog Task Force
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is an advisory body whose recommendations are not binding on Government.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Q. Consider the following statements regarding the procurement of food-grains: 1.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sugar is an essential commodity. Its sale, delivery from mills, and distribution were regulated by the Government under Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Detailed explanation-4: -The FRP is based on the Rangarajan Committee report on reorganizing the sugarcane industry.
Detailed explanation-5: -MSP of sugar was last announced in February 2019. In a communication to the food ministry, ISMA President Aditya Jhunjhunwala has said ‘the government had fixed MSP of sugar at Rs 31 per kg in February 2019 when the FRP of sugarcane was Rs 275 per quintal.