CURRENT AFFAIRS

2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced inclusion of how many additional Minor Forest Produce (MFP) items in in Minimum Support Price List?
A
44
B
23
C
33
D
18
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Further, additional 47 MFP items have also been included in the list of MSP for MFP Scheme to expand the ambit and coverage of the scheme by the Ministry vide letter no.

Detailed explanation-2: -Presently, the scheme has coverage of 23 MFPs and applicability to all States.

Detailed explanation-3: -To protect the tribes from distress sale of their produces, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, launched a scheme called “Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produces (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP”. All States and 50 items are included in the scheme.

Detailed explanation-4: -Minor Forest Produce (MFP) It includes all non-timber forest produce of plant origin. It also includes bamboo, fodder, leaves, canes, waxes dyes, gums, resins and many forms of food like nuts, honey wild fruits, lac, tusser etc. MFP It provides both subsistence and cash income for people living in or near the forests.

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