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Karnataka cane growers seek ex-field FRP pricing
સમાચારમાં કેમ?
Who sets sugarcane's FRP, and who pays for harvest and transport? The CACP pricing question GS3 tests
Growers want FRP fixed ex-field, with no harvest/transport deductions.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2015
What you need to know
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Karnataka sugarcane growers have urged the panel headed by Ramesh Chand to fix FRP on an ex-field basis, so that they receive the full government-announced price at the farm gate without deductions for harvesting and transport by factories.
The Fair and Remunerative Price is announced by the Centre on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- Karnataka growers have asked the panel headed by Ramesh Chand to fix FRP on an ex-field basis
- Ex-field FRP means the full announced price at the farm gate, with no deduction for harvesting and transport by factories
- FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) is announced by the Centre on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
- FRP is the minimum price mills must pay for sugarcane; it replaced the earlier Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) regime
- FRP is fixed under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- The Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane is announced by the Centre on the recommendation of the CACP.
- FRP is the minimum price that sugar mills are legally bound to pay to cane growers.
- The CACP recommends minimum support prices for notified crops and price policy for sugarcane.
- FRP replaced the Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) of sugarcane, which was earlier fixed under the Sugarcane (Control) Order.
મેઇન્સ
GS3 (Agriculture: pricing, MSP and farm subsidies; cooperatives and agro-processing). The issue is whether FRP is paid ex-field or ex-factory, since deductions for harvesting and transport reduce the realised price. The policy framework is CACP's recommendation and the Centre's FRP announcement under the Sugarcane (Control) Order. The implication is a gap between announced and realised prices, and the way forward is transparent, uniform cost accounting and timely payment of dues.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
- Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
- Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture
- Agricultural Produce Market Committee
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: A
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
With reference to cyclones over the North Indian Ocean, consider the following statements:
- India Meteorological Department, New Delhi functions as a WMO Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre for tropical cyclones in the region.
- Cyclone names in the region are drawn from a list proposed by member countries of the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: C — Correct: Both 1 and 2 — Correct: IMD New Delhi is the RSMC, and names come from a list proposed by Panel member countries, which is how names such as Arnab arise. • 1 only — wrong: Statement 2 is also true, so '1 only' is incomplete; the naming list is proposed by Panel member countries. • 2 only — wrong: Statement 1 is also true, so '2 only' is incomplete; IMD New Delhi is the regional specialised centre. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Both statements are accurate, so 'neither' fails.
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