Mains GS Paper IIIAgriculture & Rural DevelopmentHigh-yield
Direct & Indirect Farm Subsidies
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Direct & Indirect Farm Subsidies is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Agriculture & Rural Development. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 3 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2018, 2020, 2023). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Direct & Indirect Farm Subsidies?
- Input subsidies — fertiliser (₹1.5 lakh crore), power, water
- Price support — MSP vs market prices; procurement gaps
- Crop insurance — PMFBY; private sector participation; claim settlement
- DBT in agriculture — fertiliser DBT pilot; challenges
How often is Direct & Indirect Farm Subsidies asked in UPSC Mains?
Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 1 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: not asked
- 2017: not asked
- 2018: asked
- 2019: not asked
- 2020: asked
- 2021: not asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: asked
- 2024: not asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Mains GS Paper III paper
GS Paper III is a 250-mark descriptive Mains paper covering technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management. See all 50 Mains GS Paper III topics.
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