UPSC PRELIMS · ECONOMICS · PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE
In India, which of the following can be considered as public investment in agriculture? 1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce of all crops. 2. Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. 3. Social Capital Development. 4. Free electricity supply to farmers. 5. Waiver of agricultural loans by the banking system. 6. Setting up of cold storage facilities by the government. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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EXPLANATION
Computerisation, social capital and government-built cold-storage infrastructure are investment-type public interventions; MSP, free power and loan waivers are support/subsidy measures.
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