The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, formed by the enactment of Food Corporation Act 1964. FCI has been divided into 5 zones, viz., north, south, east, west and north-east with a zonal office in each zone. FCI, with the help of state government agencies, procures wheat, paddy and coarse grains in various states in order to provide price support to the farmers. Before each Rabi/Kharif crop season, central government announces the Minimum Support Prices (MSP), based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), which takes into consideration the cost of various agricultural inputs and the reasonable margin for the farmers for their produce.
Which article of the Indian Constitution prohibits trafficking in human beings and forced labor?
Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill. In which year was this bill officially introduced in the Lok Sabha?
The financial emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution have been borrowed from which of the following?
The "Right to Property" ceased to be a Fundamental Right after which constitutional amendment?
Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship?
Who discovered Electron?
Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution are related to citizenship?
How many official languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution?
Who was first law Minister of India?
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
