Contents

1. Introduction 100

2. Agriculture Subsidies 100

2.1. Types of Agriculture Subsidies in India 100

2.1.1. Explicit Input Subsidies 100

2.1.2. Implicit Input Subsidies 101

2.1.3. Output Subsidies 101

2.1.4. Food Subsidies 101

2.2. Agriculture Subsidies on the basis of Mode of Payment 101

2.2.1. Direct Subsidies 101

2.2.2. Indirect Subsidies 102

2.3. Issues related to Agriculture Subsidies and their Possible Resolution 102

2.4. Agriculture Subsidies and WTO 103

2.4.1. Historical Background 103

2.4.2. Indian Agriculture Subsidies and WTO 105

3. Agriculture Pricing Policies 106

3.1. Minimum Support Price 107

3.1.1. Need of MSP Policy 108

3.1.2. Critical Evaluation of Minimum Support Price 109

4. GS Mains Test Series Questions 110

5. Past Year UPSC Questions 116