GS Mains Model Question & Answer: Examine the reason for India to increase the production of Pulses? Comment

Q. Examine the reason for India to increase the production of Pulses? Comment

Model Answer:

Examine the reason for India to increase the production of Pulses?

Reason to increase production:

Help in overcoming the issue of malnutrition: Rich in proteins, fibre, amino acids etc. They have capability to address the issue of malnutrition.

Being a Sustainable crop :Requires relatively less water, cost and attention for their growth and at same time contribute to soil quality by fixing nitrogen Fill the gap between Demand-Supply : help in tackling inflation
Work as both food and fodder - It can also be used as a fodder for animals.

Security to Farmers:from the vagaries of monsoon.

The procedure to increase:

Increase in the MSP prices to encourage farmers.

Infrastructural related issue will be taken care.

Investment on the procurement side should be the way

Introduction of improved varieties through investing in R&D and better management techniques

Reform in the APMC laws : These restrict the free trade of pulses by farmers, restructuring of these laws on lines of NAM and integration with food processing industry which is eligible for 100% FDI

Awareness - Spreading of knowledge about benefits of opting for Pulse production among farmers

The importance of pulses is bound to grow in the future and it would be the effective mechanism for states to fight the problem of food security

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