With reference to Farmers Distress Index, consider the following statements:1.The index aims at to minimize the agrarian distress in the form of crop loss/ failure and income shock.2.The index also serves the purpose of providing financial assistance to farmers as a form of relief during income shocks.3.The index has been developed by Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA).Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. With reference to Farmers Distress Index, consider the following statements:
1.The index aims at to minimize the agrarian distress in the form of crop loss/ failure and income shock.
2.The index also serves the purpose of providing financial assistance to farmers as a form of relief during income shocks.
3.The index has been developed by Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA).
Which of the statements given above are correct?:

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Farmers Distress Index aims at to minimize the agrarian distress in the form of crop loss/ failure and income shock. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed the farmers distress index.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The index will help in anticipating agrarian distress and prevent its spread from a few farmers to the village or block level by pre-warning different stakeholders, including central, state, local and also non-government agencies about the future occurrence of farmers distress in a particular block / district so that they can take timely preventive measures.

Source: ForumIAS

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