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Cabinet approves ₹62,370-crore rabi fertiliser subsidy
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Nitrogen subsidy doubled, phosphorus up 25%: the NBS rabi subsidy facts GS3 Prelims tests
Rabi fertiliser subsidy of ₹62,370 crore, 64% above budget estimate.
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The Union Cabinet approved a fertiliser subsidy of ₹62,370 crore for the rabi season, which is 64 per cent above the budget estimate.
The nitrogen subsidy rate has been doubled, the phosphorus rate raised by 25 per cent and the sulphur rate raised about three-fold.
The support is delivered through the nutrient-based subsidy framework so that farmers get fertilisers at affordable prices.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Union Cabinet approved a rabi fertiliser subsidy of ₹62,370 crore, 64% above the budget estimate.
- Nitrogen subsidy rate doubled; phosphorus rate raised by 25%; sulphur rate raised about three-fold.
- Support flows through the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) framework, which fixes per-kg subsidy on nutrients.
- NBS covers nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potash (K) and sulphur (S).
- Aim: keep fertilisers available to farmers at affordable prices.
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- The Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme provides a fixed per-kg subsidy on nutrients (N, P, K, S) contained in subsidised fertilisers.
- The Union Cabinet approves the NBS rates for each crop season (kharif and rabi).
- Raising the nitrogen subsidy rate makes nitrogen-based fertilisers cheaper for farmers relative to unsubsidised alternatives.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 (Agriculture – subsidies, Economy – fiscal). Rising input costs push the Centre to raise nutrient subsidy rates under the NBS framework, widening the fiscal burden beyond the budget estimate. The way forward lies in balanced N-P-K use, soil-health-based application, direct benefit transfer and efficiency gains to contain the subsidy bill.
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₹62,370 ಕೋಟಿ ರಬಿ ರಸಗೊಬ್ಬರ ಸಹಾಯಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಪುಟ ಅನುಮೋದನೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕುರಿತು ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:
- ಸಾರಜನಕದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ದರವನ್ನು ದ್ವಿಗುಣಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
- ರಂಜಕದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ದರವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಯಾವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ/ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳು ಸರಿ?
- 1 ಮಾತ್ರ
- 2 ಮಾತ್ರ
- 1 ಮತ್ತು 2 ಎರಡೂ
- 1 ಅಥವಾ 2 ಯಾವುದೂ ಅಲ್ಲ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: A — ಸಾರಜನಕ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ದ್ವಿಗುಣವಾಗಿದೆ; ರಂಜಕದ್ದು ಶೇ 25 ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದೆ, ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ 1 ಮಾತ್ರ ಸರಿ.
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