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UPSC 2004: Consider the following statements: 1. Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy. 2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals. 3. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform central issue prices to the States/Union Territories. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
(c)1 and 3
(d)3 only
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The Food Corporation of India procures wheat and rice under an open-ended policy (no quantity target), so statement 1 is wrong. Minimum Support Price is announced for more than 20 crops, including pulses and oilseeds, not only cereals, so statement 2 is wrong. Wheat and rice are indeed issued to all States/UTs for the TPDS at uniform Central Issue Prices, making statement 3 correct. Hence only statement 3 is right (option d). ([uttarpradesh.pscnotes.com](https://uttarpradesh.pscnotes.com/uppcs-prelims/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-the-procurement-of-food/?utm_source=openai))
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