Welfare

National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chairperson Vijay Sampla has tendered his resignation from the Constitutional body National Commission for Scheduled Castes The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is a constitutional body established under Article 338 of the Indian Constitution. It is responsible for safeguarding the rights and interests of …

India developed the concept of farmer producer organisations (FPO) in early 2000s to help small farmers gain economies of scale and improve their market standing by negotiating collectively. What are FPOs? It is a collective of farmers (and non-farmers) who are the primary producers of a product (an agricultural produce or a …