GS4 · UPSC Mains

You are posted as a District Magistrate of a primarily rural district. Excess agricultural production has led to a continuous fall in market prices of crops in the last three years. With elections approaching soon, the opposition has decided to make this a political issue and has mobilised farmers to protest against falling prices. The protests turned violent at some point and police had to fire in self-defence, killing two people. Violence has increased since then and you yourself were attacked when you tried to pacify the protestors. The protestors have also blocked the main roads as well as railways to prevent movement of goods and people. Given the situation, answer the following questions: (a) Identify the key concerns that need to be addressed on a priority basis. (b) What steps will you take to address them?

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GS4 · Case studies on the above issues

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Trupti Ankush Dhodmise	—	VisionIAS	p.39
Sunil Kumar Dhanwanta	—	VisionIAS	p.39
Saransh Mahajan	—	VisionIAS	p.41
Jayant Nahata	—	VisionIAS	p.39
Vidyanshu Shekhar Jha	—	VisionIAS	p.38
Khushboo Gupta	—	VisionIAS	p.39
Vaibhav Gondane	—	VisionIAS	p.38
Shubhank Mishra	—	VisionIAS	p.39
Neha	—	Vision	p.39
Kanishak Kataria	—	Vision	p.38
Kanishak Kataria	—	Vision	p.38
Kanishak Kataria	—	Vision	p.38