India's Big Policy Debates: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on policy thinking, the farm laws, legal MSP, pensions and cash transfers to women.

Question 1 of 5 Which question is part of the framework for thinking about a policy debate?

Which politician proposed it? Who wins and who loses? Is it popular on social media? Is it new?

The framework asks about goals, trade-offs, winners and losers, evidence and costs.

Question 2 of 5 What did one of the 2020 farm laws allow?

Farmers selling outside regulated APMC mandis A legal guarantee of MSP Free electricity for farms A ban on contract farming

The laws allowed trade outside mandis, among other changes, before being repealed in 2021.

Question 3 of 5 What is a key economic concern about a legal MSP guarantee?

It would lower farmers' incomes It could be very costly and lead traders to stop buying below MSP It is already in place for all crops It would end all procurement

Critics worry about fiscal costs, distortions and enforcement problems.

Question 4 of 5 How does the National Pension System differ from the Old Pension Scheme?

NPS guarantees 50 percent of last salary Under NPS, employees and government contribute to invested accounts NPS is paid entirely from current budgets There is no difference

NPS is contributory and market-linked; OPS was a guaranteed pension from current budgets.

Question 5 of 5 What is a main concern about state cash transfer schemes for women?

They cannot reach bank accounts Their large fiscal cost and targeting They are illegal They only cover men

Critics worry that big costs may squeeze other spending and that some schemes are poorly targeted.

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