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CS Division

Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES)

 

An attached office of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, is headed by Senior Economic & Statistical Adviser. DES collects, disseminates and publishes statistics on diverse facets of agriculture and related sectors required for policy formulation by the Government.

Major Divisions of DES are

  • Cost of Cultivation
  • Land Use Statistics / Special Data dissemination Standards
  • Commercial Crops
  • Food Export
  • Coordination
  • Prices & Marketing
  • Crops Forecasting Coordination Centre
  • Agro Economic Research
  • Agricultural Statistics.

Over the years, a number of initiatives have been taken by DES to bring about improvement in the coverage, quality and timely availability of agricultural statistics for the benefit of farmers.

 

CACP

Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)

 

An attached office of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is headed by Chairman. CACP, earlier known as “Agricultural Prices Commission (APC)” was set up in January, 1965 to advise the Government on price policy of major agricultural commodities with a view to evolving a balance and integrated price structure in the perspective of the overall needs of the economy and with due regard to the interests of the producer and the consumer. Since March 1985, the Commission has been known as Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). CACP consists of a Chairman, one Member (Official), two Members (Non-Official) and a Member Secretary. The non-official members are representatives of the farming community. They are usually persons with long field experience and active association with the farming community. As per the existing guidelines, appointment to the posts of Chairman, Members (Official & Non-Official) and Member Secretary, CACP requires approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The selection of the Chairman and Members of the CACP is made by a Search-cum-Selection Committee constituted, under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary.

 

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