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Why buffer stock is created by the government?
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
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buffer stock
of food grains is created by the government so that it can
distribute foodgrains in the deficit areas
and among the poorer strata of the society at a
price lower than the market price also known as Issue Price.
- This also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during the periods of calamity.
