UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The Farmer ID initiative reported in the newspaper is primarily intended to provide farmers with:

  1. A digital identity for easier access to public schemes
  2. Automatic ownership of agricultural land
  3. A guaranteed minimum export price for crops
  4. A replacement for State agricultural departments

Answer

Correct Answer

A digital identity for easier access to public schemes

Explanation

Correct: A. The Union Agriculture Minister described Farmer ID as a digital identity intended to simplify and make access to schemes more transparent.

B confuses service identity with land-title adjudication.

C is not the purpose stated; the initiative does not guarantee export prices.

D is incorrect because digital identification supports, rather than replaces, government institutions.

Topics: agriculture, digital governance, economy, farmer id and public schemes