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Who chaired the 2016 committee whose report examined how minimum support prices and related policies could increase pulses production in India?

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Who chaired the 2016 committee whose report examined how minimum support prices and related policies could increase pulses production in India?

  1. Arvind Subramanian

  2. N. K. Singh

  3. Divakar Reddy

  4. Sanjay Mitra

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Correct answer: A - Arvind Subramanian

Arvind Subramanian, then Chief Economic Adviser, chaired the committee that reported in September 2016 on encouraging pulses production through minimum support prices and related policies. N. K. Singh chaired the separate 2016 committee reviewing the fiscal responsibility framework. The other names did not head the pulses committee.

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