The MIS Portal for Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce was launched by which of the following ministries?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Minor forest produce (MFP) is the non-timber produce that forest dwellers, most of them tribal people, collect for a living: tendu leaves, mahua flowers, sal seeds, honey, lac, tamarind and the like. The scheme that fixes a Minimum Support Price for MFP is run by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs through TRIFED, and its MIS portal, which records the procurement of MFP at these prices, was launched by the same ministry.