QUESTION 9
GS3
5 marks
Discuss the impact of FDI entry into multi-brand retail sector on supply chain management in commodity trade pattern of the economy.
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4 min
100 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss how FDI in multi-brand retail could reshape supply chains in commodity trade.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Back-end investment: cold chains, warehousing, logistics, reducing wastage≈15 words
- 2Direct sourcing from farmers, bypassing intermediaries; better price share≈15 words
- 3Local sourcing from small industries; quality standards≈15 words
- 4Risks: buyer power over farmers, displacement of traders and kiranas≈15 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
FDI conditionsSupply-chain changesBenefitsRisks
Where marks usually go
- Writing about consumer prices only, not supply chain
- Ignoring the back-end investment condition
Draw this
- Supply chain before vs after: farmer → many intermediaries → retailer vs farmer → retailer hub
Value addition
- DataPost-harvest losses estimated at about ₹92,651 crore a year.ICAR-CIPHET, 2015
- Policy50% of FDI in multi-brand retail had to go to back-end infrastructure.DIPP Press Note, 2012
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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