The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the

1. A

   Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

   (a) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Fair and Remunerative Price for sugarcane is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and approved by the CCEA. That approval step is the official key.

2. B

   Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.

   (b) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. CACP recommends FRP; it does not give the final approval. Recommendation is not the same as approval, so CACP is not the key.

3. C

   Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture

   (c) Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture. DMI handles grading, AGMARK and market surveys, not cane FRP approval.

4. D

   Agricultural Produce Market Committee

   (d) Agricultural Produce Market Committee. APMCs are State market yards. They do not fix the all-India FRP.

Summary. Official key is (a) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. FRP is the Centre’s cane price under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, recommended by CACP and cleared by CCEA. CACP only recommends; DMI and APMCs have other jobs. The approving body on this paper is CCEA.