Multiple choice

The Government had set up an Expert Group on Agricultural Indebtedness in wake of farmers suicide in cotton growing areas in the country under the chairmanship of -

  1. Dr. Bimal Jalan

  2. Dr. R. Radhakrishnan

  3. Dr. C. Ranyrajan

  4. Rakesh mohan
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Explanation

Dr. R. Radhakrishnan chaired the Expert Group on Agricultural Indebtedness constituted by the Government of India in response to farmer suicides in cotton-growing regions like Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The committee examined structural causes of agrarian distress and recommended policy measures. Dr. Bimal Jalan is a former RBI Governor, and Rakesh Mohan is an economist, but neither chaired this specific group.

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