Subsidy Signals: Visualising India's Agricultural Policy Dilemma
Indian Economy 1950-1990
Step into the shoes of a data journalist at a leading Indian newspaper in 1990. Investigate the heated debate over agricultural subsidies, explore how prices act as signals, and visualise the structural shift — or lack thereof — in India's agricultural workforce between 1950 and 1990.
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📖 Your Story
The year is 1990. India has achieved self-sufficiency in food grains thanks to the Green Revolution, but a fierce debate rages over agricultural subsidies. As a data journalist at The Economic Times, your editor has assigned you a special series: 'Subsidy Signals.' You must investigate both sides of the subsidy debate, understand how prices function as economic signals, and present the bigger picture of India's agricultural workforce through compelling data visualisations.
What You'll Learn
- Understand the economic arguments for and against agricultural subsidies in India
- Explain how prices act as signals about the availability and scarcity of goods
- Analyse the structural shift in India's occupational pattern between 1950 and 1990
- Evaluate the impact of subsidies on resource use, equity, and government finances
How to Play
3 Missions Await
The Subsidy Debate — Both Sides of the Story
3 problems · 30 XP
Price Signals — When Markets Speak
4 problems · 60 XP
The Structural Puzzle — Why Did Farmers Stay?
3 problems · 60 XP