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Agri GVA up 225% since 2011-12

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Agri GVA up 225% since 2011-12 (GS3 · Agriculture, 27 June 2025)

What happened

  • Agri GVA at current prices rose about 225% from ₹1,502 thousand crore (2011-12) to ₹4,878 thousand crore (2023-24) [PIB].

Background

  • GVO at constant prices rose about 54.6% [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Allied sectors are growing faster.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-27): agri GVA at current prices rose about 225% from ₹1,502 thousand crore (2011-12) to ₹4,878 thousand crore (2023-24).
  2. Allied sectors are growing faster.
Quotable data point

Agri GVA at current prices rose about 225% from ₹1,502 thousand crore (2011-12) to ₹4,878 thousand crore (2023-24).

PIB: Value of agri output, 27 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: GVA vs GVO.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Agri GVO growth at constant prices 2011-12 to 2023-24

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Value of agri output, 27 Jun 2025

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