Q. Who appointed a Famine Commission under Richard Starchy?
Solution:
It was set up in 1878 under the Chairmanship of Sir Richard Strachey. The commission recommended state interference in food trade in the event of famine.
Richard Strachey Commission of 1880 was created to develop a general strategy and principles to deal with the famines. It was the first Famine commission and was constituted during the period of Lord Lytton.
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