Budget 2020: Govt must give priority to agriculture, empower farm sector to revive economy; don't hand out doles and sops
5 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2020: Govt must give priority to agriculture, empower farm sector to revive economy; don't hand out doles and sops

Firstpost  

In Budget 2020, it is fervently hoped that the government will focus on genuinely empowering the farm sector. For instance, while the average farmer gets only Rs 711 a month from livestock rearing, farmers in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and other progressive states get around Rs 100 per milch cattle per day for 300 days a year. Except in the states where the Verghese Kurien-type cooperative movement is strong, or where there are progressive corporate players like Hatsun, Heritage or Nestle, farmers get precious little for the milk they produce. His minimum benchmark was 50 percent but he managed to ensure that Gujarat’s farmers got 80-85 percent of the market price for their milk. The government can urge corporates and malls to enter into contract farming agreements with farmers for offtake of vegetables—but at 50 percent of the market price.

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Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending
1 month ago

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The size of the state budget is likely to touch Rs 3 lakh crore, up from Rs 2.65 lakh crore in 2024-25, when Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presents the annual budget in the Assembly on Monday. With the latest Odisha Economic Survey projecting state’s economy to expand in the range of 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent …

Budget: A missed opportunity is the biggest cost burden that India must bear
1 month ago

Budget: A missed opportunity is the biggest cost burden that India must bear

Live Mint  

The budget presented on 1 February was important for India’s new government, for it had won a mandate for a five-year term in power. The finance minister also said that ‘Viksit Bharat’ envisioned farmers making our country the “food basket of the world." Further, the finance minister said that the government considered agriculture one of India’s four powerful engines of …

Himanshu: Will the budget’s proposals help revive India’s rural economy?
1 month, 1 week ago

Himanshu: Will the budget’s proposals help revive India’s rural economy?

Live Mint  

That the Indian economy is going through a difficult phase is no longer a matter of speculation. Still, neither did the budget offer anything new to boost agricultural incomes or worker productivity, nor did it allocate enough to revive the non-farm economy. The Centre’s plan to increase incomes and productivity in 100 backward districts is also unconvincing, given that the …

Mint Primer: Will the budget bring prosperity to rural India?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mint Primer: Will the budget bring prosperity to rural India?

Live Mint  

The budget announced a slew of schemes for rural India, focusing on improving crop productivity and credit access for farmers. Despite rising weather-related risks to production and farm revenue, the budget cut funding for the flagship crop insurance scheme by ₹3,600 crore. The budget announced a prosperity and resilience scheme aiming to skill rural youth and reduce distress migration. Funds …

Tailored to help poor, women, youth, farmers: CM Majhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tailored to help poor, women, youth, farmers: CM Majhi

New Indian Express  

He said the record allocation of Rs 15.5 lakh crore for capital investment will create new job opportunities. Terming the budget as inclusive, the chief minister said there was something for every section of society, including farmers, labourers, middle class, employees, women, youth, and students in it. “This budget aims to fulfil the dream of a developed India, with a …

Agriculture is fiscally neglected in the Budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Agriculture is fiscally neglected in the Budget

The Hindu  

A Budget is the response of a government to the challenges in the economy. It claimed that Indian agriculture remained remarkably resilient owing to a rise in productivity, an expansion of crop diversification, and an increase in farmers’ income. If we consider crop husbandry, which is an umbrella category for expenditures on schemes and institutions in agriculture, the allocation has …

No due priority to agriculture in Budget: Farmers Commission Chairman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No due priority to agriculture in Budget: Farmers Commission Chairman

The Hindu  

Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission Chairman M. Kodanda Reddy expressed disappointment over the Union Budget, stating that the agriculture sector has not been given due priority. In a statement, Mr. Reddy said the agriculture sector, including the fisheries department, has been allocated ₹1,71,437 crore, which is only 2.51% of the total budget of ₹50,65,345 crore. Mr. Reddy pointed out …

Agriculture is the first engine of growth: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Agriculture is the first engine of growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the agriculture sector as the first engine of growth and announced schemes such as the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana--a scheme that is likely to benefit 1.7 crore farmers in 100 districts with low crop production--for the sector in the Budget presented in Parliament on Saturday. In the last revised estimates, the scheme …

Budget 2025: Set to Drive Economic Growth, Support Middle Class, and Boost Agriculture | ABP NEWS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Set to Drive Economic Growth, Support Middle Class, and Boost Agriculture | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The focus of this year's budget is to boost India's overall economic growth, targeting a growth rate of over 6% and keeping inflation below 5%. The government aims to maintain liquidity in the market while encouraging consumption to support economic growth. A major area of focus will be the middle class, with Prime Minister Modi's recent statement signaling relief for …

Budget 2025 Expectations For Agriculture: Cluster-Based Approach, Revamping Post-Harvest Infrastructure, More Expert Policy Recommendations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025 Expectations For Agriculture: Cluster-Based Approach, Revamping Post-Harvest Infrastructure, More Expert Policy Recommendations

ABP News  

Budget 2025: As India gears up for the 2025 Union Budget, the agriculture sector remains a critical area of focus. Current Scenario As per Anand Ramanathan, Partner and Consumer, Products and Retail sector Leader, Deloitte, India’s agriculture sector generated a GVA of Rs 23 lakh crore, with the country accounting for 11 per cent of global agricultural output. With shifting …

From farm to fortune: How Budget 2025 can double farmer incomes in India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

From farm to fortune: How Budget 2025 can double farmer incomes in India

Firstpost  

India’s agriculture sector faces massive post-harvest waste, with around 40% of produce lost due to poor storage and supply chain inefficiencies, impacting farmers’ incomes and food security. The 2025 Union Budget should create an Agriculture Infrastructure Department, promoting private investment in storage, supporting agro-processing MSMEs, expanding eNAM to reduce waste, increase farmer incomes and bolster India’s agricultural resilience. However, the …

Union Budget 2025: Modi govt may raise agriculture spending by over 15%, largest increase in six years, says report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Modi govt may raise agriculture spending by over 15%, largest increase in six years, says report

Hindustan Times  

The Union Budget 2025 may prioritise agriculture, with the government increasing its spending on the sector by 15% to about $20.2 billion, news agency Reuters reported, citing two unnamed government sources. The government had also imposed export restrictions on some agricultural products including wheat, along with extending the duty free import policy for some pulse varieties to try curbing the …

India set to raise farm budget by over 15%, biggest increase in six years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India set to raise farm budget by over 15%, biggest increase in six years

Live Mint  

By Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI - India plans to increase spending for the agriculture sector by about 15% to around $20 billion in next month's budget, two government sources said, marking the biggest increase in six years, as it tries to boost rural incomes and curb inflation. Total allocations for agriculture and allied activities in the 2025/26 …

The Broadening Horizons of Rural Investment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Broadening Horizons of Rural Investment

Live Mint  

If someone suggests investing in rural opportunities, it’s natural to assume they are referring to investments in agriculture. Non-agricultural rural income is also rising, as the significant welfare schemes expenditure by the government is pegged at Rs—3.1 trillion, along with a rebound in real rural wage growth. Some other key drivers that are also adding to the positive sentiment in …

Andhra Pradesh budget 2024: Rs 29,909 crore allocated to education sector, focus on rural development
4 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh budget 2024: Rs 29,909 crore allocated to education sector, focus on rural development

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Monday presented the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, totaling Rs 2,94,427.25 crore. Sectoral Allocations: Education : Rs 29,909 crore allocated for school education. Rural Development: Rs 16,739 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, overseen by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. Agriculture and Rural Development: Significant emphasis on agricultural welfare, with …

Agriculture for a resilient future
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Agriculture for a resilient future

Hindustan Times  

The Union Budget 2024, presented by the government of India, is forward-looking and growth-oriented, prioritising the transformation of India’s agriculture industry as it laid out several strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing productivity, ensuring climate resilience, and fostering innovation in the agricultural sector. The budget emphasises developing vegetable production clusters near consumption centres and promoting farmer producer organisations, cooperatives, and startups …

India’s livestock contributes 5.5 per cent to national GDP: DAHD Secretary Alka Upadhyaya
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s livestock contributes 5.5 per cent to national GDP: DAHD Secretary Alka Upadhyaya

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Andhra Pradesh State government conducted a regional training of 21st livestock census on software for the State and District nodal officers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. The workshop conducted in Visakhapatnam was aimed at training the State and District Nodal Officers on newly launched mobile and web applications for conducting …

Can agriculture sector become India’s growth engine? Economic Survey 2024 says THIS
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Can agriculture sector become India’s growth engine? Economic Survey 2024 says THIS

Live Mint  

The Economic Survey 2024, tabled by FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha, stated that the agriculture sector could be a growth engine for India and the world as the scope for countries to squeeze out growth in manufacturing and services is narrowing due to resource-hoarding, trade protectionism, excess capacity, dumping, and artificial intelligence. “A return to roots, as it were, …

Cultivating reform: 12 policy strategies for India's agricultural revival
9 months, 1 week ago

Cultivating reform: 12 policy strategies for India's agricultural revival

Hindustan Times  

Proposing multi-faceted policy interventions to address farmer discontent, this piece explores 12 policy strategies for enhancing agricultural income, sustainability, and resilience in India. Developing and Distributing Suitable Agricultural Implements Farm mechanisation tailored to the needs of small farmers can significantly enhance productivity and reduce physical strain. Collaborative Strategies for Revitalising India's Agricultural Sector Engaging agricultural economists, policy analysts, and farming …

We must not let Indian agriculture turn into an unending tragi-comedy
1 year ago

We must not let Indian agriculture turn into an unending tragi-comedy

Live Mint  

Third, agricultural spends have a targeting problem. Professor Ashok Gulati estimates that the MSP system’s total coverage is limited to only 5.6% of Indian farmers and just 2.2% of our agricultural produce by value. Juxtapose this with the fact that agriculture today accounts for a much lower portion of rural household incomes than is usually imagined. As per the National …

Farmers’ income will be increased with innovative schemes: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers’ income will be increased with innovative schemes: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

The Hindu  

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said the State government was all set to introduce innovative schemes and increase farmers’ incomes in the upcoming annual Budget since agriculture and milk production played a pivotal role in the rural economy. He said the recent increase of six rupees per litre in the purchase price of milk was indicative …

Indian economy is resilient amid global slowdown: Sitharaman
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian economy is resilient amid global slowdown: Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

The Indian economy is “remarkably resilient” amid a global slowdown because of “solid” domestic demand, moderate inflation, sustained capital expenditure and continued buoyancy in revenue collections, the finance ministry said in its monthly review on Tuesday. “Despite rising input costs, overall sentiment in the services sector remains upbeat, driven, among others, by an upswing in the tourism cum hotel industry …

Making India Aatmanirbhar: How technology can empower dairy farmers and boost their income
1 year, 7 months ago

Making India Aatmanirbhar: How technology can empower dairy farmers and boost their income

India TV News  

Farmers have always been the backbone of India. With India emerging as the 3rd largest ecosystem for startups globally, the dairy sector has The startup has brought positive changes in the lives of lakhs of farmers by bridging the technology gap to help usher marginalised dairy farmers into the 21st century. Currently landscaped across two states, Punjab and Rajasthan, Mooofarm’s …

How falling farm incomes impact India’s economy
1 year, 11 months ago

How falling farm incomes impact India’s economy

Live Mint  

After a period of robust crop prices, farm incomes are likely to take a hit in 2023 following a glut in perishable prices and damage wreaked by unseasonal rains. In March, ready-to-harvest winter crops like wheat, chick peas and mustard were damaged by hailstorms and unseasonal rains in several states. But higher prices for rice and wheat are a result …

Budget 2023: What the social sector wants from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023: What the social sector wants from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2023: The Indian economy is on a slow path to recovery as the COVID-19 crisis has more or less subsided. 35,000 crores • Revitalizing water harvesting structures by excavating existing lakes and tanks @ Rs. 5000 crores • Enhancing MGNREGA allocation to Rs 200,000 crores to meet all the wage employment requirements, which in turn can build large-scale livelihood …

Economic Survey 2023: Centre's MSP Boost For Crops Powered Agriculture Sector To Robust Growth
2 years, 1 month ago

Economic Survey 2023: Centre's MSP Boost For Crops Powered Agriculture Sector To Robust Growth

ABP News  

The Economic Survey 2022-23 was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday in the parliament. As all eyes are on the Budget 2023, where the expectations for the agriculture sector remain upbeat, the Eco Survey 2022-23 showed that the performance of the agriculture and allied sector has been buoyant. As per the Eco Survey tabled in the Parliament, the …

Budget 2023: ’Rural income growth, women empowerment should be priority’
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023: ’Rural income growth, women empowerment should be priority’

Live Mint  

With global geopolitical uncertainties and the slowing growth of the world economy, it is crucial to address job creation challenges and boost consumer demand in the country. The upcoming budget should be focused on rural income growth and our target should be at least 100% growth in every household income in near future. Through women's self-help groups, millions of jobs …

Budget 2023 likely to invest in sustainable agriculture, R&D to improve farmers' livelihoods
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 likely to invest in sustainable agriculture, R&D to improve farmers' livelihoods

India TV News  

Budget 2023: Agriculture is a vital sector for India's economy, as it employs a large portion of the population and is a major source of food security. In Budget 2023, the government needs to invest more resources to improve farmers' livelihoods. BUDGET 2023: FULL COVERAGE These schemes include Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. …

TS agriculture policies are national benchmarks: KCR
2 years, 2 months ago

TS agriculture policies are national benchmarks: KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who has promised ‘ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ if the BRS came to power at the Centre after the 2024 general elections, has said that the inspiration derived from the revolutionary progress in Telangana's agricultural sector would lead to a total revolution in India and transform agriculture into a joyous livelihood for the country's …

We did not manage to double the income of Indian farmers
2 years, 2 months ago

We did not manage to double the income of Indian farmers

Live Mint  

On 28 February 2016, at a farmer rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government’s intention of doubling the income of farmers by 2022, a year marking 75 years of India’s independence. Nonetheless, based on the SAS, the income of farmer households from crop cultivation declined 1.5% per annum between 2012-13 and 2018-19, similar to what …

How can the government revive agricultural reforms?
2 years, 5 months ago

How can the government revive agricultural reforms?

Hindustan Times  

No one is a stranger to the swift method in which agricultural reforms of 2020 were brought out by the government. The first course correction would be holding stakeholder discussions with farmers, farmer representatives, government officials and even corporate functionaries collectively. Since the laws witnessed a large level of angst among the farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, …

Modi@8: How the government is empowering farmers for golden agriculture sector
2 years, 9 months ago

Modi@8: How the government is empowering farmers for golden agriculture sector

Firstpost  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says the work done by Modi government since 2014 will result in a golden era of agriculture sector during 100 years of Indian independence Under the leadership of our popular and visionary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the results of all-round efforts made by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in the …

‘India could meet Sri Lanka fate if freebie culture persists’
2 years, 10 months ago

‘India could meet Sri Lanka fate if freebie culture persists’

The Hindu  

India could end up facing a Sri Lanka–type economic crisis if it doesn’t shun the “culture of freebies” and subsidies in sectors like agriculture, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand warned, stressing that the “mind–boggling” support measures for farmers has made agriculture extremely dependent on such crutches. “Our policies and support to agriculture and many other sectors are going in a …

From Agricultural Subsidies To Food Parks: Important Highlights Of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Budget 2022-23
2 years, 11 months ago

From Agricultural Subsidies To Food Parks: Important Highlights Of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Budget 2022-23

ABP News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister MRK Paneerselvam presented his first full-fledged Agricultural Budget 2022-2023 on Saturday. The agricultural budget was presented a day after Tamil Nadu Budget 2022-2023, tabled by state Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Friday. Some of the highlights in the agricultural budget presented by the Agriculture Minister include: > The state has increased …

Budget 2022: There is little in Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements to make agriculture climate resilient
3 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2022: There is little in Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements to make agriculture climate resilient

Firstpost  

The highlight of the finance minister’s Budget on agriculture is a proposal to develop five-km broadband along the Ganga for natural farming. For the food bowl areas, where intensive chemical-based agriculture is practiced, it suggested a ‘towards organic’ strategy where farmyard manure and crop residues are blended with chemical fertilisers, and crop protection chemicals were used sparingly. According to the …

Budget 2022: Bharat needs revival of animal spirits to boost consumption
3 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2022: Bharat needs revival of animal spirits to boost consumption

Firstpost  

Budget 2022: Rural demand turned sluggish after the second wave of the pandemic even as other parts of the economy recovered robustly The first advance estimate of India’s GDP growth for 2021-22 indicated a steadfast recovery in the economy after the blow from COVID-19 in 2020-21. “There is a structural losing of consumption momentum in the rural areas since 2018.” …

India’s farmers need a ‘new deal’
3 years, 6 months ago

India’s farmers need a ‘new deal’

Hindustan Times  

The average farmer in India earns ₹27 per day from cultivation, according to statistics from the latest Situation Assessment Survey which covers the period from July 2018 to June 2019. An analysis of these numbers, in this newspaper, found that unskilled manual work on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme work sites would pay more than farming. If farming …

Dr Ashok Dhawale: ‘Crisis has engulfed agrarian society’
3 years, 6 months ago

Dr Ashok Dhawale: ‘Crisis has engulfed agrarian society’

The Hindu  

Dr Ashok Dhawale, national president, All India Kisan Sabha, India’s largest farmers’ organisation, has spearheaded the farmers’ movement for over three decades, and is one of the prominent faces of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha. The simple fact is that India’s agricultural growth rate in the 1980s was higher than the agricultural growth rate in the last 30 years of neoliberal …

Government committed to addressing challenges in agriculture sector: Narendra Tomar
3 years, 6 months ago

Government committed to addressing challenges in agriculture sector: Narendra Tomar

India TV News  

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said the government is committed to addressing various challenges faced by the agriculture sector, including climate change. The government is serious about such adverse climatic conditions and our scientists are also working very diligently to develop innovative seed varieties which are compatible with such climatic conditions," he said in …

'Committed for farmers welfare and rural prosperity'
3 years, 7 months ago

'Committed for farmers welfare and rural prosperity'

India TV News  

'Committed for farmers welfare and rural prosperity' Even after seven decades of development in India, agriculture remains the critical sector as a source of raw material and key inputs to several other sectors. Apart from more than 40 per cent increase in MSP of most of the crops during last seven years, there has been an increased allocation under price …

PM Modi Says Farm Sector Needs Post-harvest Revolution; Govt Impetus on Scientific Ecosystem
3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi Says Farm Sector Needs Post-harvest Revolution; Govt Impetus on Scientific Ecosystem

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there is a need for a “post-harvest revolution” in the farm sector, which has been witnessing an increase in production. “With the ever increasing agricultural production, there is a need of post-harvest revolution and value addition,” Modi said in a message to commemorate the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development’s foundation day, …

Haryana Minister on How Direct Cash Transfer Can Boost Agri Economy, Kick-start India’s Recovery
3 years, 8 months ago

Haryana Minister on How Direct Cash Transfer Can Boost Agri Economy, Kick-start India’s Recovery

News 18  

In the gloom and doom surrounding every discussion on the Indian economy, what is being ignored are the sustained efforts by farmers and the proactive policies of the government to ensure that India’s post-COVID rural economy is poised to grow at a fast pace. The Modi government has over the last seven years increased procurement from farmers by almost 1.5 …

The farming crisis
3 years, 9 months ago

The farming crisis

The Hindu  

ECONOMISTS meeting the Union Finance Minister at routine annual pre-Budget consultations have focussed attention on an aspect that till recently seemed to have no place in India's rapidly expanding horizons - the crisis and stagnation in the agricultural sector. The proximate threat in the farm sector comes from the uneven monsoon precipitation of the last two years, which has raised …

India’s farm sector to sustain momentum, but that’s not enough
3 years, 10 months ago

India’s farm sector to sustain momentum, but that’s not enough

Hindustan Times  

India’s farm sector is forecast to maintain its remarkable expansion in 2021-22 on the back of robust output and prices despite the coronavirus pandemic. A normal monsoon will continue to see an expansion of the agriculture sector, aside from good encouraging prices and acreage trends,” said Abhishek Agrawal of Comtrade, an agricultural trading firm. Better performance of the agriculture sector …

With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore
4 years ago

With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore

News 18  

With special focus on the agriculture sector, Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Thursday presented a budget of Rs 2,30,825 crore for the financial year 2021-22. Following is a list of some of the major allocations of the budget: — Panchayati Raj, Rural Development Department – Rs 29,271 crore — CM Dalit Empowerment – Rs 1,000 crore. – Old …

Budget will help increase rural consumption: FMCG makers
4 years, 1 month ago

Budget will help increase rural consumption: FMCG makers

Live Mint  

The FMCG industry on Monday said a special focus on the agriculture sector in the Union Budget will help increase rural consumption and sustain growth momentum. FMCG manufacturers -- like ITC, Emami, Marico and Jyothy Labs -- said it is encouraging capital infusion in infrastructure, divestment and restructuring of allocations without impacting consumers negatively. According to ITC Chairman & Managing …

Budget 2021: Massive boost to agriculture sector, outlay increased to Rs 16.5 crores
4 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2021: Massive boost to agriculture sector, outlay increased to Rs 16.5 crores

Op India  

As the Indian economy recovers from the blow from the COVID pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget for FY 21-22 in the Parliament on Monday. The FY22 Budget was based on 6 pillars, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listing the following as main pillars of Budget 2021 – health and wellbeing, physical and financial capital and …

Need to See Agriculture as Modern Biz Enterprise; Urgent Reforms Required: Economic Survey 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

Need to See Agriculture as Modern Biz Enterprise; Urgent Reforms Required: Economic Survey 2021

News 18  

New Delhi: Lauding the farm sector for demonstrating resilience during the pandemic, the Economic Survey on Friday suggested the government to see farm sector as a “modern business enterprise” for which “urgent reforms” are required to enable sustainable and consistent growth. According to the Survey, the farm sector has got “renewed thrust” due to various measures on credit, market reforms …

In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board
4 years, 3 months ago

In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board

The Hindu  

The purpose of agriculture reforms is to increase farmers’ incomes. The problem of low incomes in India’s agriculture sector is a complex systems problem which cannot be solved by agriculture experts alone. Economists point, wistfully, to the firmness with which bold reforms were brought about in 1991, and how the government stood up to the ‘Bombay Club’ of industrialists who …

Poor Farmers, Small Landholdings & Low Crop Yield Crisis: Why India Desperately Needs Farm Reforms
4 years, 3 months ago

Poor Farmers, Small Landholdings & Low Crop Yield Crisis: Why India Desperately Needs Farm Reforms

News 18  

When it comes to agriculture, India is a land of contradictions. India is one of the top producers of several crops in the world but when it comes to productivity parameters, i.e., crop produced per unit of land, we are yet laggards. However, when it comes to the agricultural yield, or amount of crop produced per unit of land, we …

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