Doubling the Farmers’ Incomes by 2022
Doubling the Farmers’ Incomes by 2022
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). The scheme aims to provide a payment of Rs. 6,000 per year, in three 4-monthly installments of Rs. 2,000 to the farmers families
- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) for providing old age pension to these farmers. Under this Scheme, a minimum fixed pension of Rs. 3,000 will be provided to the eligible small and marginal farmers, on attaining the age of 60 years.
- Government has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for all Kharif & Rabi crops for 2018-19 season, at a level of at least 150 percent of the cost of production.
- “Per drop more crop” initiative under which drip/sprinkler irrigation is being encouraged for optimal utilization of water, reducing cost of inputs and increasing productivity
- “Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)” launched for promoting organic farming.
- Launch of e-NAM initiative to provide farmers an electronic transparent and competitive online trading platform.
- Under “Har Medh Par Ped”, agro-forestry is being promoted for additional income. With the amendment of Indian Forest Act, 1927, Bamboo has been removed from the definition of trees. A restructured National Bamboo Mission has been launched in the year 2018 to promote bamboo plantation on non-forest government
- Government has approved a new Umbrella Scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)’. The Scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce.
- Bee keeping has been promoted under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) to increase the productivity of crops through pollination and increase the honey production as an additional source of income of farmers.
- Government provides interest subvention of 2 per cent on short-term crop loans up to Rs. 3.00 lakh besides incentive for prompt repayment at 3 per cent. Presently, loan is available to farmers at an interest rate of 4 per cent per annum on prompt repayment.
- There are Micro Irrigation Fund (Rs. 5,000 crores); Agri-marketing Fund to strengthen eNAM and GrAMs (Rs. 2,000 crores); Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to build agri-logistics (backward & forward linkages) (Rs. 1 lakh crore).
- Market intervention scheme: The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare implements the MIS for procurement of agricultural and horticultural commodities which are perishable in nature and are not covered under the PSS. The objective of intervention is to protect the growers of these commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below economic levels and cost of production.
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