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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya), formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, is a branch of the Government of India and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has awarded the top-performing states, and districts under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. [14] In addition to PMKISAN, individuals can explore a wide range of government schemes aimed at providing financial assistance and support to farmers and other beneficiaries.
The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme is a credit scheme introduced in August 1998 by Indian public sector banks to issue kisan credit card to the farmers of India.This model scheme was prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on the recommendations of the R. V. Gupta Committee [1] to provide advances for agricultural needs.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) Yojana was launched in March 2019 by the Government of India to increase the income of farmers and provide sources of irrigation and de-dieselization the agricultural sector. [1] [2] To receive the benefit of this scheme farmers need to install solar irrigation pumps for ...
Matsyajibi Basa Gruha Yojana: 2014: Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department: Provide dwellings for fishers. [68] Biju Gaon Gadi Yojana: February 2014: Commerce & Transport: Public Transportation: Provide public transportation to remote areas of Odisha. [69] Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY) November 2013: Agriculture: Health Insurance
Krishi Unnati Mela is a three-day event launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 March 2016 in Pusa campus of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Delhi.The event was launched to provide information on new farm schemes and technologies that will help farmers double their incomes within the next few years.
The Portal is managed by Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) with the technology provider, NFCL’s iKisan division. A similar project was initiated by the Congress government in the State of Karnataka, during UPA tenure and had been a great success. NDA government has rolled it out nationally.
The Government then introduced in 1999-2000, a new scheme titled “National Agricultural Insurance Scheme” (NAIS) or “Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana” (RKBY). [6] NAIS envisages coverage of all food crops (cereals and pulses), oilseeds, horticultural and commercial crops.