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Posted 18 Dec 2024

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Key Issues Highlighted 

  • Sluggish Growth in Agriculture Sector: Declined to 1.4% in 2023-24 from 4.7% in 2022-23.
    • 54.6% of the country’s total work force is engaged in Agriculture which account for 18.4% of India’s Gross Value Added (GVA) at current prices during 2022-23.
  • Allocation to Agriculture remained Stagnant: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DoA&FW) received 1.22 lakh crore for FY24 compared to 1.23 lakh crore for FY21. 
  • Other Issues: Underutilization of Funds, low Farmer Income & productivity, increased debt burden on farmers etc. 

Recommendations

  • Legal Guarantee of Minimum Support Price: for safeguarding farmers livelihoods, promoting rural economic growth and enhancing national food security
  • Increase in PM-KISAN Assistance to Farmers: From the current ₹6,000 per annum to ₹12,000 per annum & extend it to tenant farmers and Farm Labourers.
  • Change in Nomenclature: Rename the "DoA&FW" to the "Department of Agriculture, Farmers & Farm Labourers Welfare" to provide greater recognition & focus on the welfare of farm labourers. 
  • Establishment of a National Commission for Minimum Living Wages: To ensure fair and just wages for farm labourers. 
  • Compulsory Universal Crop Insurance scheme: For smallholder farmers with landholdings of up to 2 hectares, on the lines of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) scheme. 
  • Tags :
  • Parliamentary Standing Committee
  • minimum support price (MSP)
  • Framers' Welfare
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