The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालयKr̥ṣi 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. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which is currently held by Arjun Munda. Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje are the Ministers of State. Sharad Pawar, serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of Minister of Agriculture for the longest continuous period till date.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya
Department of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India. Until this ministry was established, matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department.[3]
In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.[3]
The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.[4]
Structure and departmentsedit
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.[5]
Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.[6] The Agriculture MMP is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
Department of Agriculture Research and Education. This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this department manages the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[7]
The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments.
Programs and initiativesedit
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojanaedit
A leading program of the Ministry is the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the National Development Council of India. This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.[8]
Krishi Meghedit
Krishi Megh (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and World Bank's Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).[9]
The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.[10]
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^"Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'". All India Radio News. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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External linksedit
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare
India Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
Plant Quarantine Organisation of India
National Seeds Corporation Limited
Krishi India Expo
Soil Health Card Portal
Fertilizer Quality Control System (FQCS)
Participatory Guarantee System
May 01, 2024
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For list of ministers see Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ष एव क स न कल य ण मन त र लय Kr ṣi evaṁ Kisana Kalyaṇa Mantralaya 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 The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture food processing and co operation The agriculture ministry is headed by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare which is currently held by Arjun Munda Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje are the Ministers of State Sharad Pawar serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 has held the office of Minister of Agriculture for the longest continuous period till date Ministry of Agriculture amp Farmers Welfareक ष एव क स न कल य ण मन त र लय Kr ṣi evaṁ Kisana Kalyaṇa MantralayaBranch of Government of IndiaMinistry of Agriculture amp Farmers WelfareAgency overviewJurisdictionGovernment of IndiaHeadquartersKrishi BhavanDr Rajendra Prasad RoadNew DelhiAnnual budget 127 036 crore US 16 billion 2024 25 est 1 Ministers responsibleArjun Munda Cabinet Minister Kailash Choudhary 2 Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje 2 Minister of State Agency executiveManoj Ahuja SecretaryWebsiteagricoop wbr gov wbr in Contents 1 Origins 2 Structure and departments 3 Programs and initiatives 3 1 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 3 2 Krishi Megh 3 3 Schemes 4 Reports and statistics 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOrigins editDepartment of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India Until this ministry was established matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department 3 In 1881 Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education health agriculture revenue However In 1947 Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture 3 The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on 15 August 2015 to take care of farming community needs 4 Structure and departments editThe Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare consists of the following two departments 5 Department of Agriculture Co operation and Farmers Welfare This Department s responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules 1961 as amended from time to time Co operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co operative movements 6 The Agriculture MMP is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media Department of Agriculture Research and Education This Department s responsibilities are basic and operation research technology development improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country In addition this department manages the Indian Council of Agricultural Research 7 The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments Programs and initiatives editRashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana edit A leading program of the Ministry is the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the National Development Council of India This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning better coordination and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output The total budget for this program in 2009 10 was just over INR 38 000 crore 8 Krishi Megh edit Krishi Megh National Agricultural Research and Education System Cloud Infrastructure and Services is a data recovery center of Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR It has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management Hyderabad The portal aims at providing the high quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students It has been launched under the Government of India and World Bank s Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project NAHEP 9 Schemes edit Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Farmer Income Protection Scheme PM AASHA Reports and statistics editThe Ministry publishes an annual report titled Agricultural Statistics at a Glance This gives a detailed picture of the state of India s agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector crop production including state wise and crop wise break ups rural economic indicators such as credit etc The latest report has been published for 2014 10 See also editMinister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Agricultural insurance in India National Portal of IndiaReferences edit Union Budget 2020 21 Analysis prsindia org 2020 a b Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Government of India Agriculture gov in Retrieved 15 September 2018 a b Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation PDF Archived from the original PDF on 25 April 2012 Retrieved 5 July 2012 Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare The Hindu 15 August 2015 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 17 February 2021 Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture Sectors National Portal of India 5 June 2009 Archived from the original on 5 June 2009 Retrieved 15 September 2018 National Portal of India 3 September 2011 Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Retrieved 15 September 2018 National Portal of India 3 September 2011 Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Retrieved 15 September 2018 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana rkvy nic in Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR s data recovery centre Krishi Megh All India Radio News Retrieved 2 September 2020 Economics And Statistics Ministry of Agriculture Government of India Eands decent nic in External links editDepartment of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Directory of Ministry of Agriculture websites India Council of Agriculture Research ICAR Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices Plant Quarantine Organisation of India National Seeds Corporation Limited Krishi India Expo Soil Health Card Portal Fertilizer Quality Control System FQCS Participatory Guarantee System Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers 27 Welfare amp oldid 1215351198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
