Govt pursuing target of doubling farmers income by 2022: Tomar
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Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021, 10:31 PM IST
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In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on Doubling of Farmers Income was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal.
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Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
NEW DELHI: The government has been pursuing the target of doubling farmers income by 2022 and several interventions taken are showing a positive impact , Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Parliament on Tuesday.
In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on Doubling of Farmers Income was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal.
The government has been pursuing the target of doubling farmers income by 2022 and several interventions taken are showing a positive impact , Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Parliament on Tuesday. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on Doubling of Farmers Income was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Tomar said the committee submitted its report in September 2018. After acceptance of the panel s recommendations, the government has set up an Empowered Body to review and monitor the progress.
Farmers listen to a speaker during a protest against recent agricultural reforms. PHOTO: AFP
What’s at stake for India’s protesting farmers?
These protests are significant because they expose tensions within the Indian economy
Last week, a massive demonstration in India turned violent as hundreds of farmers clashed with police in the capital of New Delhi. The scuffle – which occurred after protesters occupied ramparts of the historic Red Fort – overshadowed the significance of Republic Day, a national holiday which marks the day the India’s post-colonial constitution came into effect 71 years ago.
This is the only instance of violence in a nearly six month long protest against three new agriculture laws passed by the Indian parliament in September 2020. The laws seek to deregulate the agricultural sector, but unions say they will hurt small farmers by incentivising large, private businesses.
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The scheme provided momentum to the economy during Covid-19 and experts think the Budget allocation to the scheme can be increased in FY22
For the past three years, many adivasis from remote Peth taluka of Nashik district in Maharashtra have not migrated to cities in search of work and livelihood. They grow rice enough to sell at the local market, thanks to the construction of farm ponds, stone and mud bunds and other agriculture-related works carried out under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Besides addressing the problem of migration from villages, the scheme has helped provide employment to migrant labourers dislocated this fiscal year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As compared to the last financial year, the Centre has increased funding under MGNREGA scheme by ₹19,091 crore due to Covid-19 outbreak. Experts think that the Budget allocation to the scheme should be increased to
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