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6th October
Land reforms in India
Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India: Zamindari System; Mahalwari System; Ryotwari System Land Reforms in India
Land Reforms in India
Land Reforms in India Definition Land Reforms usually refers to redistribution of Land from rich to poor. Land reforms include; Regulation of Ownership Operation, Leasing, sale Inheritance of Land In an agrarian economy like India with massive inequalities of wealth and income, great scarcity and an unequal distribution of land, coupled with a large mass… Continue reading Land Reforms in India
Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India: Zamindari System; Mahalwari System; Ryotwari System
Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India At the time of independence, there were three major types of land tenure systems prevailing in the country. The basic difference in these systems was regarding the mode of payment of land revenue. Zamindari System Mahalwari System Ryotwari System Under the Zamindari system, the land revenue was collected from… Continue reading Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India: Zamindari System; Mahalwari System; Ryotwari System
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices
Farm Subsidies in India: Definition; Working; Need; Negative Impacts Types of Farm Subsidies in Indian Agriculture: Irrigation and Power Subsidies; Fertilizer Subsidy; Seed Subsidy; Credit Subsidy Government Intervention in Indian Agriculture Minimum Support Prices in Indian Agriculture: MSP definition; Working; Issues; Drawbacks; Way Ahead; Buffer Stocks
Technology Missions in India
Technology Missions in India The technological missions in India was initiated in 1987 by the Rajiv Gandhi led Congress government. Rajiv Gandhi had chosen his close aid Sam Pitroda to lead the Mission. The mission had the task to cover five critical area which were considered very important for the development of the Indian economy… Continue reading Technology Missions in India
Targeted PDS in India, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Alternative to the PDS, Direct Benefit Transfers, National Food Security Act
Targeted PDS in India PDS began as a Universal Programme in India due to food shortages of the mid 1960’s. But, since 1997 it has been exclusively targeted towards the poor, providing Wheat, Rice, Sugar and Kerosene at a highly subsidised to the below poverty line households. The objective was to help very poor families… Continue reading Targeted PDS in India, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Alternative to the PDS, Direct Benefit Transfers, National Food Security Act
Public Distribution System in India: Definition; Issues; Working; Need; Disadvantages
Issues Related to Public Distribution System What is PDS? The PDS is a part of India’s Agriculture Price Policy. The Agriculture price policy in India has a twin objective of supporting farmers at the time of bumper harvest (when the price falls due to excess production) and supporting poor consumers from price rise by providing… Continue reading Public Distribution System in India: Definition; Issues; Working; Need; Disadvantages
Minimum Support Prices in Indian Agriculture: MSP definition; Working; Issues; Drawbacks; Way Ahead; Buffer Stocks
Issues related to Minimum Support Price in India Minimum Support Price Definition: MSP is a part of India’s Agriculture Price Policy. MSP is the price at which the government purchases crops from the farmers. MSP is the guaranteed ‘minimum floor price’ that farmer must get from the government in case the market price of the… Continue reading Minimum Support Prices in Indian Agriculture: MSP definition; Working; Issues; Drawbacks; Way Ahead; Buffer Stocks
Government Intervention in Indian Agriculture
Issues Related to Government Intervention in India’s Agriculture Background Government intervention in food grain marketing in India began in 1960’s. The objective of the intervention is to revamp and incentivise the agriculture sector by using HYV seeds and technological inputs with the ultimate aim of increasing food grain production. Increasing production alone is not sufficient;… Continue reading Government Intervention in Indian Agriculture
Types of Farm Subsidies in Indian Agriculture: Irrigation and Power Subsidies; Fertilizer Subsidy; Seed Subsidy; Credit Subsidy
Subsidies in Indian Agriculture Major subsidies on Agricultural Inputs Power and Irrigation Subsidies: Subsidies on power and irrigation are provided by the state governments. Power subsidy is granted on power that is used to draw on groundwater. Accordingly, it is a subsidy to privately drawing and privately-owned means of irrigation. Power subsidy is the difference… Continue reading Types of Farm Subsidies in Indian Agriculture: Irrigation and Power Subsidies; Fertilizer Subsidy; Seed Subsidy; Credit Subsidy
Farm Subsidies in India: Definition; Working; Need; Negative Impacts
Agriculture Subsidies in India Introduction of the HYV program in the mid-1960s necessitated a high priority to supplying quality inputs like irrigation, water, fertilizers and electricity to the Indian farmers. These all were classified as essential inputs for the development of the agriculture. To ensure that these inputs are accessible to all farmers at all… Continue reading Farm Subsidies in India: Definition; Working; Need; Negative Impacts
E-Technology in Indian Agriculture to Aid the Farmers
E-Technology in Agriculture E-Platform for Agriculture Markets in India. The electronic trading portal for national agricultural market is an attempt to use modern technology for transforming the system of agricultural marketing. National Agriculture Market The National Agriculture Market (NAM) is envisaged as a pan-India electronic trading portal which seeks to network the existing APMC and… Continue reading E-Technology in Indian Agriculture to Aid the Farmers
Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country
Situation of Indian Agriculture Cropping Patterns in India: Factors Affecting; Most Important Cropping Patterns Types of Cropping Systems: Mono cropping; Crop Rotation; Sequential Cropping; Inter Cropping; Relay Cropping
Private and Co-operative Sector in Marketing of Agriculture Produce in India, Crop Insurance in India
The entry of private sector in Agriculture Marketing As a step towards liberalisation of agricultural trade, the union government issued an order on 15 February 2002, which removed licensing requirements and all restrictions on buying, stocking and transporting specified commodities, including wheat, rice, oilseeds and sugar. They were further decontrolled after this. Similarly, the dairy… Continue reading Private and Co-operative Sector in Marketing of Agriculture Produce in India, Crop Insurance in India
Marketing of Agricultural Produce in India: Definition; Role; APMC Act, Model APMC Act, 2003
Agricultural Marketing in India Definition: In a very narrow sense, Agriculture marketing means delivering farm product from farmers to the final consumers. The National Commission on Agriculture defined agricultural marketing as a process which starts with a decision to produce a saleable farm commodity, and it involves all aspects of market structure of system, both… Continue reading Marketing of Agricultural Produce in India: Definition; Role; APMC Act, Model APMC Act, 2003
Types of Cropping Systems: Mono cropping; Crop Rotation; Sequential Cropping; Inter Cropping; Relay Cropping
Cropping Systems/ Combinations Monocropping: Example Planting Wheat year after year in the same field. Monocropping is when the field is used to grow only one crop season after season. Disadvantages: it is difficult to maintain cover on the soil; it encourages pests, diseases and weeds; and it can reduce the soil fertility and damage the… Continue reading Types of Cropping Systems: Mono cropping; Crop Rotation; Sequential Cropping; Inter Cropping; Relay Cropping
Cropping Patterns in India: Factors Affecting; Most Important Cropping Patterns
Cropping Pattern in India Back to Basics: Cropping Pattern mean the proportion of area under different crops at a point of time, changes in this distribution overtime and factors determining these changes. Cropping pattern in India is determined mainly by rainfall, climate, temperature and soil type. Technology also plays a pivotal role in determining crop… Continue reading Cropping Patterns in India: Factors Affecting; Most Important Cropping Patterns
Situation of Indian Agriculture
Indian Agriculture: A brief Outlook Agriculture accounted for 14% of India’s GDP in 2016-17 and provided employment to more than half a billion people. The share of Agriculture in employment is close to 54% as on 2016-17. Indian Agriculture is dominated by the small-scale farming and is characterised by low productivity. The average size of… Continue reading Situation of Indian Agriculture
Changes in Industrial Policy and its effect on growth
Industrial development in India Industrial Policy in India and its effects on growth Public sector undertakings in India Privatisation of the Public Sector Enterprises
Privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises in India
Privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises in India Privatisation is a process by which the government transfers the productive activity from the public sector to the private sector. Privatisation offers many advantages. Methods of Privatisation adopted in India. Initial Public Offers (IPO). IPOs are the most favoured method of privatisation followed in the developed countries of… Continue reading Privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises in India
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