Question raised in Lok Sabha on Doubling of Farmers’ Income, 25/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Doubling of Farmers’ Income, 25/06/2019. In order to increase the income of farmers of the country including Bundelkhand, the Inter-ministerial Committee constituted by the Government had identified seven sources of income growth viz., improvement in crop productivity; improvement in livestock productivity; resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production; increase in the cropping intensity; diversification towards high value crops; improvement in real prices received by farmers; and shift from farm to non-farm occupations. All activities of identified Departments are geared to achieving this objective. Various schemes are being promoted and implemented in a major way through the States/UTs. A list of various interventions inter-alia taken by the Government is as annexed.
