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How Farmers Get Benefits Under Modi Government

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How Farmers Get Benefits Under Modi Government

The growth of any nation is dependent upon the farmer’s well being and farming productivity. And the government of any nation always tries to do something better for farmers. They start new schemes and plans for farmers. And this is happening with India. Prime minister of India Narender Modi envisioned a new India. He also runs the motto “SABKA SAATH SABKA VIKAS.” Farmer’s development is the main part of his vision.

Awareness is an essential step of any transformation in the country. Awareness indicates how the people of a nation are contributing to the welfare of the nation.

According to the report of 2019, the government raised the allocation budget for the agriculture ministry by 7.81% to Rs 52,655 crores from 2017-18, which was Rs 48,840.50 crore (approx) for this financial year.

Main Reasons For Farmers Benefiting Under Modi Government

Ever since the Modi government came to power, it has brought many beneficial schemes for Indian farmers. Due to this reason, farmers will also receive many benefits under various policies and cultures. Here we are showing some reasons why farmers are benefiting under the Modi government. Check out below.

Benefits provided by Modi Government to farmers

 

Focus on strengthening sowing related operations must be imperative for farmer’s good yields. For this Modi government has taken many steps. As we all know, soil health plays an important role in farming. From 2015 to 2018, the government has dispatched 13 crores+ soil health cards for good soil health.

The main goal of the government is to enable high productivity and also motivate farmers by giving them the best facilities. Therefore, to solve the agricultural credit issue and protect the farmers from exploitation of the informal credit source, the Modi government has taken important policy initiatives.

In 2016, the Modi government launched the Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojana. This scheme is made by the best features of the crop insurance scheme while removing all defects. Crops are like bread and butter for farmers, so it is essential to teach them about this plan.

The National Agriculture Insurance Scheme accounted for 64% of the Insured farmers at the end of 2015-16, which was huge. According to affordability, farmers can pay low fixed premiums. Recently, farmers are paying a uniform premium of 1.5% for Rabi crops and 2% for Kharif crops. The government also pays the remaining premium.

In the PM Kisan scheme, the small and marginal farmer families having combined ownership up to 2 hectares got income support of Rs. 6000/- per year in three equal installments. Over seven crore farmers have already benefited under this scheme as per the source. Every state can apply for this scheme but Haryana has most of the registration.

The registering charge is free of cost for small and marginal farmers. All the farmers are very grateful to the Modi government for this scheme. With time, the Modi government is also planning to increase the decided amount. The government has been dependent upon the budgetary allocation for future decisions.

The India agriculture sector development strategy was primarily focused on improving food security and raising agriculture output. The major goal of the government was to improve productivity through better technology. So for that, farmers have been educated and give them knowledge about modern technologies. And they are also providing facilities for good quality and quantity. Annual growth of 10-11% in farmer’s income is important for doubling the farmer’s income by 2020-2022. The ongoing and previous rate in farm income has to be accelerated for the same.

Powerful measures are required to harness the possible sources of development in income within and outside India’s farming sector. To ensure the desired effect on farmer’s income other launched programs also need to be implemented.

Some Useful Schemes for India Farmers

The Indian government always tries to do best for the Indian farmer or farming sector. Hence, they continuously launch various schemes for farmer’s benefits. So here we are showing some useful government schemes. Then without any delay, let’s begin.

Har Khet ko Pani ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.’

Indian government always launches many schemes and plans, and PMKSY is one of them. As per the name, this scheme indicates water conservation and its management. PMKSY was prepared by the vision of improving water use efficiency ‘more crop per drop’ and extending the coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko Pani.’ This scheme also includes an end to end solution for source creation, management, extension activities, source creation, distribution, and field application.

PKVY scheme mainly focused on organic farming in the country. PKVY scheme encourages the farmers to form groups or clusters and take organic farming over large areas in India. This scheme aims to form 10,000 clusters over the next three years and bring about five lakh acres of the farming area under organic farming. Through the use of traditional resources, the government intends to cover certification costs and promote organic farming. According to this scheme, each cluster must have 50 farmers willing to take organic farming and have at least 50-acre total areas. Each farmer enrolling in the PKVY will be provided Rs 20,000 per acre by the government spread over three years.

The PMFBY scheme provides financial support and insurance coverage to the farmers in the crop failure to natural pests, diseases, and calamities. To stabilize the income of farmers this scheme ensures their continuing in farming. It encourages farmers to accept modern and innovative farming methods. This scheme ensures the flow of credit to the farming sector.

According to the PM-KISAN scheme, the government provides all small and marginal farmers who have landed up to 2 hectares Rs 6000/- each every year in three installments through direct bank transfer.

To solve the farm sector’s problems, the Modi cabinet 2.0 came with a proposal to provide marginal and small farmers a fixed pension of a minimum of Rs 3000 per month. According to this scheme, 18-40 age group farmers can apply in Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana. If any pensioner dies, the spouse will receive 50% of the original pension amount.

Tractors are an essential part of the farming sector, Many brands are available in the market that tries to provide machines at a low cost. For the small and marginal farmers, companies come with mini tractors which are superb in quality and supplied at an affordable Mini tractor price. To solve the problem, the PM launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Tractor Yojana 2020 (PMKTY).

According to this scheme, farmers can apply for a subsidy. In this scheme, subsidies ranging from 20 – 50% are given directly to the farmer’s bank account at the time of purchasing a new tractor. Farmer’s in any state in India can apply for a subsidy. The central government launched this scheme, you will need to apply to the state government.

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