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Farmer Welfare Cover Story

Years
of Vikas Yatra

Farmer Welfare: The

Dawn of a New Era

India’s Annadata—who remained neglected for decades- has now become an integral partner in India’s developmental journey. It is
a testament to this very shift in mindset towards farmers that the Ministry of Agriculture has now been renamed the Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Driven by this vision, and over the past 12 years, the Central Government has comprehensively
addressed every need of farmers—spanning the pre-sowing, sowing, and post-sowing stages—through various schemes; a concerted effort
that has provided a new direction to India’s farmers...

Rising Food Grain Production PM Kisan Samman Nidhi

Over 357.73 million metric tonnes food grain Under this scheme, financial assistance of
₹6,000 per year is transferred via Direct Benefit
production achieved by India in
the agricultural year 2024-2025. Transfer (DBT) into the Aadhaar-seeded bank
accounts of farmers, disbursed in three equal
installments. Since its inception, over ₹4.27

With 150 million tonnes of production volume, lakh crore has been distributed across 22
India has emerged as the world’s
installments.
largest producer of rice.

n Our country has also become the world’s second-
largest producer of fish. This achievement
underscores the nation’s success within the ‘Blue
Economy’ sector.

n In the realm of milk production as well, India is
recognized as one of the world’s most successful The Government Continues
nations. This success is a direct result of the to Increase MSP
strength of the cooperative movement. n Since 2018-19, the government has been
increasing the Minimum Support Price (MSP)
for all crops. This is fixed at a level of at least
1.5 times the farmers’ cost of cultivation,
ensuring that farmers realize a profit of at least
50% over their production costs.

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