Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Agriculture - Modi Govt. Economic Policy and Programmes - BJP Election Manifesto



BJP Manifesto : Lok Sabha Elections 2014



Agriculture - Productive, Scientific and Rewarding

Agriculture is the engine of India's economic growth and the largest employer, and BJP commits highest priority to agricultural growth, increase in farmer's income and rural development.

BJP will:
- increase public investment in agriculture and rural development.
- take steps to enhance the profitability in agriculture, by ensuring a minimum of 50% profits over the cost of production, cheaper agriculture inputs and credit; introducing latest technologies for farming and high yielding seeds and linking MGNREGA to agriculture.
- Put in place welfare measures for farmers above 60 years in age, small and marginal farmers and farm labours.
- Introduce and promote low water consuming irrigation techniques and optimum utilization of water resources.
- Introduce soil assessment based crop planning and setting up mobile soil testing labs.
- Re-orient pest management and control programmes.
- implement and incentivize the setting up of the food processing industry that has remained just a plain talk till now. This will lead to better income for farmers and create jobs. We aim to set up 'agro food processing clusters', with high value, export-quality and vacuum packed food processing facilities, etc.
- Focus on the quality, productivity and trade of spices.
- Set up the 'Organic Farming and Fertilizer Corporation of India', to promote organic farming and fertilizers, and provide incentives and support for marketing organic produce.
- Introduce rotation farming for herbal products, based on geographical mapping, to enhance the income of farmers.
- Implement a farm insurance scheme to take care of crop loss due to unforeseen natural calamities.
- Strengthen and expand rural credit facilities.
- Promote horticulture, floriculture, pisciculture, bee-keeping and poultry for generating jobs and income for rural India
- Promote fish farming and aqua culture. Measures would be taken for the welfare of fisherman
- Create Cluster based storage systems (e.g. Rice cluster, Wheat Cluster, Veg - Fruit cluster, Spices cluster).
- Introduce the concept of consumer friendly farmers' market to reduce wastages and increase incomes and risk coverage.
- Reform the APMC act.
- Work with the states to set up seed culture labs in each district and regional agriculture innovation labs to conserve agro-biodiversity and to identify and preserve rare indigenous varieties.
- Explore setting up of regional Kisan TV channels.
- Give high priority to poverty alleviation in rural areas.
Genetically Modified (GM) foods will not be allowed without full scientific evaluation on its long-term effects on soil, production and biological impact on consumers.
Land acquisition is a contentious issue due to the opacity of the land acquisition process. BJP will adopt a 'National Land Use Policy', which will look at the scientific acquisition of non-cultivable land, and its development; protect the interest of farmers and keep in mind the food production goals and economic goals of the country. It's implementation would be monitored by the National Land Use Authority, which will work with the State Land Use Authorities to regulate and facilitate land management. The power and functions of the National Land Use Authority would be similar to those of other regulatory bodies.



Agriculture - Modi Govt. Economic Policy and Programmes 


Agriculture - Productive, Scientific and Rewarding

Agriculture is the engine of India's economic growth and the largest employer, and BJP commits highest priority to agricultural growth, increase in farmer's income and rural development.

BJP will:
- increase public investment in agriculture and rural development.


- take steps to enhance the profitability in agriculture, by ensuring a minimum of 50% profits over the cost of production, cheaper agriculture inputs and credit; introducing latest technologies for farming and high yielding seeds and linking MGNREGA to agriculture.


Action:  Some of the key steps taken to strengthen the process are mandating 60% of works (in terms of cost) for asset creation, maintaining labour to material ratio at district level, introduction of outcome orientation and fixed asset register. .





- Put in place welfare measures for farmers above 60 years in age, small and marginal farmers and farm labours.

Action: Accident insurance policy, life insurance policy and pension schemes announced.


- Introduce and promote low water consuming irrigation techniques and optimum utilization of water resources.


- Introduce soil assessment based crop planning and setting up mobile soil testing labs.

Action: Soil health card scheme introduced.  77 mobile soil testing labs have been sanctioned so far.

- Re-orient pest management and control programmes.

- implement and incentivize the setting up of the food processing industry that has remained just a plain talk till now. This will lead to better income for farmers and create jobs. We aim to set up 'agro food processing clusters', with high value, export-quality and vacuum packed food processing facilities, etc.

No action  in this direction so far.

- Focus on the quality, productivity and trade of spices.

- Set up the 'Organic Farming and Fertilizer Corporation of India', to promote organic farming and fertilizers, and provide incentives and support for marketing organic produce.

No Action: No step has been taken yet in this regard,

Action: Initiatives in the areas of organic farming (Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana) and fertilizer (New Fertilizer Policy) have been taken.

- Introduce rotation farming for herbal products, based on geographical mapping, to enhance the income of farmers.

- Implement a farm insurance scheme to take care of crop loss due to unforeseen natural calamities.

Action: New farm insurance scheme announced.
A new scheme Pradhan Mantri Fisal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) which will be operational from Kharif-2016 was designed. The scope of risks includes hailstorm, landslide, inundation, flood, unseasonal rain, etc. Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) have also been rationalized and made at par with PMFBY.


- Strengthen and expand rural credit facilities.
- Promote horticulture, floriculture, pisciculture, bee-keeping and poultry for generating jobs and income for rural India

- Promote fish farming and aqua culture. Measures would be taken for the welfare of fisherman


- Create Cluster based storage systems (e.g. Rice cluster, Wheat Cluster, Veg - Fruit cluster, Spices cluster).

No Action

- Introduce the concept of consumer friendly farmers' market to reduce wastages and increase incomes and risk coverage.

- Reform the APMC act.

Action:   The Union government has issued advisory to states to delist fruits and vegetables from their APMC Acts for allowing inter-state movement. The government has set a pre-condition to states of reforming their APMC Acts in order to integrate in the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme.

- Work with the states to set up seed culture labs in each district and regional agriculture innovation labs to conserve agro-biodiversity and to identify and preserve rare indigenous varieties.

No Action

- Explore setting up of regional Kisan TV channels.

Action: DD Kisan, first television channel dedicated to farmers, is operational since May 26, 2015. The Channel disseminates real time information to farmers on matters such as water conservation, organic farming, new farming techniques, etc.



- Give high priority to poverty alleviation in rural areas.

Genetically Modified (GM) foods will not be allowed without full scientific evaluation on its long-term effects on soil, production and biological impact on consumers.

Land acquisition is a contentious issue due to the opacity of the land acquisition process. BJP will adopt a 'National Land Use Policy', which will look at the scientific acquisition of non-cultivable land, and its development; protect the interest of farmers and keep in mind the food production goals and economic goals of the country. It's implementation would be monitored by the National Land Use Authority, which will work with the State Land Use Authorities to regulate and facilitate land management. The power and functions of the National Land Use Authority would be similar to those of other regulatory bodies.

Was National Land Use Authority set up so far?   No Action

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