Launched in 2019, PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme providing ₹6,000 annually to all landholding farmer families via Direct Benefit Transfer. While it effectively boosts rural liquidity and agricultural investments, challenges like land record digitization and digital illiteracy hinder seamless implementation.
Click to View MoreThe Price Support Scheme (PSS), a core component of the PM-AASHA framework, empowers central agencies like NAFED and NCCF to procure pulses, oilseeds, and copra at MSP. It protects farmers from distress sales during price crashes while promoting crop diversification and domestic self-sufficiency.
Click to View MoreIndia's agricultural exports demonstrated remarkable resilience, growing to $53.1 billion in 2025-26 despite aggressive US tariffs. This was driven by strategic market diversification to Asia and Europe, offsetting challenges from stringent non-tariff barriers and WTO subsidy disputes over MSP.
Click to View MoreStubble burning severely degrades air quality and soil health across Northern India. By adopting sustainable technologies, providing Minimum Support Price for paddy residue, and leveraging shared-economy machinery, the government aims to mitigate farm fires and enhance environmental conservation effectively.
Click to View MoreIndia's agrarian crisis is driven by severe rural indebtedness, erratic climate change, and unstable markets. Despite government schemes, farmer suicides persist, disproportionately impacting marginalized groups and women farmers. Making Minimum Support Price (MSP) a legal right remains fiercely debated.
Click to View MoreAgriculture remains the backbone of the Indian economy, contributing 16% to the GDP and supporting more than 46% of the workforce. It is crucial for ensuring food security, generating employment, and driving rural development. While facing challenges like climate change and fragmented land holdings, government policies and technological innovations are empowering the sector.
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