The ‘Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana’

(Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)

WHAT

The ‘Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana’ was approved with the period of the Fourteenth Finance Commission from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

• ‘Green Revolution– Krishonnati Yojana’ is an Umbrella Scheme comprising both Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Missions.

This Umbrella Scheme has the following twelve Schemes/Missions:

1. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
2. National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)
3. National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
4. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
5. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
6. Sub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP)
7. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM)
8. Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ)
9. Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Census, Economics and Statistics
10. Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation
11. Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)
12. National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A).

 

These schemes look to develop the agriculture and allied sector in a holistic and scientific manner to increase the income of farmers by enhancing production, productivity and better returns on produce.

The Schemes/Missions focus on creating/strengthening of infrastructure of production, reducing production cost and marketing of agriculture and allied produce.

 

Source: PIB

 

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