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title="List of Vice Presidents of India">14th</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister of India</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of India">14th</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary of India">Cabinet secretary</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gauba" title="Rajiv Gauba">Rajiv Gauba</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_government_ministries_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Union government ministries of India">Ministries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_Council_of_Ministers" title="Union Council of Ministers">Ministers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_agencies_of_the_government_of_India" title="List of agencies of the 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href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabha" title="Speaker of the Lok Sabha">Speaker</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Om_Birla" title="Om Birla">Om Birla</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabha" title="Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha">Deputy Speaker</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(Lok_Sabha)" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)">Leader of the House</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_Lok_Sabha" title="Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha">Leader of the Opposition</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rahul_Gandhi" title="Rahul Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National 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Jaishankar">S. 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The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, <a href="/wiki/Food_processing" title="Food processing">food processing</a> and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare</a> which is currently held by <a href="/wiki/Shivraj_Singh_Chouhan" title="Shivraj Singh Chouhan">Shivraj Singh Chouhan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kailash_Choudhary" title="Kailash Choudhary">Kailash Choudhary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shobha_Karandlaje" title="Shobha Karandlaje">Shobha Karandlaje</a> are the Ministers of State. <a href="/wiki/Sharad_Pawar" title="Sharad Pawar">Sharad Pawar</a>, serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Minister of Agriculture</a> for the longest continuous period till date. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Department of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India. Until this ministry was established, matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department.<sup id="cite_ref-Organisational_History_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Organisational_History-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-Organisational_History_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Organisational_History-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_departments">Structure and departments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure and departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture,_Co-operation_and_Farmers_Welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare">Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare</a>:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Agriculture_MMP" title="Agriculture MMP">Agriculture MMP</a> is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.</li> <li>Department of Agriculture Research and Education. This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this department manages the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research" title="Indian Council of Agricultural Research">Indian Council of Agricultural Research</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs_and_initiatives">Programs and initiatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Programs and initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rashtriya_Krishi_Vikas_Yojana">Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A leading program of the Ministry is the <a href="/wiki/National_Agriculture_Development_Programme" class="mw-redirect" title="National Agriculture Development Programme">Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana</a>, which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the <a href="/wiki/National_Development_Council_(India)" title="National Development Council (India)">National Development Council</a> of India. This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Krishi_Megh">Krishi Megh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Krishi Megh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Krishi Megh</b> (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research" title="Indian Council of Agricultural Research">Indian Council of Agricultural Research</a> (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at <b>National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management</b>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a>. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>'s Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schemes">Schemes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Schemes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pradhan_Mantri_Krishi_Sinchai_Yojana" title="Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana">Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pradhan_Mantri_Kisan_Samman_Nidhi" title="Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi">Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmer_Income_Protection_Scheme_(PM_AASHA)" title="Farmer Income Protection Scheme (PM AASHA)">Farmer Income Protection Scheme (PM AASHA)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reports_and_statistics">Reports and statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reports and statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (India)">External Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(India)" title="Ministry of Finance (India)">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">Home Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Economy & Industry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers" title="Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers">Chemicals and Fertilizers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)" title="Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)">Civil Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Commerce and Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_(India)" title="Ministry of Communications (India)">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Co-operation" title="Ministry of Co-operation">Co-operation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs" title="Ministry of Corporate Affairs">Corporate Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Electronics_and_Information_Technology" title="Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology">Electronics and Information Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Heavy_Industries_and_Public_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises">Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Information and Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Labour and Employment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises" title="Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises">Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Mines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Textiles" title="Ministry of Textiles">Textiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infrastructure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region" title="Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region">Development of North Eastern Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jal_Shakti" title="Ministry of Jal Shakti">Jal Shakti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Ports,_Shipping_and_Waterways" title="Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways">Ports, Shipping and Waterways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)" title="Ministry of Railways (India)">Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Ministry of Road Transport and Highways">Road Transport and Highways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Rural_Development_(India)" title="Ministry of Rural Development (India)">Rural Development</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs">Housing and Urban Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Food</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution" title="Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution">Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying" title="Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying">Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Food_Processing_Industries" title="Ministry of Food Processing Industries">Food Processing Industries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Energy & Climate Change</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" title="Ministry of New and Renewable Energy">New and Renewable Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Petroleum and Natural Gas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Power</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Science, Education & Health</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_AYUSH" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of AYUSH">AYUSH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Earth_Sciences" title="Ministry of Earth Sciences">Earth Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(India)" title="Ministry of Education (India)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Health and Family Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_Technology_(India)" title="Ministry of Science and Technology (India)">Science and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Skill_Development_and_Entrepreneurship" title="Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship">Skill Development and Entrepreneurship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Law and Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Minority_Affairs" title="Ministry of Minority Affairs">Minority Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Panchayati_Raj" title="Ministry of Panchayati Raj">Panchayati Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Parliamentary Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(India)" title="Ministry of Planning (India)">Planning</a></li> <li><a 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Development and Ganga Rejuvenation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Poverty_Alleviation" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation">Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ministers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">External Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Home Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Housing and Urban Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Law_and_Justice" title="Minister of Law and Justice">Law and Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Minister of Road Transport and Highways">Road Transport and Highways</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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