The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed a webinar on positive impact of Union Budget 2022 in Agriculture sector. He discussed the ways in which the Budget will contribute to strengthening agriculture sector. The Webinar was focused on ‘Smart Agriculture’- Strategies for implementation. Concerned Union Ministers, representatives of state governments, representatives from industry and academia and farmers through various Krishi Vigyan Kendras were present on the occasion.
At the outset, the Prime Minister noted the third anniversary of the launch of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. “This scheme has become a strong support for the small farmers of the country. Under the scheme, almost 1.75 lakh crore rupees have been given to 11 crore farmers”, he said. The Prime Minister talked about many new systems spanning from seed to market and also about the reforms in the old systems in the agriculture sector. “In just 6 years agriculture budget has been increased manifold. Agriculture loans for farmers were also increased by two and half times in the last 7 years”, he added. He pointed out that during the difficult period of the pandemic, 3 crore farmers were given Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) as part of the special drive and the facility of KCC was extended to farmers engaged in Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. Micro irrigation network has also been strengthened to great benefit of the small farmers, he said.
Due to these efforts, he said, farmers are giving record production and new records have been created in MSP purchases too. Due to encouragement to organic farming, said the Prime Minister, market for organic products has reached 11000 crore, with export rising to more than 7000 crore rupees from 2000 crore rupees 6 years ago.
The Prime Minister elaborated on the seven ways in which the Budget proposes to make agriculture modern and smart. Firstly, The target is to undertake natural farming on mission mode within 5 kms on both the banks of the Ganges. Secondly, Modern technology in agriculture and horticulture will be made available to the farmers. Thirdly, Emphasis has been laid on strengthening Mission Oil Palm to reduce the import of edible oil. Fourthly, new logistics arrangements will be made through PM Gati-Shakti plan for the transportation of agricultural products. Fifth solution in the Budget is better organization of agri-waste management and increasing farmers’ income through waste to energy solutions. Sixthly, more than 1.5 lakh post offices will provide services like regular banking so that farmers are not troubled. Seventh, Agri research and education syllabus will be changed as per demands of modern times with regard to skill development and human resource development.
The Prime Minister noted year 2023 being recognized as International Year of Millets and called upon the corporate world to come forward in branding and promoting Indian millets. He also asked major Indian missions abroad to organize seminars and other promotional activities to popularize the quality and benefits of Indian millets. The Prime Minister also asked for leveraging increasing awareness for environmental friendly lifestyle and resulting market for natural and organic products. He exhorted the KVKs to create awareness for natural farming by adopting a village each for promotion of natural farming. .
Shri Modi emphasized the need for increased soil testing culture in India. Highlighting the government’s focus on the Soil Health Cards, he called upon the startups to come forward to facilitate the practice of soil testing at regular interval.
Emphasizing innovations in the irrigation field, the Prime Minister underlined government’s focus on ‘per drop, more crop’. He said there are many possibilities for the corporate world in this too. He also mentioned the transformation that will be brought about by the Ken- Betwa link Pariyojana in Bundelkhand region. Shri Modi also reiterated the need to quickly complete the pending irrigation projects.
The Prime Minister stressed that Artificial intelligence is going to completely change the trend related to agriculture and farming in the 21st century. Increasing use of drones in farming is part of this change. “Drone technology will be available on a scale only when we promote agri-startups. In the last 3-4 years, more than 700 Agri Startups have been created in the country”, he added.
With regard to work in the sphere of post-harvest management, the Prime Minister said that the government has been trying to increase the scope of processed food and ensuring international standards of quality. “In this regard, along with the Kisan Sampada Yojana, the PLI scheme is important. The value chain also plays a big role in this. Therefore, a special Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore has been created”, The Prime Minister pointed out.
The Prime Minister emphasized management of agri-residue (parali). “For this, some new measures have been taken in this budget, due to which carbon emission will be reduced and farmers will also get income”, he said. He also asked to explore ways of using agri-waste for packaging.
The Prime Minister also touched upon the potential in the field of ethanol where the government is moving ahead with a goal of 20 per cent blending. The blending has reached near 8 per cent compared to 1-2 per cent in 2014, he informed.
The Prime Minister dwelled on the role of the cooperative sector. He said “India's cooperative sector is very vibrant. Be it sugar mills, fertilizer factories, dairies, loan arrangements, purchase of food grains, the participation of cooperative sector is huge. Our government has also created a new ministry related to it. Your goal should be how to turn cooperatives into a successful business enterprise.”
3 साल पहले आज के ही दिन पीएम किसान सम्मान निधि की शुरुआत की गई थी।
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ये योजना आज देश के छोटे किसानों का बहुत बड़ा संबल बनी है।
इसके तहत देश के 11 करोड़ किसानों को लगभग पौने 2 लाख करोड़ रुपए दिए जा चुके हैं: PM @narendramodi
बीते 7 सालों में हमने बीज से बाज़ार तक ऐसी ही अनेक नई व्यवस्थाएं तैयार की हैं, पुरानी व्यवस्थाओं में सुधार किया है।
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सिर्फ 6 सालों में कृषि बजट कई गुणा बढ़ा है।
किसानों के लिए कृषि लोन में भी 7 सालों में ढाई गुणा की बढ़ोतरी की गई है: PM @narendramodi
सातवां ये कि एग्री रिसर्च और एजुकेशन से जुड़े सिलेबस में skill development, human resource development में आज के आधुनिक समय के अनुसार बदलाव किया जाएगा: PM @narendramodi
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बजट में पांचवां समाधान दिया गया है कि एग्री-वेस्ट मेनेजमेंट को अधिक organize किया जाएगा, वेस्ट टू एनर्जी के उपायों से किसानों की आय बढ़ाई जाएगी।
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छठा सॉल्यूशन है कि देश के डेढ़ लाख से भी ज्यादा पोस्ट ऑफिस में रेगुलर बैंकों जैसी सुविधाएं मिलेंगी, ताकि किसानों को परेशानी ना हो: PM
बजट में कृषि को आधुनिक और स्मार्ट बनाने के लिए मुख्य रूप से सात रास्ते सुझाए गए हैं।
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पहला- गंगा के दोनों किनारों पर 5 कि.मी. के दायरे में नेचुरल फार्मिंग को मिशन मोड पर कराने का लक्ष्य है।
दूसरा- एग्रीकल्चर और हॉर्टीकल्चर में आधुनिक टेक्नॉलॉजी किसानों को उपलब्ध कराई जाएगी: PM
साल 2023 International Year of Millets है। इसमें भी हमारा कॉरपोरेट जगत आगे आए, भारत के Millets की ब्रैंडिंग करे, प्रचार करे।
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हमारे दूसरे देशों में जो बड़े मिशन्स हैं वो भी अपने देशों में बड़े-बड़े सेमीनार करे, वहां के लोगों को जागरूक करे कि भारत के Millets कितने उत्तम है: PM
Per Drop More Crop पर सरकार का बहुत जोर है और ये समय की मांग भी है। इसमें भी व्यापार जगत के लिए बहुत संभावनाएं हैं।
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केन-बेतवा लिंक परियोजना से बुंदेलखंड में क्या परिवर्तन आएंगे, ये आप सभी भलीभांति जानते हैं: PM @narendramodi
आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलीजेंस 21वीं सदी में खेती और खेती से जुड़े ट्रेड को बिल्कुल बदलने वाली है।
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किसान ड्रोन्स का देश की खेती में अधिक से अधिक उपयोग, इसी बदलाव का हिस्सा है।
ड्रोन टेक्नॉलॉजी, एक स्केल पर तभी उपलब्ध हो पाएगी, जब हम एग्री स्टार्टअप्स को प्रमोट करेंगे: PM
Agri-Residue जिसे पराली भी कहते हैं, उसका Management किया जाना भी उतना ही जरूरी है।
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इसके लिए इस बजट में कुछ नए उपाय किए गए हैं, जिससे कार्बन एमीशन भी कम होगा और किसानों को इनकम भी होगी: PM @narendramodi
भारत का कॉपरेटिव सेक्टर काफी vibrant है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 24, 2022
चाहे वो चीनी मिलें हों, खाद कारखाने हों, डेयरी हो, ऋण की व्यवस्था हो, अनाज की खरीद हो, कॉपरेटिव सेक्टर की भागीदारी बहुत बड़ी है।
हमारी सरकार ने इससे जुड़ा नया मंत्रालय भी बनाया है: PM @narendramodi
