75 Years of Agricultural and Rural Development in India: 1947-48 to 2021-22

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The present book provides an exhaustive, descriptive, and analytical account of policies and programmes for development of agriculture and rural areas in India since Independence in 1947. The book contains 25 chapters which have been organized into 2 parts. Part I (chapters 1 to 15) is titled Agriculture and Allied Sectors. It provides glimpses of Indian agriculture during the British rule, role of agriculture in the Indian economy, recent legislative measures for agricultural sector, land reforms, agricultural inputs, agricultural marketing, plantation and horticulture, agricultural exports and imports, agriculture and information technology (IT), gender issues in agriculture, climate change and Indian agriculture, and various other topics related to agriculture and allied activities. Part II (chapters 16 to 25) is titled Rural Infrastructure and Development. It explains and examines rural industries, rural financial inclusion, MGNREGS, rural housing, rural transport and communications, rural electrification and water supply, rural health and sanitation, and other topics related to rural development. Dr. Yashvir Singh was Chairman, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Government of India; Chairman of Kisan Kamgar Sammelan and Vice-Chairman of Kisan Trust of India, New Delhi. He holds B.Sc. degree in Biology, M.Sc. in Plant Science (Botany), M.Phil. in Plant Science, and Ph.D. in Plant Genetics (Biotechnology). Dr. Yashvir was a member of High Powered Committee on Rural Lending, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and member of Advisory Council of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The book stands out for its comprehensive coverage of agriculture and allied sectors in India viz. land reforms, agricultural inputs, agricultural marketing, plantation and horticulture, agricultural exports and imports, agriculture and information technology (IT), gender issues in agriculture, climate change etc. Moreover, the distinctive notes on rural infrastructure and development in India including rural industries, rural financial inclusion, rural housing, rural transport and communications, rural electrification and water supply, rural health and sanitation etc. are also an added leverage one can derive from the book. Part I: Agriculture and Allied Sectors 1. Indian Agriculture during British Rule 1.1 Early Phase of British Rule 1.2 Land Relations and Land Rents 1.3 Royal Commission on Agriculture (RCA) 1.4 Great Economic Depression of 1930s and Agriculture 1.5 Government of India Act, 1935 and Agriculture 1.6 Second World War and the Grow More Food (GMF) Campaign 1.7 Statement on Agriculture and Food Policy in India, 1946 1.8 Partition and the Aftermath 2. Agriculture and Allied Sectors: An Overview 2.1 Role of Agriculture in the Indian Economy 2.2 Subsistence Nature of Farming and Small-sized Holdings 2.3 Components of Agriculture and Allied Sectors 2.4 Low Productivity of Indian Agriculture 2.5 COVID-19 and Agricultural Sector 3. Constitutional Provisions, Institutional Set-up and Recent Legislative Measures for Promotion of Agricultural Sector 3.1 Agriculture in the Constitution of India 3.2 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 3.3 Recent Legislative Measures to Promote Indian Agriculture 4. Land Reforms: Aspects and Critical Appraisal 4.1 Abolition of Intermediaries 4.2 Tenancy Reforms 4.3 Ceiling on Land Holdings 4.4 Consolidation of Holdings 4.5 Protection of Tribals’ Rights in Land 4.6 Critical Appraisal of Land Reforms in India 5. Agricultural Inputs, Education and Research 5.1 Improved Varieties of Seeds 5.2 Fertilizers 5.3 Plants Protection and Insecticides 5.4 Agricultural Implements and Machines 5.5 Agricultural Education and Research 6. Irrigation Development and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) 6.1 History of Irrigation Development in India 6.2 Importance of Irrigation 6.3 Sources of Irrigation 6.4 Minor and Major Irrigation Schemes 6.5 Command Area Development Programme (CADP) 6.6 Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) 6.7 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) 7. Agricultural Credit and Farm Loan Waivers 7.1 Credit and Agricultural Development 7.2 Credit Needs of the Indian Farmers 7.3 Sources of Credit for the Farmers 7.4 Co-operative Banks 7.5 Rural Co-operatives 7.6 Farm Loan Waivers 8. Agricultural Marketing, Trade, and e-NAM 8.1 Nature and Significance of Agricultural Marketing 8.2 Present System of Marketing Agricultural Produce 8.3 Marketing Organizations of the Government 8.4 Agricultural Marketing Information Network (AGMARKNET), 2000 8.5 State Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2003: The Model Act 8.6 National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) 9. Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) and Food Stocks 9.1 Objectives of Agricultural Price Policy 9.2 Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) 9.3 Assessment of Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) 9.4 Burgeoning Food Stocks 10. Gender Issues in Indian Agriculture 10.1 Role of Women in Agriculture 10.2 Importance of Land for Women 10.3 Gender-sensitive Agricultural Policies of the Government 11. Agriculture and Information Technology (IT) 11.1 Importance of IT-based Services to Farmers 11.2 National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A) 11.3 Computerisation of Agricultural Census and Input Survey 11.4 Rural Portal of Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) 11.5 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Software Package (NREGASoft) 11.6 Cyber Dhabas 11.7 E-Choupal 11.8 Kisan Call Centres (KCCs) 11.9 E-Panchayat 11.10 BharatNet 11.11 Digital Village 12. Plantation and Horticulture 12.1 Need for Diversification of Indian Agriculture 12.2 Plantation Sector 12.3 Horticultural Crops 13. Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying 13.1 Fisheries 13.2 Animal Husbandry 13.3 Dairy Farming 14. Agricultural Exports, Imports, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 14.1 Agricultural Exports 14.2 Agricultural Imports 14.3 FDI in Agriculture and Allied Sectors 15. Climate Change, Indian Agriculture and Policy Measures 15.1 Evidence on Climate Change 15.2 Perceived Consequences of Climate Change 15.3 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 15.4 Impac

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