Question

"green revolution impacted the indian society socio-economically". analyse the statement

Answer 1

1. Increase in Agricultural Production: The first major direct effect of the green revolution has been the sharp increase in agricultural production. As a result of new agricultural strategy, food grains output increased substantially.

So far as food grains are concerned, wheat seems to have made rapid strides with its production increasing from 11.1 million tons in the Third Plan (annual average) 63 million tons in 1995-96.

In the second phase, the revolution has spread to other crops. Most of the important crops registered a sizable increase during the seventies.

2. Increase in Productivity: The productivity of agriculture, as measured in terms of yield per hectare, has increased.

Answer 2

The following points may help you:

Green revolution is associated with brought about dramatic changes in India’s agricultural sector by the introduction of new technology. Introduced in the late 1960's the revolution brought about the introduction of HYV of seeds for wheat and rice production, use of fertilizers and pesticides.. In response to the food crisis, the government replaced the traditional agricultural practises by modern technology.

Green revolution had the following impact on India:

a. Food grain production increased from 82.0 million tonnes to 201..6 million tonnes. States like Punjab, Haryana excessively benefitted from it.

b. The expansion in production made farmers approach market and sell surplus in the market.

However, Green Revolution has turned out to be partial revolution and has benefited some states and only large farmers

a. Small farmers with fragmented land holdings cannot avail the benefit of green revolution as using HYV of seeds requires huge amount of capital.

b. It requires excessive usage of chemical fertilizers to retain the increased production, which affects the fertility of the soil.

c. It also requires good irrigation facility hence it reduces the ground water level due to continuous use of ground water.

d. Corresponding to the fact that it requires huge capital investment farmers are compelled to borrow huge amount of loans and become victims of indebtedness​.

e. Green revolution widened the gap between the rich and poor farmers. It created a new class of middle peasant sections, who had medium size land holdings and became socially and politically influential.