suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agriculture production
Answers
Government has made concerted efforts to ensure the increase in agricultural production since 1951. (i) Abolition of Zamindari system. (ii) Ceiling on landholdings where maximum limit towards ownership was fixed by government. (iii) Consolidation of small landholdings into a large one where mechanisation is possible.
Explanation:
Various initiatives taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production are:
→ Collectivisation, consolidation of holdings, cooperation and abolition of Zamindari etc. were given priority to bring about institutional reforms in the country after independence.
→ Land Reform was the main focus of our ‘First Five Year Plan’.
→ The Green Revolution was based on the use of package technology and the White Revolution were some of the strategies initiated to improve the Indian agriculture.
→ Minimum Support Price policy, provision for crop insurance, subsidy on agricultural inputs and resources such as power and fertilizers, Grameen Banks, Kissan Credit Card and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme are also some of the reforms bought by Indian Government.