Data: What is the state-wise coverage of Women PMJDY account holders under PMGKY?
Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) announced in March 2020, an amount of…
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PM-KISAN transactions: Less than 1% failure rate but wide variation across States
PM-KISAN is one of the flagship schemes of the current government. Data till June 2021…
Review of PMFBY: More Farmers insured; lesser area covered. Standing Committee makes important recommendations
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture recently reviewed the four years of implementation of the…
Data: Review of India’s Agricultural Exports & Imports
India’s agricultural exports & imports have grown steadily over the years. The exports have increased…
Data: Chemical Fertilizer consumption increased by about 16% in the last six years
Data shared by the government recently indicates that the consumption of chemical fertilizers has increased…
Average days of employment per household under MNREGA less than 50 in 2020-21
There has been an exponential increase in the number of person-days generated under MNREGA in…
Data: Has diversity of crops increased in states with less government procurement?
One of the arguments in favour of the new farm laws is that the reduced…
Data: Comparison of PM-KISAN data with that from Agriculture Census shows gaps in coverage
The PM-KISAN scheme currently benefits around 10 crore farmers as per the available data. While…
Review: Other forms of Agricultural Marketing & Contract Farming in India
One major feature of the recently passed farm bills is flexibility it provides the farmer…
The history of attempts to reform Agricultural Marketing
Though the current BJP government has passed 3 laws to make changes to Agricultural Marketing,…
