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{{Short description|Agriculture ministry of India}}
{{For|list of ministers|Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox government agency
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|name = Minister of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare
| name = Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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| native_name = {{lang|hi|कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय}}<br>{{transliteration|hi|Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya}}
|seal_width      = 70px
| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]]
|seal_caption    = [[Emblem of India]]
| headquarters = [[Krishi Bhavan]]<br />Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road<br />[[New Delhi]]
|jurisdiction    = {{flagicon|India}}[[Republic of India]]
| minister1_name = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
|headquarters   = [[Krishi Bhavan]]<br>Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road<br>[[New Delhi]]
| minister1_pfo = ([[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Cabinet Minister]])
|region_code    = IN 110001
| minister3_name = [[Ram Nath Thakur]]<ref name="agriculture.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://agriculture.gov.in/#|title=Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India|website=Agriculture.gov.in|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
|minister1_name = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| minister3_pfo = ([[Minister of State]])
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| minister2_name = [[Bhagirath Choudhary]]<ref name="agriculture.gov.in"/>
|minister2_name  =[[Shobha Karandlaje]]<ref name="agriculture.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://agriculture.gov.in/#|title=Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India|website=Agriculture.gov.in|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
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|minister3_name  = [[Kailash Choudhary]]<ref name="agriculture.gov.in"/>
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| seal_caption = Branch of Government of India
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{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}
The '''Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare''' (formerly '''Ministry of Agriculture'''), a branch of the [[Government of India]], is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in [[India]]. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, [[food processing]] and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]] [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]. Abhishek Singh Chauhan, [[Krishna Raj]] and [[Parsottambhai Rupala]] are the Ministers of State. [[Sharad Pawar]], serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]] for the longest continuous period till date.
The '''Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare''' ({{lang|hi|कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय}} {{transliteration|hi|Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya}}), formerly the '''Ministry of Agriculture''', is a branch of the [[Government of India]] and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, [[food processing]] and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by the [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare]] which is currently held by [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]. [[Kailash Choudhary]] and [[Shobha Karandlaje]] are the Ministers of State. [[Sharad Pawar]], serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]] for the longest continuous period till date.
 
Agriculture is the principal source of livelihood for more than half the population of India.
Agriculture provides the bulk of wage goods required by non-agriculture sectors and most of the raw materials for the industries sector. [[India]] is a largely agrarian economy - with 52.1% of the population estimated to be directly or indirectly employed in agriculture and allied sectors in 2009–10.|Economic Survey|2010 The combined efforts of the Central Government, State Governments, and the farming community have succeeded in achieving record production of 244.78 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2010–11. This record production has been achieved through effective transfer of newly developed crop production technologies to farmers under various crop development schemes, such as the [Agriculture MMP], which is run under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. Other causes behind record production include remunerative prices for various crops through enhanced minimum support prices.


==Origins==
==Origins==
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In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.<ref name="Organisational History">{{cite web|url=http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |title=Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064805/http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref>
In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.<ref name="Organisational History">{{cite web|url=http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |title=Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064805/http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref>


The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2015-08-15|title=Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/69th-independence-day-prime-minister-narendra-modis-independence-day-speech/article7544397.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|date=2015-08-15|title=Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/69th-independence-day-prime-minister-narendra-modis-independence-day-speech/article7544397.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Structure and departments==
==Structure and departments==
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605093532/http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2009|title=Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture - Sectors: National Portal of India|date=5 June 2009|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605093532/http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2009|title=Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture - Sectors: National Portal of India|date=5 June 2009|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>


* [[Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare]]:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://agricoop.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903184137/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fagricoop.nic.in|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2011|title=National Portal of India|date=3 September 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> The [[Agriculture MMP]] is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
* [[Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://agricoop.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903184137/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fagricoop.nic.in|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2011|title=National Portal of India|date=3 September 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> The [[Agriculture MMP]] is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
* Department of Agriculture Research and Education. This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this Department manages the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://dare.nic.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903185227/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fdare.nic.in%2F|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2011|title=National Portal of India|date=3 September 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
* Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE):- This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this department manages the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://dare.nic.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903185227/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fdare.nic.in%2F|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2011|title=National Portal of India|date=3 September 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>


The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments.
The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments.


==Programs and initiatives ==
===Agencies===
#[[National Rainfed Area Authority]]
#[[National Horticulture Board]]
#[[Coconut Development Board]]
# Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development
#Directorate of Oilseeds Development
#National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Society
#National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), an autonomous organisation
#Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium, Society promoted by Dept. of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
 
====Autonomous Bodies====
#C.C.S. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur
 
====Statutory Body====
#Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority, New Delhi
 
====Public Sector Undertakings====
#Agrinnovate India Limited (AgIn)
 
== Programs and initiatives ==
===Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana===
===Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana===
A leading program of the Ministry is the [[National Agriculture Development Programme|Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana]], which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the [[National Development Council (India)|National Development Council]] of India.  This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rkvy.nic.in/#|title=:::Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:::|work=rkvy.nic.in}}</ref>
A leading program of the Ministry is the [[National Agriculture Development Programme|Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana]], which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the [[National Development Council (India)|National Development Council]] of India.  This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rkvy.nic.in/#|title=:::Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:::|work=rkvy.nic.in}}</ref>
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===Krishi Megh===
===Krishi Megh===
'''Krishi Megh''' (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at '''National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management''', [[Hyderabad]]. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and [[World Bank]]'s Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Narendra-Singh-Tomar-launches-ICAR%26%2339%3Bs-data-recovery-centre-%26%2339%3BKrishi-Megh%26%2339%3B&id=397063|title=Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'|website=All India Radio News|access-date=2020-09-02}}</ref>
'''Krishi Megh''' (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at '''National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management''', [[Hyderabad]]. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and [[World Bank]]'s Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Narendra-Singh-Tomar-launches-ICAR%26%2339%3Bs-data-recovery-centre-%26%2339%3BKrishi-Megh%26%2339%3B&id=397063|title=Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'|website=All India Radio News|access-date=2020-09-02}}</ref>
=== Schemes ===
* [[Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana]]
* [[Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi]]
* [[Farmer Income Protection Scheme (PM AASHA)]]


==Reports and statistics==
==Reports and statistics==
The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance".  This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eands.dacnet.nic.in/latest_2006.htm|title=Economics And Statistics,Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India|website=Eands.decent.nic.in}}</ref>
The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance".  This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eands.dacnet.nic.in/latest_2006.htm|title=Economics And Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India|website=Eands.decent.nic.in}}</ref>
 
==List of Ministers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
!No
! Name
! width=75|Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan=2|Political Party
! Prime Minister
! Reference
|-
!
! colspan="9" |Minister of Agriculture
|-
|1
|[[Rajendra Prasad]]
|[[File:Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg|75px]]
|15 August 1947
|14 January 1948
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|14 january 1948}}
|rowspan=8|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=8|
|rowspan=7|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|
|-
|2
|[[Jairamdas Daulatram]]
|[[File:Jairamdas Daulatram 1985 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|19 January 1948
|13 May 1950
|{{Ayd|19 january 1948|13 may 1950}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/j.pdf|title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, 1952 - 2003|access-date=2020-09-03}}</ref>
|-
|3
|[[K M Munshi]]
|[[File:K M Munshi.jpg|96x96px]]
|13 May 1950
|13 May 1952
|{{Ayd|13 may 1950|13 may 1952}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/j.pdf|title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, 1952 - 2003|access-date=2020-09-03}}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai]]
|[[File:Rafi Ahmed Kidwai 1969 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|13 May 1952
|24 October 1954
|{{Ayd|13 may 1952|24 october 1954}}
|<ref name="Members Bioprofile">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/691.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[Ajit Prasad Jain]]
|
|25 November 1954
|24 August 1959
|{{Ayd|25 october 1954|24 august 1959}}
|<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>
|-
|6
|[[S. K. Patil]]
|
|24 August 1959
|1 September 1963
|{{Ayd|24 august 1959|1 september 1963}}
|<ref name="Members Bioprofile"/>
|-
|7
|[[Swaran Singh]]
|
|1 September 1963
|9 June 1964
|{{Ayd|1 september 1963|9 june 1964}}
|<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1057.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|8
|[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]
|[[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam 2010 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|9 June 1964
|12 March 1967
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|12 march 1967}}
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|
|-
|9
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|13 March 1967
|27 June 1970
|{{Ayd|13 march 1967|27 june 1970}}
|rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|<ref name=jr>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/750.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|10
|[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
|[[File:Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|27 June 1970
|3 July 1974
|{{Ayd|27 june 1970|3 july 1974}}
|<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2318.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|(9)
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|10 October 1974
|2 February 1977
|{{Ayd|10 october 1974|2 february 1977}}
|<ref name="auto"/>
|-
|11
|[[Parkash Singh Badal]]
|[[File:ParkashSinghBadal.JPG|75px]]
|28 March 1977
|17 June 1977
|{{Ayd|28 march 1977|17 june 1977}}
|rowspan=2|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[Morarji Desai]]
|
|-
|12
|[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
|[[File:H_E_Shri_Surjit_Singh_Barnala.jpg|75px]]
|18 June 1977
|28 July 1979
|{{Ayd|18 june 1977|28 july 1979}}
|<ref name="auto"/>
|-
|-
|13
|[[Brahm Prakash (politician)|Brahm Prakash]]
|[[File:Chaudhary Brahm Parkash.jpg|75px]]
|30 July 1979
|14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
|[[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[Charan Singh]]
|
|-
|14
|[[Rao Birendra Singh]]
|
|14 January 1980
|31 December 1984
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|31 december 1984}}
|rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2215.htm |title=9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=19 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519100357/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2215.htm |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|15
|[[Buta Singh]]
|[[File:Buta Singh (headshot).jpg|75px]]
|31 December 1984
|12 May 1986
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|12 may 1986}}
|rowspan=3|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=435|title=Official biographical sketch on Lok Sabha website|website=47.132|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312044805/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=435|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|16
|[[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]
|
|12 May 1986
|13 February 1988
|{{Ayd|12 may 1986|13 february 1988}}
|
|-
|17
|[[Bhajan Lal]]
|
|14 February 1988
|2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|14 february 1988|2 december 1989}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3247|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Bhajan Lal,Shri|website=47.132|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |18
|rowspan=2|[[Chaudhary Devi Lal]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:Devi Lal.jpg|75px]]
|6 December 1989
|2 August 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|2 august 1990}}
|[[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|<ref name="164.100.47.132">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2719.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|21 November 1989
|20 June 1991
|{{Ayd|10 november 1990|20 june 1991}}
|[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
|<ref name="164.100.47.132"/>
|-
|19
|[[Balram Jakhar]]
|[[File:Dr Balram Jakhar.jpg|75px]]
|21 June 1991
|17 January 1996
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|17 january 1996}}
|rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|<ref name=nkl>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2755.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|work=47.132|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403123310/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2755.htm|archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
|20
|[[Jagannath Mishra]]
|
|8 February 1996
|16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|8 february 1996|16 may 1996}}
|<ref name=nkl/>
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|21
|[[Suraj Bhan]]
|[[File:Suraj Bhan briefing the media on the issue of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation in Posts and Services) Bill, 2004, in New Delhi on March 10, 2005.jpg|108x108px]]
|16 May 1996
|1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1997.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|22
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|[[File:Deve Gowda BNC.jpg|75px]]
|1 June 1996
|10 July 1996
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|10 july 1996}}
|[[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3960|title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Devegowda,Shri H.D.|website=47.132|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |23
|rowspan=2| [[Chaturanan Mishra]]
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2| 10 July 1996
|rowspan=2| 19 March 1998
| rowspan="2" |{{Ayd|10 july 1996|19 march 1998}}
|rowspan=2| [[Communist Party of India]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|rowspan=2|
|-
|[[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|24
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
|19 November 1998
|22 November 1999
|{{Ayd|19 november 1998|22 november 1999}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|rowspan=6|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|<ref name=nk>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=277|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Nitish Kumar,Shri|website=47.132|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
|25
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
|[[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|100x100px]]
|22 November 1999
|3 March 2000
|{{Ayd|22 november 1999|3 march 2000}}
|[[Samata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref name=nk/>
|-
|26
|[[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
|
|6 March 2000
|26 May 2000
|{{Ayd|6 march 2000|26 may 2000}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref name=nk/>
|-
|(25)
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
|[[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|100x100px]]
|27 May 2000
|22 July 2001
|{{Ayd|27 may 2000|22 july 2001}}
|[[Samata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref name=nk/>
|-
|27
|[[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]
|[[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg|99x99px]]
|22 July 2001
|23 May 2003
|{{Ayd|22 july 2001|23 may 2003}}
|[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
|idth="4px" bgcolor="{{Rashtriya Lok Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref>[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=14 Official biographical sketch on Lok Sabha website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201163047/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=14 |date=1 February 2013 }}</ref>
|-
|28
|[[Rajnath Singh]]
|
|24 May 2003
|22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|24 may 2003|22 may 2004}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4268|title=Official biographical sketch on Lok Sabha website|website=47.132|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312044632/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4268|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|29
|[[Sharad Pawar]]
|[[File:Sharad Pawar.jpg|87x87px]]
|22 May 2004
|26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|26 may 2014}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=327|title=Official biographical sketch on Lok Sabha website|website=47.132|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
|30
|[[Radha Mohan Singh]]
| [[File:Radha Mohan Singh.jpg|98x98px]]
| 26 May 2014
| 30 May 2019
| {{Ayd|26 may 2014|30 may 2019}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|
|-
|31
|[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
|[[File:Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Urban Development (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019|}}
|
|-
|}
== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State For Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Sanjeev Balyan]]
|[[File:Sanjeev Kumar Balyan.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=9|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=9 bgcolor=FF9933|
|26 May 2014
|5 July 2016
|{{Age in days|2014|05|26|2016|7|5}} days
|-align=center
|[[Mohan Kundariya]]
|
|26 May 2014
|5 July 2016
|{{Age in days|2014|05|26|2016|7|5}} days
|-align=center
|[[S. S. Ahluwalia]]
|[[File:SS Ahluwalia, BJP.jpg|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|3 September 2017
|{{Age in days|2016|7|5|2017|9|3}} days
|-align=center
|[[Sudarshan Bhagat]]
|[[File:Sudarshan Bhagat oath as Minister.jpg|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|3 September 2017
|{{Age in days|2016|7|5|2017|9|3}} days
|-align=center
|[[Parshottam Rupala]]
|[[File:Parshottam Rupala addressing the inaugural session of the NEDAC (Network for Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia) General Assembly, in New Delhi.JPG|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|7 July 2021
|{{Age in days|2016|7|5|2021|07|07}} days
|-align=center
|[[Krishna Raj]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Raj addressing at the presentation ceremony of the National Awards to Anganwadi Workers for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16, in New Delhi on December 22, 2016.jpg|100px]]
|3 September 2017
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2017|9|3|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
|[[File:Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressing at the 19th Vaikunth Bhai Mehta Memorial Lecture function, organised by the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), in New Delhi.JPG|100px]]
|3 September 2017
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2017|9|3|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Kailash Choudhary]]
|
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Shobha Karandlaje]]
|[[File:MP Shobha Karandlaje.jpg|100px]]
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Agriculture and Agronomy|India}}
* [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare]]
* [[Agricultural insurance in India]]
* [[Agricultural insurance in India]]
* [[india.gov.in|National Portal of India]]
* [[india.gov.in|National Portal of India]]
* [[Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020]]
* [[Agriculture in India]]
* [[Farmers' suicides in India]]
* [[Health effects of pesticides]]
* [[Pesticide poisoning]]
* [[Environmental impact of pesticides]]
* [[Pesticide regulation in the United States]]
* [[Regulation of pesticides in the European Union]]


==References==
==References==
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* [http://plantquarantineindia.org/ Plant Quarantine Organisation of India]
* [http://plantquarantineindia.org/ Plant Quarantine Organisation of India]
* [http://www.indiaseeds.com/ National Seeds Corporation Limited]
* [http://www.indiaseeds.com/ National Seeds Corporation Limited]
* [http://www.krishiindiaexpo.com/ Krishi India Expo]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170910113440/http://www.krishiindiaexpo.com/ Krishi India Expo]}}
* [http://www.soilhealth.dac.gov.in/ Soil Health Card Portal]
* [http://www.soilhealth.dac.gov.in/ Soil Health Card Portal]
* [http://www.fqcs.dac.gov.in/ Fertilizer Quality Control System (FQCS)]
* [http://www.fqcs.dac.gov.in/ Fertilizer Quality Control System (FQCS)]
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 9 March 2026


For list of ministers, see Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय
Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersKrishi Bhavan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road
New Delhi
Annual budget₹140,529 crore (US$20 billion) (2026-27 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Atish Chandra, Secretary
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya), formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, is a branch of the Government of India and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which is currently held by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje are the Ministers of State. Sharad Pawar, serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of Minister of Agriculture for the longest continuous period till date.

Origins[edit | edit source]

Department of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India. Until this ministry was established, matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department.[3]

In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.[3]

The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.[4]

Structure and departments[edit | edit source]

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.[5]

  • Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.[6] The Agriculture MMP is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
  • Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE):- This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this department manages the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[7]

The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments.

Agencies[edit | edit source]

  1. National Rainfed Area Authority
  2. National Horticulture Board
  3. Coconut Development Board
  4. Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development
  5. Directorate of Oilseeds Development
  6. National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Society
  7. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), an autonomous organisation
  8. Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium, Society promoted by Dept. of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Autonomous Bodies[edit | edit source]

  1. C.C.S. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur

Statutory Body[edit | edit source]

  1. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority, New Delhi

Public Sector Undertakings[edit | edit source]

  1. Agrinnovate India Limited (AgIn)

Programs and initiatives[edit | edit source]

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana[edit | edit source]

A leading program of the Ministry is the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the National Development Council of India. This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.[8]

Krishi Megh[edit | edit source]

Krishi Megh (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and World Bank's Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).[9]

Schemes[edit | edit source]

Reports and statistics[edit | edit source]

The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.[10]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis". prsindia.org. 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India". Agriculture.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare". The Hindu. 15 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture - Sectors: National Portal of India". 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "National Portal of India". 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "National Portal of India". 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. ↑ ":::Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:::". rkvy.nic.in.
  9. ↑ "Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'". All India Radio News. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Economics And Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India". Eands.decent.nic.in.

External links[edit | edit source]

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