Rs 2,481 crore programme to promote chemical-free farming across 1 crore farmers in 15,000 clusters covering all Gram Panchayats. Provides training, bio-input resource centres, and certification for sustainable agricultural practices.
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Constitutional foundations
Full policy history →Where this sector's policy story begins — in the Constituent Assembly, 1946–1949.
Right to property and land reform
This unresolved bargain drove three decades of amendment-versus-court conflict — the First, Fourth and Twenty-fifth Amendments, Kesavananda Bharati — until the 44th Amendment (1978) demoted property to a legal right (Article 300A), with land acquisition still contested under the 2013 LARR Act. Read the debate →
Policy documents 15
Acts, rules, notifications, schemes and budgets in force
Government repealed all three farm laws through the Farm Laws Repeal Act 2021, following over a year of farmer protests. Also announced a committee on MSP and other agricultural reform demands.
Three laws enacted to deregulate agricultural markets: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce Act, Farmers' Agreement on Price Assurance Act, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act. Triggered prolonged farmer protests.
Rs 20,050 crore flagship scheme for sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector. Aims to enhance fish production by 70 lakh tonnes, generate 55 lakh employment opportunities, and double fisheries exports.
Direct income support scheme providing Rs 6,000 per year in three instalments to all landholding farmer families. Over 11 crore farmers covered with total disbursement exceeding Rs 3 lakh crore.
Central Act enacted 2016-05-28. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Crop insurance scheme with lowest-ever premium rates (2% for kharif, 1.5% for rabi) providing comprehensive risk cover for pre-sowing to post-harvest losses. Uses technology including satellite imagery and drones for rapid claim settlement.
Legally entitled up to 75% of rural and 50% of urban population to receive subsidised food grains under the Targeted Public Distribution System. Made food security a legal right, covering approximately 82 crore people.
Provides subsidised foodgrains to approximately 81 crore people (two-thirds of the population) through the Targeted Public Distribution System. Guarantees 5 kg per person per month at Rs 1-3/kg for rice, wheat, and coarse grains.
Expanded food security mission to cover 482 districts in rice, wheat, and pulses production. Targeted additional production of 25 million tonnes of foodgrains through improved technology dissemination and farm-level demonstrations.
Waived loans of approximately 3.6 crore small and marginal farmers at a cost of Rs 71,680 crore. One of the largest farm debt waiver programmes in Indian history, covering both direct and indirect agricultural loans.
Centrally sponsored scheme to increase production of rice, wheat, and pulses through area expansion, productivity enhancement, and technology dissemination. Targeted an additional 10 million tonnes of rice, 8 million tonnes of wheat, and 2 million tonnes of pulses.
Central Act enacted 2001-10-30. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Restructuring of the Public Distribution System to target Below Poverty Line (BPL) families with subsidised food grains, replacing the earlier universal PDS with a targeted approach.
Central Act enacted 1992-12-26. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Analysis & research 16
Reports, briefs and long reads
India and Ghana signed two MoUs to strengthen cooperation in scientific research, education, capacity building and agricultural research, deepening bilateral ties.
**Soham Jadhav When the law enforcing authorities become the lawbreaker, the result is an assault on human dignity, on the law itself and on all institutions of public authority. – UN, Human Rights on Less-Lethal Weapons (2010) On July 20, 2026, thousands of young students, angry over paper leak, marched from Mandi House, towards Parliament […] The post When Protest Meets Force appeared first on Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
India and the Netherlands discuss deeper agricultural cooperation, focusing on technology, horticulture, seed sector collaboration and 25 Centres of Excellence.
India’s Digital Public Infrastructure is spawning important services in agriculture which, when combined with Artificial Intelligence, is giving access to the country’s remotest and most linguistically diverse farmers. The state of Maharashtra is a case study in how this works, at scale and diversity. Components from the India example are being adapted in countries like Ethiopia with needs for similarly varied populations. The post MahaVISTAAR: Scaling Agricultural AI appeared first on Gateway H
The Government of India is promoting aquaculture insurance through PM-MKSSY, offering eligible farmers an incentive of up to 40% of the insurance premium for one crop cycle.
India’s first soil carbon payments are providing additional income opportunities for farmers adopting regenerative practices, linking carbon credits with sustainable agriculture and resource conservation.
India aims to raise food processing levels to 25-30%, supporting greater value addition, lower post-harvest losses and stronger export opportunities for the food processing sector.
Coir is evolving from a traditional rural livelihood into a value-added industry, creating opportunities in handicrafts, agriculture, manufacturing and sustainable products.
For two nonprofits working at very different ends of the climate change spectrum, AI has changed what they can credibly offer the people they serve. SEEDS India, which works on building the resilience of people exposed to disasters and climate change impacts, and Farmers for Forests (F4F), which works in agroforestry, arrived at their respective AI solutions from different starting points and in pursuit of different aims. But both have seen a shift in the basic value proposition of their work: f
Mr. Jitin Prasada laid the foundation stone for a BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The centre will support farmers with quality seeds, organic farming training and export handholding.
Mr. Piyush Goyal met Thailand's Deputy PM Ms. Suphajee Suthumpun to discuss deepening bilateral trade and investment and advancing the AITIGA review. The two sides also engaged with Thai businesses across sectors including space technology, logistics and food processing.
India's fisheries sector has seen investments exceeding US$ 5.21 billion since 2015, with seafood exports rising to US$ 8.36 billion in 2025-26. RAS and Biofloc technologies are driving a shift towards intensive, export-oriented aquaculture.
Announcements 5
Official press releases
Consumer Outreach Program at Panchmahal (Gujarat) by RO JAIPUR nitinkumar Thu, 10/08/2026 - 13:03 Date Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 District Panchmahal Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:00 Programme Category COP By TRAI Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Sanjiv Meena Contact person Email sro2.jaipur@trai.gov.in Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details Conference Hall, The Panchmahal District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd. (Panchamrut Dairy) Lunawada
Data on sectoral deployment of credit by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for the month of August 2026, collected from major NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs), are set out in the Statement1. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, NBFCs’ credit registered a growth of 15.8 per cent in August 2026 as compared to 10.0 per cent a year ago. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of credit by NBFCs for the month ended August 31, 2026, are given below: Credit to agriculture and allied act
Consumer Education Workshop at Amreli (Gujarat) by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd nitinkumar Thu, 09/24/2026 - 12:08 Date Sun, 09/27/2026 - 12:00 District Amreli Division Consumer Affairs Date & Time Sun, 09/27/2026 - 12:00 Programme Category CEW By TSP's Event Status In progress Contact Person Name Sh. Mohamad Pathan Contact person Email mohamad.pathan@ril.com Event Category COP By TRAI Venue Details 2nd Floor, Lifeline Corner, Swaminarayan Mandir Road, Manekpara, Amreli, Gujarat - 365601 Event
General Remittance Advice against: Heena Khatoon, Proprietor of Heena Enterprises [Defaulter] (PAN-FGXPK5721G) in the matter of Investigation in the trading activities of certain entities in the scrip of Continental Seeds and Chemicals Limited: under Recovery Certificate No. 8876 of 2025.
Data on sectoral deployment of credit by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for the month of July 2026, collected from major NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs), are set out in the Statement1. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, NBFCs’ credit registered a growth of 14.9 per cent in July 2026 as compared to 10.6 per cent a year ago. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of credit by NBFCs for the month ended July 31, 2026, are given below: Credit to agriculture and allied activitie
News coverage 25
Journalism about this sector — not policy documents
Within just eight to 10 days, the double-engine government has made arrangements to provide compensation to our food providers, farmers, for damage to their crops, houses and livestock, said Yogi Adithyanath
The BJP has been demanding that the Congress take serious action against Manipur MP Bimol Akoijam and dismiss him from the party.
More than 50 delegates representing fishers, women fish-workers, fish vendors, fisher organisations and researchers participated in the consultation held at the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
J. K. Jena, Deputy DG (Fisheries Science) ICAR, said research must go beyond outputs to benefit communities, farmers, fishers and entrepreneurs
No blanket orders can be passed, the Bombay High Court remarked during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging widespread preventive detentions and alleged police excesses during demonstrations in Mumbai on October 10 and 11, 2026 over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. [Sagar Devre v. State of Maharashtra & Ors]These detentions allegedly took place during demonstrations demanding accountability from Chief Election Commiss
L Murugan joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and, afterwards, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1997.
The action came hours after the activists entered the heavily barricaded protest site and raised slogans demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
Before 2019, the government levied a charge of around ₹9 per kg on poultry brought into the region, which farmers say provided some protection against supplies from larger producers in other States
The Board in its initial estimates has projected a total crop of 4.04 lakh tonnes for 2026-27, up from 3.73 lakh tonnes last year
As the downpour happened during the morning peak hours, it severely affected school- and college-going students and the staff of private, state and Central government offices.
Rahul Gandhi to submit memorandum to CJI; Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road metro stations will be closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The six stations where entry and exit will remain closed are Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road
Neha Bora has emerged as the face of the protests against alleged electoral fraud in which protesters are demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Mumbai Police booked Aaditya and Amit Thackeray after their protest demanding election chief Gyanesh Kumar’s removal; another agitation is planned Monday.
One of the resolution’s key demands is addressing irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process