How can the 'Digital India' programme help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What steps has the Government taken in this regard?
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Cite the Digital Agriculture Mission and Farmer IDs as the main recent government step, and explain how verified data can raise farm income through credit, insurance and price support.
- Digital Agriculture Mission, approved 2 September 2024 with ₹2,817 crore, builds AgriStack, the Krishi Decision Support System and soil profile mapping.
- 11 crore Farmer IDs were created by October 2026, five months before the March 2027 deadline.
- Government says over 6 crore farmers have received benefits through Farmer ID-based delivery, including KCC, PMFBY claims and MSP procurement.
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- 11 crore Farmer IDs were created by 23 October 2026, five months before the 31 March 2027 deadline of the Digital Agriculture Mission.
- The Digital Agriculture Mission was approved on 2 September 2024 with ₹2,817 crore, including a Central share of ₹1,940 crore.
- AgriStack has three State registries: the Farmers' Registry, geo-referenced village maps and the Crop Sown Registry.
Where it sits in the syllabus
- GS3: Farm subsidies, MSP, PDS, food security
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System: objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
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