Shakti DubeyAIR 1 · CSE 2024 · 203 wordsTheir whole copy
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Agriculture sector in India contributes ~17-20% to Indian GDP while employing ~45% of the population. This mismatch has become one of the reason for jobless growth in India.
Agriculture sector → seprate budget for transforming
Looking at the data it clear that we need a dedicated budget for agricultural transformation because:
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(1) India is an agricultural economy with huge population depending on it as a livelihood option. (2) India has a compantive advantage in agricultural sector - because of ~24 agroclimatic zones (3) The quality & quantity of agricultural product is huge.
(4) According to Dalwai committee ~40% of food grains produced are wasted & only 10% gets processed
(5) According to Shanta Kumar committee at current level of government expenditure in agriculture only 6-7% are benefitted
(6) There is a huge scope for improvement in food processing sector
(7) India faces a challenge of:- → poor supply chain infrastructure → lack of technological upgradation → lack of specific agricultural skills in farmers
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Thus there is a need for a separate budget to help setting of Food processing industry with robust supply chain infrastructure & technological advancement which will not only help in doubling farmers income but also promote agricultural export led growth.