Schemes by department of agriculture, cooperation &  
farmers welfare



1. Soil Health Card Scheme (SHC) 


SHC is a printed report that a farmer gets for each of his holdings. It will define the status of soil with respect to 12 parameters namely

• Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (Macronutrients) ;
 
• Sulphur (Secondary nutrient) ; Zinc, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Boron (Micro– nutrients) ; and

• pH Acidity/ Alkalinity/ Neutrality), Electrical Conductivity, Organic 
Carbon (Physical parameters).
 
Based on this, the SHC will also indicate fertiliser recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm in the long run.
 
A farmer will get the soil card once every two years.

2. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) 


Formulated to promote Organic Farming.
✅Objective: To promote eco - friendly concept of cultivation reducing the dependency on agro - chemicals and fertilizers.Implemented in a cluster based approach.
✅Government is promoting organic farming by programs under:


✅Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is an elaborated component of Soil Health Management (SHM) of major project National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). 

✅Under PKVY Organic farming is promoted through adoption of organic village by cluster approach and PGS certification. 

✅The Scheme envisages  Promotion of commercial organic production through certified organic farming.  

✅The produce will be pesticide residue free and will contribute to improve the health of the consumer. 

✅It will raise farmer's income and create a potential market for traders.  

✅It will motivate the farmers for natural resource mobilization for input production. 

☑️Components of Paramparagat krishi vikas yojana: 

✅Adoption of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) certification through cluster approach: 

✅Mobilization of farmers / local people to form clusters in 50 acre for PGS certification.

✅PGS Certification and Quality control.



3. Mission Organic Value Chain Development For North 
4. Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) 

5. National Agriculture Market (E-NAM) 

National Agriculture Market scheme (e-NAM) was launched on 14/04/2016. The Scheme envisages initiation of e-marketing platform at national level and will support the creation of infrastructure to enable e-marketing.

e-NAM is the e-trading platform for the National Agriculture Market. 

Objective: 

• Transparent sale transactions and price discovery initially in regulated markets. 
• Liberal licensing of traders / buyers and commission agents 
• One license for a trader valid across all markets in the State. 
• Single point levy of market fees 
• Provision of Soil Testing Laboratories in/ or near the selected mandi 

Target: To create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.

6. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) 


Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMFBY) is being implemented from 2016 Kharif season and is available to the farmers at low rates of premium. This scheme would provide insurance cover for all stages of the crop cycle including post-harvest risks in specified instances.The Government provides interest subvention of 3% on short-term crop loans up to Rs.3.00 lakh. Presently, loan is available to farmers at an interest rate of 7% per annum, which gets reduced to 4% on prompt repayment.

Objective: 
• Supporting sustainable production in agriculture sector by providing financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of unforeseen events 
• Stabilizing the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming 
• Encouraging farmers to adopt innovative and modern agricultural practices 
• Ensuring flow of credit to the agriculture sector, which will contribute to food security, crop diversification and enhancing growth and competitiveness of agriculture sector besides protecting farmers from production risks. 

Target: To reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of crop Insurance claim for the full insured sum. Provide insurance cover to Rabi and Kharif crops and financial support to farmers in case of damage of crops. To make crop insurance simpler and cheaper for the farmers.

7. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-Micro Irrigation 


Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) is being implemented to expand 
cultivated area with assured irrigation, reduce wastage of water and to improve the water use efficiency.

It is a national mission to improve farm productivity and ensure better utilization of the resources in the country.

⤴️Primary objectives:

To attract investments in irrigation system at field level

Develop and expand cultivable land in the country

Minimize wastage of water

Enhance crop per drop by implementing water - saving technologies

Precision irrigation

Tagline for PMKSY: “more crop per drop”

8. Horticulture Development 
9. Coconut Development Board (CDB) 
10.National Bee Board (NBB) 
11.National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 
12.Seed 

13.National Seed Corporation (NSC) 


14.Protection Of Plant Varieties & Farmers Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) 
15.Agricultural Mechanization 
16.Plant Protection 
17.Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) 
18.Agricultural Credit and Joint Liability Group 
19.Nafed Achievements 
20.Sub Mission on Agroforestry 

21.National Bamboo Mission 

Launched: October 2006

It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to supplement farm income with the development of complete value chain of bamboo sector and link growers with markets 

Its Objectives are

➢ To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands. 
➢ To improve post-harvest management through establishment of innovative primary processing units and market infrastructure. 
➢ To promote product development by assisting R&D, entrepreneurship & business models at MSME level. 
➢ To rejuvenate the underdeveloped bamboo industry in India. 
➢ To promote skill development, capacity building, awareness generation for development of bamboo sector. 
➢ To realign efforts to reduce dependency on import of bamboo and bamboo products by improved productivity. 

The Mission would adopt the following strategies

 ➢ Development of bamboo in limited States where it has social, commercial and economical advantage 
➢ Production of genetically superior planting material 
➢ Adoption of end to end solution.
➢ Capacity building. 
➢ Set up National, State and sub-State level structures, to ensure adequate returns and eliminate middlemen 

For popularizing use of bamboo & bamboo-based products, seminars, conferences, awareness campaign at National, State & District Levels and through print and electronic media are organized under the restructured NBM. 

22.Model Contract Farming Act 2018 
23.Model Agriculture Land Leasing Act 2016 
24.Drought Management– Changes In Norms For Assistance 
25.Agriculture Trade 
26.Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) 
27.National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) 
28.Information Technology 
29.Agricultural Extension and Kaushal Vikas In Agriculture 
30.Agri-Clinics And Agri-Business Centres Scheme (ACABC) 
31.Diploma In Agricultural Extension Services For Input Dealers (DAESI) 
32.Atma Yojana 

33.Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

Launched: 2007
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is a special Additional Central Assistance Scheme. Objective: To orient agricultural development strategies, to reaffirm its commitment to achieve 4 per cent annual growth in the agricultural sector during the 11th plan. Target: The RKVY covers all sectors such as Crop Cultivation, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Dairy Development, Agricultural Research and Education, Forestry and Wildlife, Plantation and Agricultural Marketing, Food Storage and Warehousing, Soil and Water Conservation, Agricultural Financial Institutions, other Agricultural Programmes and Cooperation
34.Swachhta Pakhwada


● Department of animal husbandry dairying & fisheries
 
1. Dairy Development: Rashtriya Gokul Mission And National Mission on Bovine 
2. Productivity 
3. Dairy Development 
4. National Livestock Mission 
5. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund 
6. Livestock Health 
7. Veterinary Education 
8. Fisheries - Blue Revolution 
9. Welfare of Fishermen 
10.Trade - Our Priority 
11.Krishi Unnati Mela

 
● Department of Agricultural Research and Education  
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
1. Reforming Higher Agricultural Education 
2. New Initiatives taken by the ICAR to double the farmers incomes. 
3. Lab To Land: Important initiatives 
4. New ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Apps and Portals 
5. New initiatives on development of climate resilient and sustainable 
6. production system 
7. Agricultural Technologies for Income and Nutritional Security 
8. Fourth ASEAN–India Ministerial level meet on Agriculture and Forestry