- The Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income (DFI)” and recommend strategies to achieve the same.
- The Committee submitted its Report to the Government in September, 2018 containing the strategy for doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022.
- The DFI strategy as recommended by the Committee include seven sources of income growth viz.,
- (i) improvement in crop productivity;
- (ii) Improvement in livestock productivity;
- (iii) Resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production;
- (iv) Increase in the cropping intensity;
- (v) Diversification towards high value crops;
- (vi) Improvement in real prices received by farmers; and
- (vii) Shift from farm to non-farm occupations.
- After acceptance of the DFI Committee recommendations, the Government has constituted an ‘Empowered Body’ to review and monitor the progress.
- Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake implementation of programs/schemes for the development of the sector.
- Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments through various schemes/ programs.
- These schemes/ programs of the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers.
