-Livemint.com Less than a third of rural India earns its living from agriculture. Landlessness, poor access to Irrigation and credit, and low mechanization are all-pervasive New Delhi: Rural India is no longer synonymous with agriculture, as most households are landless and depend on casual labour for a living, according to data from the socio-economic caste census (SECC) released last week. The numbers are telling. Across the country, agriculture is the primary source...
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Rural realities
-The Hindu New data for rural households revealed by the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) represent a grim reminder of the state of rural India. In over 90 per cent of households, the main earning member makes less than Rs. 10,000 a month. Over half the households are landless and a similar share of them rely on casual manual labour for the larger part of their income. Just 20 per...
More »Lo and behold! Maharashtra's Rs 4,845 crore Irrigation project without water -Yogesh Pawar
-DNA Mumbai: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of an Irrigation project? Water? Well, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the Union Union Ministry for Forests, Environment & Climate Change (MoEF). How else would it have cleared the the Rs 4,845 crore, 23.66 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) Krishna Marathwada Lift Irrigation Scheme (KMLIS) without water availability? The environmental clearance given on 24th June...
More »Govt to pump in Rs 50,000 crore over 5 years to boost Irrigation facilities -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Government has decided to pump in Rs 50,000 crore to develop basic Irrigation infrastructure and water conservation models over next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme) that is aimed to irrigate every farm in the country under its motto 'Har Khet Ko Pani' (water for every farm) to increase productivity through efficient use of water - 'more...
More »Farming in India: The past keeps its grip
-Deccan Herald Many of India's agricultural practices have barely changed in decades. Reform is long overdue. Nearly a quarter of a century after India launched its first big liberalising reforms in 1991, setting off a new spurt of growth, one area of the country’s economy remains hardly touched: farming. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a 24-hour, state-run television channel for farmers in May, but has fostered no public debate about how to improve...
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