18. Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana

It is an umbrella agricultural programme encompassing 11 schemes under it. It was launched during 12th Five Year Plan.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved the continuation of this Umbrella Scheme from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

It aims to bring together 11 agricultural schemes besides their effective monitoring. The schemes are:

♤ Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

♤ National Food Security Mission (NFSM)

♤ National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

♤ Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM)

♤ Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM).

♤ Submission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)

♤ Sub Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP)

♤ Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ)

♤ Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics (ISACES)

♤ Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (ISAC)

♤ National e-Governance Plan – Agriculture (NeGP-A).

These schemes look to develop the agriculture and allied sector in a holistic and scientific manner to increase the income of farmers by enhancing production, productivity and better returns on produce.

These schemes are aimed at creating and strengthening of infrastructure for production, reducing production cost and marketing of agriculture and allied products.