Double the income of farmers by the year 2022
Q. By which year the government plans to double the farmers’ income in India?- Published on 13 Apr 16a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2017
d. 2022
ANSWER: 2022
- The Government is committed to double the income of farmers by the year 2022 to mark India’s 75 years of independence.
- To attain that goal, the Centre had adopted a scientific approach to farming and urged farmers to utilize the various agricultural initiatives introduced by his government.
- Along with farming, allied activities too are being encouraged to increase the farmer’s income.
- Fleshing out a formula for productive agriculture, the Centre stressed the need to divide farming practices into three sectors, traditional farming, tree or timber plantation (along the periphery and borders of fields) and livestock rearing.
- These are supplemented by initiatives like National Agricultural Market, etc.
