Question

List out various institutional and technological reforms introduced by the government to increase the interest of the farmers.

Answer 1

Various institutional reforms introduced by the government to increase the interest of the farmers include:

1.Zamindari system have been abolished so that more land can be distributed among the poor farmers.

2.There has been consolidation of land holdings by combining small farms into larger ones and insisting individual land owners to engage in cooperative farming.

3.Some land reform measures have been taken.

4.Certain schemes like the Crop Insurance have been introduced to provide financial assistance to the farmers at the time of natural disasters, crop destruction by pests and diseases etc.

5. Cooperative Societies and Grameen Banks have been introduced to provide loans to the farmers at low interests for making investments in agriculture.

So far as technological reforms are concerned Green Revolution is the major reform that took place in the field of agriculture.It revolutionised agriculture by increasing production of crops and farmland, using high quality seeds and agricultural implements and improving the irrigation system.
Apart from this, government have launched personal benefit schemes like Kisan Credit Card,Personal Accident Insurance Scheme etc. Land Ceiling Act has also been passed which put restrictions on a person or a family in owning land.To stop exploitation of farmers by middlemen, government has introduced the Minimum Support Prices.