Tag: agrarian distress in India
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“Respect” as Income Support? The Case of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
The Kisan Long March of 2018 brought the grave situation of agrarian distress to the fore and built a consensus demanding policy intervention. Thus, the announcement of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM- KISAN) came as a form of confirmation of the ongoing agrarian crisis. The sixth installment of the scheme was rolled out…
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Searching for Greener Pastures: Agrarian Distress in India
By Parvathy Ramesh, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. In the 1950s and 60s, the green revolution led to an overhaul of the agricultural sector in India. Following this period, production improved to such an extent that in the present year of 2019, India remains self-sufficient for almost all agricultural produce. However, this positive gain is…