India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Driving Agricultural Transformation
India's agriculture and allied sectors are witnessing a significant transformation, marked by rising productivity, stronger farmer support systems, and greater resilience. Agriculture remains the backbone of India's economy, providing livelihoods to approximately 46.1 percent of the workforce. Livestock and fisheries have maintained stable growth of 5-6 percent, strengthening rural incomes and supporting agricultural diversification. Over the past decade, sustained policy interventions have improved access to credit, insurance, and markets, and accelerated the adoption of digital technologies. Growing investments in food processing, cooperatives, livestock, dairy, and fisheries are enabling greater value addition, income diversification, and employment across the agricultural value chain.
Strengthening the Agricultural Economy
Harvesting Higher Production
Securing Farmers' Livelihoods
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
Minimum Support Prices (MSP)
The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme
As on 3rd August 2026,
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PMKMY)
Towards Sustainable Agriculture
The Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM)
As on 2nd August 2026,
Ensuring Food for All
Building Stronger Rural Institutions through Cooperatives and FPOs
Connecting Farms to Markets
National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
Food Processing Reforms
Enhanced Financial Support for Food Processing
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY)
Taking Indian Agriculture Global
Technology at the Farmgate
Under the Digital Agriculture Mission
As on 3rd August 2026
AI-Enabled Initiatives:
Empowering Farmers Through Knowledge
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
As of June 2026,
Agricultural Diversification and the Growth of Allied Sectors
Livestock and Dairy as Drivers of Rural Economic Growth
The livestock sector has recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.77 percent since 2014-15. In the Union Budget 2026-27, Rs.6,153.46 crore has been allocated to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
India holds the leading global position in milk production, accounting for nearly 25 percent of global output.
Poultry and meat production have also expanded, with India ranking second in egg production and fourth in meat production globally:
Strengthening Fisheries Infrastructure, Market Access and Credit Support
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated a record Rs.2,761.80 crore to fisheries under the Blue Revolution initiatives.
Fisheries Infrastructure and Market Access
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
As on April 2026, Key activities approved:
Institutional Credit Support for fisheries
Strengthening Livestock through Infrastructure and Entrepreneurship
National Livestock Mission
As on 4th August 2026,
Entrepreneurship Development Programme under the National Livestock Mission, as on 11th August 2026,
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
Bharat Pashudhan
As of 6th August 2026,
National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
As on June 2026,
Advancing Livestock Breeding, Productivity, and Animal Health
Strengthening Animal Health and Risk Mitigation
Livestock productivity and income stability are closely linked to disease control. Under
National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs)
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The New Era of Indian Agriculture and Allied Sectors
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