Importance of Agriculture in Indian Society and Economy

Agriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy.Over 70 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture. Agriculture is an important sector of Indian economy as it contributes about 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to around 58% of the population.

  • Indian agriculture has registered impressive growth over last few decades. The food-grains production has increased from 51 million tonnes (MT) in 1950-51 to 250MT during 2011-12 highest ever since independence.
  • The share of agriculture in GDP increased to 19.9 per cent in 2020-21 from 17.8 per cent in 2019-20. The last time the contribution of the agriculture ....
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