Chapter 9: Agriculture and Food Management – Plenty of Upside Left If We Get It Right
- Agriculture and allied sector registered an average annual growth rate of 4.18 per cent at constant prices over the last five years.
- The allied sectors of Indian agriculture are steadily emerging as robust growth centres and promising sources for improving farm incomes.
- As of 31 January 2024, the total credit disbursed to agriculture amounted to Rs 22.84 lakh Crore.
- As of January 31, 2024, banks issued 7.5 crores Kisan Credit Card (KCC) with a limit of Rs 9.4 lakh crores.
- An area of 90.0 lakh hectares has been covered under micro irrigation in the country under the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) from 2015-16 ....
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- 1 Chapter 10: Industry - Small and Medium Matters
- 2 Chapter 11: Services - Fuelling Growth Opportunities
- 3 Chapter 12: Infrastructure – Lifting Potential Growth
- 4 Chapter 13: Climate Change and India: Why We Must Look at the Problem through Our Lens
- 5 Chapter 1: State of the Economy – Steady as She Goes
- 6 Chapter 2: Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation- Stability is the Watchword
- 7 Chapter 3: Prices and Inflation - Under Control
- 8 Chapter 4: External Sector - Stability amid Plenty
- 9 Chapter 5: Medium-Term Outlook – A Growth Strategy for New India
- 10 Chapter 6: Climate Change and Energy Transition: Dealing with Trade-Offs
