History of Agriculture 3

1970s

• 1971:
  • All India Coordinated Project for Dryland Agriculture
  • Small Farmers Development Agency (SFDA)
  • Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labour Project (MFAL)

• 1972: ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics)

• 1973: Creation of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)
  • Minikit Trials Programme

• 1974:
  • Training & Visit System (T&V) introduced by Daniel Benor and Baxter
  • Command Area Development Authority (CADA)
  • Operational Research Project
  • Food for Work Programme (FWP)
  • Minimum Needs Programme (MNP)
  • Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) recommended (First KVK at Pondicherry under TNAU, Coimbatore)

• 1975:
  • Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB) established
  • 20-Point Programme launched

• 1976:
  • National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
  • Desert Development Programme (DDP)
  • Antyodaya Yojana
  • National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management (NAARM)
  • Ashok Mehta Committee proposed two-tier Panchayati Raj System

• 1978: Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)

• 1979:
  • Training for Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM)
  • National Agricultural Research Project (NARP)
  • Lab to Land Programme (LLP) on ICAR Golden Jubilee

1980s

• 1980:
  • District Rural Development Programme (DRDP)
  • National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)

• 1982:
  • Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWACRA)
  • Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)
  • NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development) established (12th July)

• 1983:
  • National Agricultural Extension Project (NAEP)
  • Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)

• 1985: Crop Insurance Scheme (Now National Agricultural Insurance Scheme)

• 1986:
  • Technology Mission on Oilseeds (TMO)
  • National Agricultural Research Project (Phase II)
• 1988: Special Food Production Programme (SFPP)
• 1989: Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (Merger of NREP & RLEGP)

1990s

• 1993:
  • Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
  • Assured Employment Scheme (AES)

• 1994: Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

• 1995:
  • Institution Village Linkage Programme (IVLP)
  • National Social Assistance Scheme (NSAS)

• 1996: National Gene Bank established in New Delhi
• 1997: Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
• 1998: National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP)
• 1998-99: Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme launched

• 1999:
  • Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY)
  • Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) (Merged IRDP, TRYSEM, DWACRA, SITRA)

• 1999-2000: Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)

2000s

• • National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) (Rabi 1999-2000)
  • Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) (Dec)
  • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) (Dec 25)

• 2001: Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)

• 2004:
  • Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm, and Maize (ISOPOM) (April 1)
  • National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) (Nov 14)
  • National Commission on Farmers (Chairman: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan)

• 2005:
  • National Horticulture Mission (NHM) (May)
  • Bharat Nirman Programme (2005-06)

• 2006:
  • National Bamboo Mission (2006-07)
  • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) (Feb 6)
  • National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) (Nov 3)

• 2007:
  • National Food Security Mission (NFSM) (Aug)
  • Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) (Aug)

2010s-Present

• 2014:
  • Soil Health Card Scheme
  • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)

• 2015:
  • Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) for Organic Farming
  • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

• 2016:
  • e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) launched
  • Rashtriya Gokul Mission for indigenous cattle breeds

• 2017: Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
• 2018: PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi)
• 2019: Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (Pension for Small & Marginal Farmers)

• 2020:
  • Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
  • FPO Formation Scheme (10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations)

• 2021: Digital Agriculture Mission 2021-2025
• 2023: Launch of PM-PRANAM (for reducing fertilizer subsidies)