Transforming Agriculture In J&K Through Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme

In India, agriculture remains the source of livelihood for more than 55 per cent of population. Any investment in agriculture by government is therefore represents a step towards well-being of half of country’s population. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme the Government of India has announced a comprehensive package for agriculture and allied activities. This includes eight liquidity measures of Rs 1.50 lakh crore for various activities namely Rs 1 lakh crore for strengthening infrastructure projects at farm-gate and aggregation points such as Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, Farmers Producer Organisations, Agriculture entrepreneurs etc. the activities such as cold storage, supply chain, startups, formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises (MFE) shall be the integral part of the scheme.

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