{"id":66122,"date":"2026-03-24T17:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=66122"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:07:34","slug":"shivraj-singh-chouhan-farmers-incomes-doubled-under-modi-govt-new-security-shield-for-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2026\/03\/24\/shivraj-singh-chouhan-farmers-incomes-doubled-under-modi-govt-new-security-shield-for-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Farmers\u2019 Incomes Doubled Under Modi Govt; New \u2018Security Shield\u2019 for Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Union Agriculture & Farmers\u2019 Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan<\/b> stated in the Lok Sabha today that the Central Government, under PM Narendra Modi, has successfully provided a “strong security shield” to the nation\u2019s annadatta<\/i> (food providers). Addressing the House, he asserted that through historic interventions and record procurement, farmers\u2019 incomes have doubled<\/b>, with some cases even seeing a three-to-fourfold increase.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Security Shield\u2019 for Farmers<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Minister detailed five pillars that have transformed the agricultural landscape:<\/p>\n

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    Record MSP Procurement:<\/b> Moving beyond wheat and paddy, the government now actively procures pulses, oilseeds, and even perishable fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    PM-AASHA Scheme:<\/b> This initiative provides a safety net for crops whose market prices fall below the MSP through direct purchases and price difference payments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Revolutionary Crop Insurance:<\/b> Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)<\/b>, farmers have paid \u20b936,055 crore<\/b> in premiums but received a staggering \u20b91,92,477 crore<\/b> in claims.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Digital Relief (Farmer ID):<\/b> Citing Maharashtra as an example, the Minister noted that \u20b914,000 crore<\/b> was transferred directly to farmers’ accounts within just five days using digital IDs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Market Intervention:<\/b> For perishables like grapes and tomatoes, the government is now bearing transportation costs<\/b> to help farmers reach distant markets with better prices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Production on the Rise<\/b><\/h2>\n

    The Minister informed the House that agricultural production has surged by nearly 44%<\/b> in recent years. He emphasized that the government is no longer just “announcing” prices but ensuring they are realized on the ground, even implementing a 12% interest penalty<\/b> on insurance companies for delayed claim payments beyond 21 days.<\/p>\n

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    Union Agriculture & Farmers\u2019 Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated in the Lok Sabha today that the Central Government, under PM Narendra Modi, has successfully provided a “strong security shield” to the nation\u2019s annadatta (food providers). Addressing the House, he asserted that through historic interventions and record procurement, farmers\u2019 incomes have doubled, with some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":66123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52905],"tags":[27033],"class_list":["post-66122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national","tag-shivraj-singh-chouhan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}