Question

The Government of India approved the National Policy for the Farmers in the year:
1. 2005
2. 2006
3. 2007
4. 2008

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 2007

The correct answer is 2007.

• The National Commission on Farmers (NCF) under the chairmanship of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan submitted its final report in October 2006.
• The NCF prepared, along with its final report, a draft National Policy for Farmers incorporating its main recommendations.
• Based on the draft prepared by the NCF and after consultations with State Governments and the Central Ministries concerned, the Government of India approved the National Policy for Farmers, 2007.

• The first-ever National Agriculture Policy was announced in July 2000.
• The primary focus of this policy is on ‘farmer’ defined holistically and not merely on agriculture.
• As of 2018, agriculture employed more than 50% of the Indian workforce and contributed 17–18% to the country's GDP.