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First cabinet meeting Expectations are High 😝😝

➢India’s first “Talking” Automated Teller Machine (ATM) launched by Union Bank of India (UBI) for visually impaired, was launched in Ahmedabad (Gujarat).

Frist Indian Bank to open branch outside India (London in 1946) – Bank of India

Although land reforms are popularly understood to mean redistribution of land, their scope is much wider. They encompass mainly five components: Abolition of intermediary tenures; Tenancy reforms; Ceiling of land holdings and distribution of surplus land; Consolidation of holdings; and Compilation and updating of land records.

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Integrated Nutrient Management Practices: For improving soil health, enhancing crop productivity and maintaining quality of land and water resources, NMSA will focus on promoting location and crop specific integrated nutrient management practices. Involving professionals: NMSA will involve knowledge institutions and professionals in developing climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for specific agro-climatic situations and promoting them through appropriate farming systems. Interventions: NMSA seeks to disseminate and adopt rainfed technologies with greater reach in disadvantaged areas. It is envisaged to be done by coordination, convergence and leveraging investments from other schemes like MGNREGS, National Food Security Mission, National Mission for Agricultural Extension & Technology etc. 4 Major Programmes of NMSA Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Develops an area-based approach for the development and conservation of natural resources along with farming systems. It is a combination of various aspects of agriculture such as crops, fishery, livestock, horticulture, forestry and other agro-based activities which will act as a source of generating revenue. Implement practices that will regulate soil nutrient based on soil health card, development of farming lands. Using an approach that is cluster-based, with an area of 100 hectares or more Develop new property resources which would be common, like a bank for grains, fodder, shredders for biomass, combined marketing initiative. On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) The primary focus is optimum utilisation of water by promoting advanced on-farm water conservation equipment and technologies. Emphasis on efficient harvesting and management of rainwater. Water conservation on the farm itself by digging farm ponds utilising funds from MGNREGA mission. Soil Health Management Promote sustainable practices which preserve the health of soil based on a specific location and the type of crops that could be grown in those locations by taking the help of various techniques like management of residue, organic farming by making new maps with details on soil fertility and linking them with macro-management and micromanagement of nutrients, optimum land use, right utilisation of fertilisers and reducing degradation & erosion of soil. Use of thematic maps generated with the help of Geographical Information System (GIS) technology and the databases created on soil and land with the help of scientific surveys. State Government, Soil and land Use Survey of India (SLUSI), National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF), Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute (CFQC&TI). Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling and Networking (CCSAMMN) Create and disseminate knowledge and updated information on climate change. Support pilot blocks for spreading rainfed technologies and co-ordinate with other schemes or missions like MGNREGS, NFSM, RKVY, IWMP, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Program (AIBP), NMAET

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is implementing the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) as one of the Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. NMSA has been formulated for enhancing agricultural productivity especially in rain-fed areas focusing on integrated farming, water use efficiency, soil health management & synergizing resource conservation. The Activities of the NMSA includes components to minimize the carbon footprint of agricultural activities. This mission tries to comprehensively revamp the agricultural practices so that the desired objectives of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC’s) can be achieved. NMSA includes programmatic interventions like, Soil Health Card (SHC), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North-Eastern Region (MOVCDNER), Rain-fed Area Development (RAD), National Bamboo Mission (NBM) and Sub-mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF). Mission Objectives To make agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative and climate-resilient by promoting location specific Integrated/Composite Farming Systems; To conserve natural resources through appropriate soil and moisture conservation measures; To adopt comprehensive soil health management practices based on soil fertility maps, soil test based application of macro & micronutrients, judicious use of fertilizers etc.; To optimize utilization of water resources through efficient water management to expand coverage for achieving ‘more crop per drop’ ; To develop the capacity of farmers & stakeholders, in conjunction with other ongoing Missions e.g. National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology, National Food Security Mission, National Initiative for Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) etc., in the domain of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures; To pilot models in select blocks for improving the productivity of rainfed farming by mainstreaming rainfed technologies refined through NICRA and by leveraging resources from other schemes/Missions like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), RKVY etc.; and To establish an effective inter and intra Departmental/Ministerial co-ordination for accomplishing key deliverables of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture under the aegis of National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). Different strategies for implementation of NMSA: Integrated farming system: Integrated Farming System is being promoted under NMSA in which activities like horticulture, livestock, fishery, agroforestry, value addition are to be taken up along with cropping system. It is important for enhancing livelihood opportunities, ensuring food security and minimising risks from crop failure through supplementary production systems. Adopting Technology: NMSA seeks to achieve its objectives by popularising resource conservation technologies and introducing practices that will support mitigation efforts in times of extreme climatic events or disasters like prolonged dry spells, floods etc. This is important especially in changing climatic conditions due to global warming. Water resource management: Under NMSA it is strategized to focus on effective management of available water resources and enhancing water use efficiency. It will be achieved through application of technologies coupled with demand and supply side management solutions. Agronomic practices: NMSA envisage encouragement of improved agronomic practices for higher farm productivity like improved soil treatment, increased water holding capacity, judicious use of chemicals and enhanced soil carbon storage. Creating Database: Through creation of database on soil resources by land use survey, soil profile study and soil analysis on GIS (Geographic Information System) platform NMSA seek to facilitate adoption of location and soil-specific crop management practices & optimise fertiliser use.

Section 118 of the H.P. Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 provides for restriction on transfer of land in favour of a person who is not an agriculturist of the State. This Section and rules thereunder have been amended from time to time to further the basic intention behind its enactment of protecting the interests of local inhabitants while ensuring that the development of the State is not hampered. A number of instructions and clarifications have been issued to assist in decisions by the field staff on the various queries which arise in relation to interpretation of various definitions and provisions. This compendium attempts to bring together all the relevant provisions, Rules, instructions and clarifications in order to be of assistance to both officials and the general public.

lucrative market of the developed world has so far acted as the primary driving force behind the development of the ‘certified organic’ sector, which is still in a nascent stage in India. According to one estimate, in 1999 merely 0.001 per cent of the total agricultural land in India was under certified organic cultivation. It is predominantly the NGOs and people’s organizations that have been spearheading organic agriculture movement in different parts of the country during the last two decades. The Government of India has set up a special cell under the Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MOCI). The MOCI has come out with the ‘National Programme of Organic Products’ (NPOP) in 2000, and the ‘India Organic’ logo in 2002. While these initiatives have been undertaken to promote exports of Indian organic products, the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation has formulated a ‘National Project on Organic Farming’ to promote organic agriculture as part of an exercise to curb the use of chemical pesticides and make agricultural activity more eco-friendly. Shifting to organic farming, even if it promises higher returns in terms of better prices and international acceptability in the long run, may not be preferred by the majority of farmers as they are dependent on the farm for livelihood and any departure would affect them immediately. To make majority of small farmers shift to organic farming, several subsidies have to be given on organic inputs. Such initiatives are a step

Organic farming include the concept that the soil, plant, animals, and humans are linked. Concept of organic farming is based on some below mentioned principles: 1 Nature is considered as a best role model for farming, since it does not use any inputs nor demand unreasonable quantities of water. 2 Organic farming system does not believe in mining of the soil of its nutrients and protect the long term fertility of soil. 3 The soil in this system is considered as living entity. 4 On sustained basis living population of microbes and other organisms in soil's are significant contributors to its fertility. 5 Development of biological diversity and the maintenance and replenishment of soil productivity is the major concern of organic farming systems. 6 Importance given on crop rotation, natural predators, biological pest, disease and weed management, resistance varieties instead of chemical control.

About Special Category Status (SCS): Special category status is a classification given by the Centre to assist development of states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages. This classification was done on the recommendations of the Fifth Finance Commission in 1969. It was based on the Gadgil formula. The parameters for SCS were: Hilly Terrain; Low Population Density And/Or Sizeable Share of Tribal Population; Strategic Location along Borders With Neighbouring Countries; Economic and Infrastructure Backwardness; and Nonviable Nature of State finances. SCS was first accorded in 1969 to Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland. Since then eight more states have been included (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand). There is no provision of SCS in the Constitution. Special Category Status for plan assistance was granted in the past by the National Development Council to the States that are characterized by a number of features necessitating special consideration. Now, it is done by the central government. The 14th Finance Commission has done away with the 'special category status' for states, except for the Northeastern and three hill states. Instead, it suggested that the resource gap of each state be filled through ‘tax devolution’, urging the Centre to increase the states' share of tax revenues from 32% to 42%, which has been implemented since 2015.

About Special Category Status (SCS): Special category status is a classification given by the Centre to assist development of states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages. This classification was done on the recommendations of the Fifth Finance Commission in 1969. It was based on the Gadgil formula. The parameters for SCS were: Hilly Terrain; Low Population Density And/Or Sizeable Share of Tribal Population; Strategic Location along Borders With Neighbouring Countries; Economic and Infrastructure Backwardness; and Nonviable Nature of State finances. SCS was first accorded in 1969 to Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland. Since then eight more states have been included (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand). There is no provision of SCS in the Constitution. Special Category Status for plan assistance was granted in the past by the National Development Council to the States that are characterized by a number of features necessitating special consideration. Now, it is done by the central government. The 14th Finance Commission has done away with the 'special category status' for states, except for the Northeastern and three hill states. Instead, it suggested that the resource gap of each state be filled through ‘tax devolution’, urging the Centre to increase the states' share of tax revenues from 32% to 42%, which has been implemented since 2015.