Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
| Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
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| Incumbent Narendra Singh Tomar since 30 May 2019 |
| Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Cabinet of India |
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
| Agency overview |
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| Headquarters | Krishi Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹142,762 crore (US$20 billion) (2020-21 est.) |
| Ministers responsible | Narendra Singh Tomar, (Cabinet Minister) Parsottambhai Rupala, (Minister of State) Kailash Choudhary, (Minister of State) |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments. Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare. This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended time to time.
| S.No | Agriculture Minister Name | Agriculture Minister Date From |
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| 1 | Dr.Rajendra Prasad | 02-09-1946 |
| 2 | Jairamdas Daulatram | 19-01-1948 |
| 3 | K.M. Munshi | 13-05-1950 |
| 4 | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai | 13-05-1952 |
Types of Agriculture
- Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
- Nomadic Herding.
- Livestock Ranching.
- Shifting Cultivation.
- Intensive Subsistence Farming.
- Commercial Plantations.
- Mediterranean Agriculture.
- Commercial Grain Farming.
Here are some important government schemes in agriculture
- Soil Health Card Scheme.
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
- Neem Coated Urea (NCU)
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
- Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF)
The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for: Maintaining food security through the provision of Extension and Research Services both Livestock and Crops. Quick Economic Recovery through the implementation of the Demand Driven Approach Programme (DDA) and other commodity projects.
V. S. Sunil Kumar is an Indian politician and the Minister for Agriculture in Kerala. In 2011, he was elected from Kaipamangalam Assembly Constituency and in 2016, from Trissur constituency to Kerala Legislative Assembly.
| Minister of Law and Justice |
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| Incumbent Ravi Shankar Prasad since 5 July 2016 |
| Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
The Oxford English Dictionary (1971) defines agriculture. very broadly as “The science and art of cultivating the soil, including the allied pursuits of. gathering in the crops and rearing live stock (sic); tillage, husbandry, farming (in the widest.
From 26 May 2014 to 30 May 2019, the Home Minister of India was Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya Janta Party, taking over the reins from Sushilkumar Shinde. On 31 May 2019, following the swearing-in of the Second Modi Ministry, Amit Shah assumed the office as its 31st occupant.
The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called 'cabinet ministers', junior ministers, called 'ministers of state' and, rarely, deputy ministers. It is led by the Prime Minister.
| Third Vajpayee ministry |
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| Head of state | K. R. Narayanan (until 25 July 2002) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (from 25 July 2002) |
| Head of government | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Deputy head of government | L. K. Advani |
| Member party | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
The current Finance Minister of India is Nirmala Sitharaman.
A Minister of State with independent charge is a minister without an overseeing Cabinet Minister in the State or Union Government of India. He himself is in charge of his ministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a Minister but assists a cabinet minister.
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office |
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| Minister of Finance | Manmohan Singh | 21 June 1991 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Shankarrao Chavan | 21 June 1991 |
| Minister of External Affairs | Madhav Singh Solanki | 21 June 1991 |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 31 March 1992 |
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah presided over the Flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, organized under the National Mission for Clean Ganga, in New Delhi, on March 13, 2020.
Cabinet Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office |
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| Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate Affairs | Nirmala Sitharaman | 30 May 2019 |
| Minister of Road Transport and Highways Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | Nitin Gadkari | 30 May 2019 |
| Minister of Railways Minister of Commerce and Industry | Piyush Goyal | 30 May 2019 |
Blair ministry
| Blair ministries |
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| Opposition party | Conservative Party |
| Opposition leader | John Major (1997) William Hague (1997–2001) Iain Duncan Smith (2001–2003) Michael Howard (2003–2005) David Cameron (2005–2007) |
| History |
| Election(s) | 1997 general election 2001 general election 2005 general election |
From 26 May 2014 to 30 May 2019, the Home Minister of India was Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya Janta Party, taking over the reins from Sushilkumar Shinde. On 31 May 2019, following the swearing-in of the Second Modi Ministry, Amit Shah assumed the office as its 31st occupant.
Chief Minister
By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in Karnataka on 5 December 2019, and results were announced on 9 December. BJP, the ruling party, needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority.Suresh Angadi Channabasappa, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, is elected from Belgaum in 17th Loksabha elections. He has taken the charge as Minister of State of Railways.
Suresh Angadi Channabasappa, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, is elected from Belgaum in 17th Loksabha elections. He has taken the charge as Minister of State of Railways.
As the Water Resources Minister MB Patil steered Karnataka's efforts in the Supreme Court to get additional 14.75 tmc ft of cauvery water to Karnataka, this brought a big relief to the drinking water problem in Bengaluru.
List of Speakers
| Sl.No. | Speaker | Tenure |
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| 19 | Kagodu Thimmappa | 31.05.2013 to 19.06.2016 |
| 20 | K. B. Koliwad | 05.07.2016 to 18.05.2018 |
| 21 | K. R. Ramesh Kumar | 25.05.2018 to 29.07.2019 |
| 22 | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | 31.07.2019 (Incumbent) |
Government Departments
| Department | URL |
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| Accountants General, Karnataka | |
| Agricultural Department | |
| Agricultural Marketing | |
| Audit Mnitoring System | |
Nirmala Sitharaman. This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 February 2020.
