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Digital Agriculture Infrastructure and Farmer ID Milestone Achievement

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কেন এটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

The rapid scaling of Farmer IDs and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in agriculture represents a foundational change in how the Indian state delivers welfare, credit, and inputs to farmers, directly impacting farm productivity and governance efficiency.

সারসংক্ষেপ

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that 11 crore Farmer IDs have been created five months ahead of schedule, marking a significant milestone in India's Digital Agriculture Mission and the establishment of AgriStack. This digital public infrastructure aims to transform agricultural service delivery, improve subsidy targeting, and enhance transparency for farmers across the country.

মূল বিষয়

  • Over 11 crore Farmer IDs have been created five months ahead of schedule under the digital agriculture initiative.
  • The milestone marks a major step in building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture (AgriStack).
  • Farmer IDs aim to streamline the delivery of targeted subsidies, credit, insurance, and institutional support to farmers.
  • Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighted this achievement as a milestone in leveraging technology for transparency and ease of living for farmers.

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শব্দ

Digital Agriculture Mission

A comprehensive central initiative to build a farmer-centric digital and space-tech public infrastructure, leveraging registries, geo-referenced maps, and decision support systems to modernize Indian agriculture.

UPSC context

UPSC Mains GS Paper III: Technology in Agriculture, E-governance, and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

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AgriStack

A unified digital public infrastructure for agriculture acting as a digital good, comprising foundational registries like the Farmers Registry, Crop Sown Registry, and Geo-Referenced Village Maps.

UPSC context

UPSC Mains GS Paper III: Inclusive growth, agricultural reforms, and technology applications in farm service delivery.

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

The nodal central government ministry responsible for formulation and administration of rules, regulations, and schemes related to agriculture, farmer welfare, and agricultural development in India.

UPSC context

UPSC Prelims/Mains: Institutional framework of government ministries, agricultural administration, and policy implementation.

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প্রিলিমস ফাঁদ

Mandatory nationwide registration of all landowners under the AgriStack Farmer Registry without prior consent.

Aspirants often assume AgriStack is mandatory for all farmers; however, data collection and Farmer ID creation operate strictly on a consent-driven framework under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.

সংযুক্ত স্থির ধারণা

Economy Agriculture / E-Governance

What are the three core federated registries that constitute AgriStack under India's Digital Agriculture Mission?

  • Farmer IDs:: Farmer Registry: Creates unique digital Farmer IDs linked to demographic and landownership details.
  • Village Maps:: Geo-referenced Maps: Digitizes and links cadastral boundary maps of agricultural villages.
  • Crop Registry:: Crop Sown Registry: Maintains digital records of crops sown across seasons using remote sensing and ground surveys.

আন্তঃবিষয় প্যাটার্ন

  • AgriStack + ULI: Fintech in Priority Sector Lending

    The integration of AgriStack registries with the RBI's Unified Lending Interface (ULI) bridges digital public infrastructure with priority sector lending reform.

  • Farmer IDs + DPDP Act: DPI and Privacy

    AgriStack data collection operates under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, testing the interface between state-led DPI registries and individual privacy rights.

AgriStack's three core registries (Farmer ID, Land Records, Crop Sown) are high-yield for prelims matching and statement-based questions.

সংযুক্ত PYQ · 2

সংযুক্ত PYQ · 2

  • 2015MainsGS3

    How can the 'Digital India' programme help farmers to improve farm productivity and income ? What steps has the Government taken in this regard?

  • 2023MainsGS3

    How does e-Technology help farmers in production and marketing of agricultural produce? Explain it.