Agriculture In India – Introduction Agriculture has been an integral part of the Indian Economy‚ before and after Independence‚ despite its decline in share of GDP (17.2% as of 2011). Half of India’s population depends on Agriculture as a livelihood. India is 2nd in farm output. It the largest producer of coriander‚ spices‚ millets and many more; second in fruits such as mangoes and papaya; and third in rapeseed‚ tomatoes and coconuts. Yet 1/3rd of Indian population is under poverty line. Before
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Indian Agriculture – an introduction Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy and it will continue to remain so for a long time. It has to support almost 17 per cent of world population from 2.3 per cent of world geographical area and 4.2 per cent of world’s water resources. The economic reforms‚ initiated in the country during the early 1990s‚ have put the economy on a higher growth trajectory. Annual growth rate in GDP has accelerated from below 6 percent during the initial
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In India‚ agriculture was the main source of national income and occupation at the time of Independence. Agriculture plays an essential role in the process of economic development of less developed countries like India. Besides providing food to nation‚ agriculture Releases labour‚ provides saving‚ contributes to market of industrial goods and earns foreign exchange. Indian economy was a backward and agricultural based economy at the time of Independence. After 61 year of Independence‚ the share
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Indian Agriculture * Mainstay of Indian Economy * Since independence‚ undergone a change from being the sector contributing the highest share to the GDP to one contributing the lowest share. * Agriculture is a state subject. * GDP contribution (Agriculture and allied sector) * 56.5 pc in 1950-51 * 15.7 pc in 2008-09 and 14.6 pc in 2009-10. It was 19 pc in 2004-05. (2004-05 prices) * Agricultural GDP grew by 0.4 pc in 2009-10 and -0.1 pc in 2008-09. * Employment
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2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.4‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Indian Agriculture: Before and After Economic Reforms Navjit Singh Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. Of Management‚ Khalsa College Lyallpur‚ Jalandhar-14401‚ Punjab‚ India Contact: +9198555-29321 Abstract Agriculture once known as the backbone of Indian Economy is at present at its worst‚ thanks to the anti farmer‚ pro-Industry policy of the various Indian Governments since 1991. India is once considered as the “Ann Data” of the
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Dadhich (1555) Indian poetry before and independence has been a debatable topic among the critics. Critics are bifurcated into two groups on the achievement of Indian English poetry‚ especially. There is group of critics like C.D. Narasimaih and V.K. Gokak who applaud the poetry of Sri Aurobindo and Sarojini Naidu‚ while critics like Parthasarthy and others have appreciated the poetry of post-independence era (after 1947) and have outright condemned the poetry of pre independence period. According
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April 22‚ 2010 Indian Independence India‚ in the 18th century was ruled by the British for two centuries. The Indians wanted freedom from the British. British looted and caused fights in India and treated them with no respect. The Indian Independence was caused by British Imperialism. The British wanted to take over India‚ but India wanted freedom as well since it’s their country not the British. Although politics and nationalism were important causes of the Indian Independence Movement‚ the
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Purna Swaraj Following the rejection of the recommendations of the Simon Commission by Indians‚ an all-party conference was held at Bombay in May 1928. This was meant to instill a sense of resistance among people. The conference appointed a drafting committee under Motilal Nehru to draw up a constitution for India. The Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress asked the British government to accord dominion status to India by December 1929‚ or a countrywide civil disobedience movement would
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INDIAN INDEPENDENCE India’s Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country‚ flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance. The main event takes place in New Delhi‚ where the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts. In his speech
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