Agriculture: Modern Technological Equipments PDF

Fig. 4.15: Modern technological equipments used in agriculture reforms. Provision for crop insurance against Satyagraha as one of the foremost drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease, satyagrahis. He was one of the votaries of establishment of Grameen banks, coopera...

Fig. 4.15: Modern technological equipments used in agriculture reforms. Provision for crop insurance against Satyagraha as one of the foremost drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease, satyagrahis. He was one of the votaries of establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative Gandhi’s concept of gram swarajya. After societies and banks for providing loan facilities Gandhiji’s martyrdom, Vinoba Bhave to the farmers at lower rates of interest were undertook padyatra to spread Gandhiji’s some important steps in this direction. message covered almost the entire country. Kissan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident Once, when he was delivering a lecture at Insurance Scheme (PAIS) are some other Pochampalli in Andhra Pradesh, some poor schemes introduced by the Government of India landless villagers demanded some land for for the benefit of the farmers. Moreover, special their economic well-being. Vinoba Bhave weather bulletins and agricultural programmes could not promise it to them immediately but for farmers were introduced on the radio and assured them to talk to the Government of television. The government also announces India regarding provision of land for them if minimum support price, remunerative and they undertook cooperative farming. procurement prices for important crops to check Suddenly, Shri Ram Chandra Reddy stood the exploitation of farmers by speculators and up and offered 80 acres of land to be middlemen. distributed among 80 land-less villagers. This act was known as ‘Bhoodan’. Later he travelled and introduced his ideas widely all Collect information about agriculture, over India. Some zamindars, owners of horticulture, agricultural schemes, etc. from many villages offered to distribute some Farmers’ Portal website https://farmer. villages among the landless. It was known gov.in/FarmerHome.aspx. Discuss about the as Gramdan. However, many land-owners benefits of the information available on chose to provide some part of their land to the portal. the poor farmers due to the fear of land ceiling act. This Bhoodan- Gramdan Bhoodan – Gramdan movement initiated by Vinoba Bhave is also Mahatma Gandhi declared Vinoba Bhave as known as the Blood-less Revolution. his spiritual heir. He also participated in A GRICULTURE 39 Reprint 2024-25