Agriculture

The the initiatives taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production are:

1. Collectivisation, consolidation of holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari.
2. Land Reform was the main focus of the 'First Five Year Plan'.
3. The Green Revolution and the White Revolution were initiated to improve the Indian agriculture.
4. Provision for crop insurance and establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest.
5. Kissan Credit Card (KCC) and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS).
6. Special Weather bulletins and agricultural programmes on radio and television.
7. Minimum support price (MSP) and subsidy on agricultural inputs and resources such as power and fertilizers.

Geographical conditions required for the growth of rice are:

1. Rice is a kharif crop which requires hot and humid climate for cultivation.
2. It requires high temperature above 25°C.
3. High humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm are favourable for the growth of rice.
4. It is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions.
5. In the areas of less rainfall like Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan, it grows with the help of irrigation.
6. Rice cultivation requires flat terrain because it needs standing water through out most of its life cycle.

Tea

Geographical conditions — It requires tropical and sub-tropical climate endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. It grows well in warm, moist and frost-free climate all through the year.

Rice is one of the staple crop of India. It is grown in plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions. It is also grown in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan with the help of irrigation.

1. Land reforms and land development programme.
2. Provision for crop insurance.
3. Establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies.
4. Kissan Credit Card (KCC) and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS).
5. Special Weather bulletins and agricultural programmes on radio and television.
6. Minimum support price (MSP).

Plantation Agriculture

Gram

Pulses