{"id":33146,"date":"2018-10-30T11:05:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T05:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33146"},"modified":"2018-10-30T11:05:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T05:35:52","slug":"farm-reforms-job-creation-to-be-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/farm-reforms-job-creation-to-be-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Farm reforms, job creation to be priority\u2019:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/farm-reforms-job-creation-to-be-priority\/article21864621.ece\"><strong>\u2018Farm reforms, job creation to be priority\u2019<\/strong><\/a><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Post polls, \u2018doubling farmer income, skills mission revamp high on agenda\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taking note of the BJP\u2019s lacklustre performance in rural areas in Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s home state as well as the development mandate in the hill state \u2014 will \u2018prioritise and expedite agricultural reforms and employment generation\u2019 initiatives from now on<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reforms will continue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This victory, in the backdrop of concerns over demonetisation and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax regime, is a huge shot in the arm for the reform credentials, reform resolve and reform reinforcement of the [NDA] government. Therefore, the reforms will continue<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priority areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Doubling farmers income<\/strong>: Priority areas are likely to be the mission to \u2018double the income of farmers by 2022\u2019 as well as employment generation in sectors including housing and exports<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revamping NSDC<\/strong>: Revamping of the National Skill Development Mission and an emphasis on the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (for \u201cpromoting apprenticeship training and incentivising employers keen on engaging apprentices\u201d) were key with regard to job creation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Farm sector<\/strong>: In the farm sector, the plan is to ensure that farmers are not just producers but are part of the entire value chain\n<ul>\n<li>The government is compiling a list of all successful farm experiments in the country that have resulted in a substantial jump in the income of farmers involved in those projects, so that they can, in turn, be replicated and scaled up through about ten pilot projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exports sector<\/strong>: In the exports sector, the government is studying supply-side constraints, especially the labour-intensive ones, with a view to increase employment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial sector<\/strong>: In the financial sector, the current priority concerns protection of the common man\u2019s savings and the focus was hence on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, its controversial \u2018bail-in\u2019 clause and addressing concerns over depositors\u2019 money in case of a lender failing, as well as a proposed law at the Central level to effectively regulate chit funds and to prevent fraud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Farm reforms, job creation to be priority\u2019:\u00a0 Context Post polls, \u2018doubling farmer income, skills mission revamp high on agenda\u2019 What has happened? 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