The importance of the agriculture sector has led the Government of India to launch numerous initiatives.

[3] The pre-independence India had attached Department of Agriculture, Revenue and Commerce set up in 1871.

In 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture extended the programme for three years up to 2019-20 which was to run as the centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR).

[7][8] In 2020, under the Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship development component of the revamped Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the Government of India funded various agricultural startups.

It aims to reduce the burden of premium on farmers who take loans for their agricultural operations.

In case of death of both farmer and his spouse, the contribution made will be credited back to the pension fund.

[12][13] The Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme or PM Kisan is a type of basic income scheme under which all farmers (subject to some exclusion criteria) are provided an annual income of Rs.

[14][15] Recently union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar has awarded the top performing states and UT's under PM-Kisan.

India was the first country to have such a comprehensive policy which was launched at the World Agroforestry Congress held in Delhi in February 2014.