The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, addressed a press conference on May 19, 2025, to brief the media on the launch of the nationwide “Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan.” The campaign will be conducted from May 29 to June 12, 2025, and aims to strengthen Indian agriculture as a crucial foundation for building a developed India.
Speaking at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, Chouhan highlighted that agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, providing livelihood to nearly half of the population and playing a vital role in ensuring food security. He said the Ministry’s goal is to secure nutritious food for 1.45 billion people, raise farmer incomes, and conserve natural resources for the future.
To meet these objectives, the Ministry has laid out a six-point strategy that includes increasing farm output, lowering production costs, ensuring fair market prices, offering disaster-related compensations, encouraging crop diversification and food processing, and promoting organic and natural farming.
Highlighting India’s record agricultural production this year, Chouhan said that Kharif rice, wheat, maize, groundnut, and soybean production reached historic highs, contributing to stronger food reserves. The total food grain production rose from 3,157.74 lakh tonnes in 2023–24 to 3,309.18 lakh tonnes in 2024–25. Oilseeds and pulses also saw a significant increase, signaling India’s progress toward becoming a global food hub.
The campaign aims to bring together all stakeholders, farmers, scientists, agricultural universities, state departments, and farmer-producer organizations, creating a bridge between agricultural research and real-world farming. It will be held every year before the Kharif and Rabi sowing seasons to support timely field-level guidance. Currently, about 16,000 agricultural scientists are working across the country, and this initiative will help connect their research directly with farmers’ needs.
From May 29 to June 12, over 2,170 expert teams, each consisting of at least four members, will visit more than 65,000 villages across 723 districts. These teams will hold sessions three times a day—morning, afternoon, and evening—providing personalized guidance based on local conditions like soil health, water resources, and rainfall patterns. Using Soil Health Cards, they will recommend suitable crops, high-yielding seed varieties, efficient scientific practices, balanced fertilizer use, and methods to improve soil health and productivity.
Farmers will also share their concerns and on-ground challenges, helping guide future research. The campaign will utilize the combined expertise of 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and over 16,000 scientists to ensure practical solutions reach the grassroots. With this wide support and direct engagement, the initiative aims to benefit over 1.3 crore farmers across the country.
