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Centre issues 11 crore Farmer IDs under AgriStack
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11 crore Farmer IDs, only 26% women: the AgriStack and Digital Agriculture Mission facts GS-III tests
11 crore Farmer IDs issued ahead of the March 2027 target; 26% belong to women.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Centre has issued 11 crore unique farmer IDs, beating its March 2027 target, as part of the Digital Agriculture Mission.
About 26 per cent of the IDs are held by women.
The ID is meant to be the single document a farmer needs for bank loans, crop insurance, disaster relief and selling produce.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Centre has issued 11 crore unique Farmer IDs, ahead of the March 2027 target
- About 26 per cent of the Farmer IDs are held by women
- Farmer ID is issued under the Digital Agriculture Mission, built on AgriStack
- The ID is meant to serve as a single document for bank loans, crop insurance, disaster relief and selling produce
- AgriStack is a digital public infrastructure for agriculture, with farmer registry as one of its core components
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How the exam will ask it
ப்ரிலிம்ஸ்
- Statement: Farmer IDs are issued under the Digital Agriculture Mission, which builds digital public infrastructure for farmers.
- Statement: AgriStack's farmer registry is intended to give each farmer a unique digital identity usable for credit, insurance and relief.
- Statement: Digital Agriculture Mission is a Union Government initiative, distinct from schemes such as RKVY that fund State agriculture projects.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS-III (Agriculture; digital public infrastructure). Issue: fragmented farmer records block credit, insurance and relief delivery; policy: AgriStack and Farmer IDs under the Digital Agriculture Mission create a single verifiable registry. Implications include targeted subsidies and easier loans, but also exclusion of tenant farmers and the gender gap (only 26% women), plus data privacy concerns; way forward is to include tenants and women, ensure data protection and keep non-digital access.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Unique Farmer IDs under AgriStack, which crossed 11 crore issuances ahead of the March 2027 target, are being issued as part of which Union Government mission?
- National Mission on Edible Oils
- Digital Agriculture Mission
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
விடையைக் காட்டு
விடை: B — Correct: Digital Agriculture Mission — Right: Farmer IDs are issued under the Digital Agriculture Mission; unlike the other missions it builds digital public infrastructure for farmers. • National Mission on Edible Oils — Wrong: that mission promotes domestic oilseed and oil palm production, not farmer digital identity. • Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana — Wrong: RKVY funds State agriculture development projects; it does not issue IDs. • National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture — Wrong: it promotes climate-resilient farming practices, not digital registries.
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