Revitalising Agriculture in Eastern India

Investment and Policy Priorities

Bibliographic Data

ID11470909
AuthorsNilachala Acharya (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Subrat Das (Institute on Governance)
Year2012
Volume43
Pages104-112
Publication date2012-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIDS Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436
PublisherInstitute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00352.x
OpenAlexW1978622780
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

This article examines the priority accorded to agriculture and allied sectors in India's public expenditure over the last two decades, with specific attention to budgetary spending by the eastern region states. It observes that one of the important reasons for the slowdown of growth in Indian agriculture seems to have been the stagnation in public expenditure on the overall rural economy (i.e. Agriculture and Allied Activities, Irrigation and Flood Control, Village and Small Industries, Rural Development and Special Area Programmes) since the early 1990s. The falling priority given to the rural economy in the last three Five Year Plans of the country would have affected the eastern region states more adversely due to their weaker fiscal health and less developed agricultural sectors. The article also argues that there is a need to redesign the policy framework and provide adequate budgetary support for agricultural activities in dryland/rainfed areas in the eastern region states

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · European union · Geography · Political science · Public expenditure · Public finance · Public investment · Rural area · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Social and Economic Development in India

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