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Indian Economy Tanima Dutta, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 6: Agriculture in the National Economy

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

6.1 Role of Agricultural Development in the National Economic Growth
6.2 Progress of Agriculture under the Five-Year Plans
6.2.1 Objectives of Economic Planning for the Agricultural Sector

6.2.2 Strategy used in the Agricultural Sector
6.2.3 Pattern of Investment in the Agricultural Sector
6.2.4 Agricultural Progress under the Five Year Plans: Brief Summary
6.2.5 Progress from the Fourth Plan Onwards
6.2.6 Progress Since the Sixth Plan

6.2.7 Agricultural Sector under the Tenth Plan: Growth Projection in the Tenth
Plan
6.2.8 Pattern of Outlay on Agriculture in the Tenth Plan

6.2.9 Agriculture in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12)
6.3 Green Revolution: The Future Prospects
6.3.1 Future Prospects

6.4 Thrust Areas in Agriculture Sector
6.5 Agriculture in India Since 1961
6.6 Summary
6.7 Keywords
6.8 Review Questions

6.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Describe the agricultural development essentials for economic growth
Identify the progress of agriculture under the Five-Year Plans

Explain the future prospects of Green Revolution

Introduction

Agriculture has always been the spine of the Indian economy and in spite of concerted
industrialisation in the past six decades; agriculture still occupies a position of pride. It provides
employment to about 60 per cent of the total work force in the country. The importance of
agriculture in the national economy can be best described by considering the function of

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