What is Shivaraj singh Chauhan model of Agriculture ?and how this model helped madhya pradesh come out of BIMARU status ? what other State's should learn from this model .

According to the provisional estimates released by the Central Statistics Department for the financial year 2024, the agriculture GDP growth rate is only 1.4 percent. A later-released advanced estimate was 0.7 percent. But, with the gross GDP growth rate of 8.2 percent, business, industrial groups and information tools india world leading rushed to claim that it has achieved the highest growth rate than the countries. In this commotion, there were no people who cared about the villages. It is questionable that if the agricultural sector, which employs 45.8 percent of the country's labor force, achieves a growth rate of only 1.4 percent, how will the living conditions of the people improve? Providing five kilos of rice or wheat free per month is not enough. The focus should be on increasing the real incomes of the rural people

MADHYA PRADESH MODEL 
In order to bring about key policies, decisions and qualitative changes in the agriculture sector in our country, the Ministry of Agriculture needs to be entrusted to a competent leader. As the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan has special experience and knowledge in agricultural development, it is reported that he has been entrusted with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the new cabinet of Modi. During Shivraj's tenure as Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh's agriculture sector recorded an annual growth rate of 6.0 percent. At that time, the average growth rate of the agricultural sector at the national level was 3.9 percent was able to achieve With the start of the Green Revolution, the amazing results achieved by Punjab in agriculture were also achieved in Madhya Pradesh. Due to Chauhan's special attention, Madhya Pradesh is currently occupying the first position in the country in Soyabean, Minpa, Kandi, Masoor dal and Flax crops. Maize, sesame and pesar are standing at the second position. Uttar Pradesh is the top producer of wheat in the country followed by Madhya Pradesh. It is said that Chauhan's efforts are behind Madhya Pradesh, which is one of the underdeveloped BIMARU states, which has come out of that misery and taken a step forward in terms of agriculture. 

STEPS TAKEN 
Shivraj Singh formed a special cabinet for agriculture. Ministers and officials have been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the schemes of the state government. Programs were undertaken to provide interest-free loans and other financial incentives to farmers. The Chauhan government provided subsidies on seeds, fertilizers and agricultural machinery. Irrigation facilities have been expanded. Management methods have been introduced without disturbing the crops even in rainy conditions. Focused on water conservation. Percolating pits  gave priority to the excavation of pits, check dams and ponds. Farmers of Dewas region of the state are water Revolutionary changes in care and consumption have been achieved. Successes were achieved with micro irrigation methods. Farmers from Maharashtra and Rajasthan are coming to Madhya Pradesh to practice the Dewas experiment.

In the last two decades in Madhya Pradesh, the area under irrigation has increased from 24 percent to 45.9 percent. Similar to Punjab, crops are planted in Madhya Pradesh too. India's agriculture sector has grown at an average annual rate of 3.7 per cent over the past decade, with Madhya Pradesh registering a growth of 6.5 per cent. Chauhan achieved this success by digging new tube wells and providing electricity connections to them. Along with water drainage, the market of agricultural products has also been expanded. Warehouses were built near the villages. 
Farm producers association 
In June 2017, five farmers were killed in police firing when a farmers' protest broke out in Mandsaur in the state. After that Chauhan took steps like guaranteeing payment of minimum support price and forming agricultural cooperatives. At present, Madhya Pradesh has the largest number of farmer producer associations in the country. With the experience spent in Madhya Pradesh, Chauhan seems to have been entrusted with the duties of the Union Agriculture Minister with the confidence that he will lead the cultivation sector in the path of development across the country.

Conclusion 
In order to improve the living conditions of the villagers, they should be given employment in the construction of infrastructure such as roads in the villages and in the development of urban India. Villagers should be given skill training and turned into a highly productive workforce. Thus their incomes should be increased. As the reserves of food grains like rice and wheat are high, the farmers should be diverted towards the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, poultry, fish and dairy industries. Due to their perishable nature, construction of cold warehouses should be undertaken for storage. Transport facilities should be enhanced for faster delivery to the market. Flash floods and heat waves are increasing due to climate change. Therefore, farmers have to adopt new methods. Income can be increased by installing solar panels in farms and generating and selling solar electricity. Even if crops fail due to floods and droughts, solar power will support them. This is called smart farming. There is a need to take a strong step forward in order not to get caught in the crisis of the education sector in the country.
Written by 
Ch.J.V.K.SATHYA.SWAROOP

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