who is the current agriculture minister of india
Radha Mohan Singh
title: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare text: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (formerly Ministry of Agriculture), a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh. Abhishek Singh Chauhan, Krishna Raj and Parsottambhai Rupala are the Ministers of State. Agriculture is the principal source of livelihood for more than half population of India. Agriculture provides title: Agriculture in India text: related allied fields, including research and education. The Union Minister of Agriculture is the president of the ICAR. The Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute develops new techniques for the design of agricultural experiments, analyses data in agriculture, and specialises in statistical techniques for animal and plant breeding. Recently (May 2016) the government of India has set up the Farmers Commission to completely evaluate the agriculture programme. Its recommendations have had a mixed reception. In November 2011, India announced major reforms in organised retail. These reforms would include logistics and retail of agricultural produce. The announcement led to major political controversy. title: Rajendra Pratap Singh text: of High Court (Lucknow Bench). He won the 2017 elections from the same seat and became a Cabinet Minister in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet. Previously, Shri. Singh served as Uttar Pradesh state Minister of Agriculture in 2003. He has been popularly known for his strong and clean image. He has been appointed as a cabinet minister on 19 March 2017. Rajendra Pratap alias Moti Singh born to father Bharat Singh Gandhi and mother Kaushalya Devi on 20 October 1954 in Bela Pratapgarh, India. He holds bachelor's degree in science streams (Bachelor of Science) and studied law from Allahabad University. title: S. Damodaran text: Assembly from the same constituency in 2001 and 2006. Damodaran had been a minister in the Jayalalithaa-led government of 2001-2006 and she appointed him to cabinet office again in November 2011 during a reshuffle. He took over the Agriculture portfolio from K. A. Sengottaiyan, who became Minister for Information Technology. Damodaran was replaced as Minister for Agriculture by S. S. Krishnamoorthy on 19 May 2014, when the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, again reshuffled her government. The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by A. Shanmugam. S. Damodaran S. Damodaran (born 18 September 1952) is an Indian politician and title: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare text: budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore. The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics At a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of the India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (formerly Ministry of Agriculture), a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and