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Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

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<strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> In <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> Recommendation<br />

develop<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>surance plan for horticulture crops and other trees.<br />

Although a horticulture/plantation <strong>in</strong>surance is <strong>in</strong> existence, the scope <strong>of</strong><br />

the same needs to be expanded to cover more trees under it. 34 Provisions<br />

under Sub-Mission on Agr<strong>of</strong>orestry (SMAF) under the National Mission on<br />

Susta<strong>in</strong>able Agriculture (NMSA) are a powerful <strong>in</strong>centive for conversion to<br />

tree-based agriculture.<br />

ONLINE PLATFORM<br />

To facilitate loans, access to sapl<strong>in</strong>gs and all resources towards<br />

change <strong>in</strong> cropp<strong>in</strong>g pattern and farmer livelihoods, it is required to<br />

facilitate certification <strong>of</strong> produce, access to government schemes and to<br />

obta<strong>in</strong> crop and livestock <strong>in</strong>surance. It will be efficient to make it available<br />

through onl<strong>in</strong>e platform as a s<strong>in</strong>gle w<strong>in</strong>dow for all the target farmers who<br />

jo<strong>in</strong> the program. A case <strong>in</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t is the crop <strong>in</strong>surance given to farmers<br />

<strong>of</strong> Rajasthan state through an onl<strong>in</strong>e portal, which has seen historic<br />

registration with<strong>in</strong> two months <strong>of</strong> the portal’s creation.<br />

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