State govt constitutes committee to study steps on doubling farm income

Bengaluru: A high-level committee to look into the steps required to be taken to double farmers’ income by 2023 has been constituted by the Karnataka Government.

Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil said Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner will head the committee.

He further added that a holistic agriculture system will be implemented in all 6,027 gram panchayats across the state in the next two years.

“Rs 72.34 crore has been released under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for holistic development of agriculture systems for doubling farmers’ income,” he said.