Prime Minister of India - Dr. Manmohan Singh

PM constitutes Agriculture Coordination Committee to focus on agricultural

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has constituted a High Level Committee under his chairmanship to focus on agricultural development and policy.

The Agriculture Coordination Committee will be chaired by the Prime Minister. Its members will include the Union Minister for Agriculture, Food & Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs; minister for fertilizers & chemicals; minister of finance; minister for commerce & industry; minister for water resources; minister of rural development; minister of state for food processing; minister of state for science and technology; deputy chairman, Planning Commission; Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to PM; Chairman, National Commission on Farmers; Member (Agriculture), Planning Commission. The Principal Secretary to PM, Mr. TKA Nair will be the Convenor.

The Committee will identify key areas in agriculture that require fresh policy initiatives; outline follow-up action for policies adopted; identify institutional mechanisms to implement policies and programme, and monitor these; and, commission specialized studies on issues pertaining to domestic agricultural economy.