Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram's Vision for Agricultural Development and National Self-Sufficiency
Abstract
This paper examines Babu Jagjivan Ram's work as Minister of Food and Agriculture between 1967 and 1970. It focuses on two connected concerns that shaped his time at the ministry. The first was the national problem of food shortages. The second was the question of whether the gains from new farming technology would reach the people at the bottom of rural society or remain concentrated among larger landowners. The paper looks at how he approached food grain production, agricultural credit, rural infrastructure, and the wages of landless workers. It argues that his tenure mattered not just for what it produced in terms of output numbers, but for the policy framework it left behind.
How to Cite This Article
Nutakki Ashok Kumar (2020). Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram's Vision for Agricultural Development and National Self-Sufficiency . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Evolutionary Research (IJMER), 1(1), 33-36. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54660/IJMER.2020.1.1.33-36