4) Recently, two noted personalities authored a booklet named the Sarthak Krishi Yojana suggesting government various measures to revive agriculture in India. Discuss the recommendations made in the booklet. (200 Words)

"Sarthak Krishi Yojana" authored by Y.S.P. Thorat, former NABARAD chairman and R. Gopalakrishnan, Director of Tata  Sons Limited.

Recommendations made by Sarthak krishi yojana are - 

• India needs a focused managerial framework to usher in the transformation that agriculture requires.
• India needs an integrated,managerial framework for agriculture - state led entrepreneurial risk taking with respect to farming.
• The solution as well as action with regard to agriculture Developing a consensus with the states and executing an national agenda is urgent option to be exercised by Central gov. 
•  The holistic plan should encompass technology, risk, institutions, policy and skills, and the nation needs a forward-looking Sarthak Krishi Yojana that encompasses five pillars: 

1. One, technology incubation — outcome-based technology policy encouraging research, innovation and incubation.
2. Two, risk institutions and financing — banks and financial institutions to help promote technology infusion, insurance and mechanisation.
3. Three, institutions of governance — promote farmer producer organisations to be agri SMEs/ MSMEs.
4. Four, policy for farming — focus on improving human and farm productivity.
5. Five, Skilling — agricultural technical training institutes .

To ensure success of this Yojana, it should be a collaboratively driven project with states like jandhan yojana and swachh bharat abhiyan.This has chance to instill enthusiasm in agriculture sector and invite  wide participation.