Economy

The State Farmers Registry under the AgriStack digital public infrastructure is designed to cover all landholding farmers, including women farmers engaged in agriculture, livestock, and fisheries, and provides them with a digital identity in the form of a Farmer ID.

The proposed Self Help Entrepreneur Marts are envisioned as structured retail spaces where products made by SHG members can be displayed and sold directly, giving rural women producers a more visible and reliable platform in the marketplace.

To ensure uninterrupted movement, the Centre is also holding regular coordination meetings with the Ministry of Railways for the availability of sufficient rakes and priority transportation of fertilizers. In cases where demand-supply gaps are anticipated, advance imports are undertaken to maintain adequate stocks. Distribution within states continues to be managed by the respective state governments.

The government said India’s export growth has remained broad-based and consistent over the past few years. Between FY 2021–22 and FY 2024–25, exports grew at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9 per cent, rising from USD 497.90 billion in 2020–21 to USD 828.25 billion in 2024–25. Officials said this sustained expansion underlines India’s emergence as a resilient and diversified player in global trade, capable of maintaining growth even amid challenging international conditions.

The significance of the 1 billion tonne mark lies not only in its scale, but in its timing. India remains one of the world’s largest coal consumers, and coal continues to be the backbone of the country’s electricity generation system.