Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय
Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersKrishi Bhavan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road
New Delhi
Annual budget127,036 crore (US$15 billion) (2024-25 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary
Websiteagriwelfare.gov.in

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya), formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, is a branch of the Government of India and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which is currently held by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje are the Ministers of State. Sharad Pawar, serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of Minister of Agriculture for the longest continuous period till date.

  1. ^ "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis". prsindia.org. 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India". Agriculture.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.