On expected lines, a Modi government minister has revealed that the government has no plans to double the income of farmers. During the 2014 poll campaign, Narendra Modi and BJP’s manifesto had talked about ensuring a minimum of 50 per cent profits over the cost of production for the farmers.

Additionally, he had ensured to reform Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act 2003, implement farm insurance, adopt a 'National Land Use Policy' and had promised to rework the formula to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for crops like rice and wheat. All of these were nothing but jumlas for Modi and the Sangh Parivar.

During the ongoing winter session in Parliament, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a reply to a question said that the government is not working on any plans to double the income of farmers

However, the minister claimed that the government is working on some policies to increase the farmers income.

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti was responding to a question by MP R Parthipan and Joice George, the question stated that would the Food Processing Industry Minister be pleased to state that is the government planning any schemes to double the farmers income? If yes, kindly provide the details?