Agriculture has always been the backbone of the Indian economy and due to the combined industrialization of the last six decades, agriculture is still a source of pride. It employs about 60% of the total workforce in the country. After the 1960s, with the introduction of high yielding varieties of crops and development of agricultural infrastructure for irrigation loan storage and marketing, the condition of agriculture began to improve. But Indian agriculture is dependent on monsoons, farmers face natural calamities like drought, unseasonal rains which cause severe damage to crops.

Keywords: Indian Agriculture, Indian Economy, Agricultural Infrastructure, Natural Calamities, Monsoons.