Indian agriculture is passing through crucial situation due to consecutive drought situations in several parts of the country, thereby primarily on raising agricultural output and improving food security & did not specifically recognize the need to raise farmers' income and did not mention any direct measure to encourage farmers welfare. The overall result has been that farmers income remained very low, which is obvious from the incidence of poverty among farm households. Extremely low level of absolute income as well as large and deteriorating incongruity between income of a farmer and non-agricultural worker resulting into extensive distress among farmers. Past government strategies for the development of the agriculture sector in India has focused in constituting an important reason for the farmers’ suicides during 1995 to 2004, and is also forcing more and more cultivators, particularly younger age group, to depart from farming. This can cause adverse effect on the future of agriculture in the country. To provide a solution for all these problems central and state government introduced various strategies.

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Keywords: Agriculture, Doubling Farmers Income, Diversification, Policy, Government of India.