National Farmers Day popularly known as Kisan Diwas, National Farmers’ Day is a national occasion observed on 23rd December every year. It is celebrated in honor of the former Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh.
NATIONAL FARMERS’ DAY 2024 (KISAN DIWAS – CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH JAYANTI)
All over India, the National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas) 2024 will be celebrated on the 23rd of December, Monday.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL FARMERS’ DAY (KISAN DIWAS – CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH JAYANTI)
National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas is celebrated in honor of Chaudhary Charan Singh who was the fifth Prime Minister of India. He served the country as Prime Minister for a very short tenure starting from the 28th of July 1979 until the 14th of January 1980.
During his tenure as the Prime Minister, he introduced many policies to improve the lives of Indian farmers. The magnetic personality of Chaudhary Charan Singh and various beneficial policies in favor of farmers united all the farmers of India against the landlords and moneylenders.
He followed the famous slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ given by the 2nd Prime Minister of India. Chaudhary Charan Singh was also a very successful writer and wrote down several books depicting his thoughts on farmers and their problems; he even came out with various solutions to improve the lives of farmers.
Chaudhary Charan belonged to the farmer’s family and thus he led an extremely simple life despite being the honorable Prime Minister of India. India is primarily the land of villages and the majority of the population living in villages are farmers and agriculture is the main source of income for them. 70% of the Indian population still today thrives on the income generated through cultivation. India witnesses an interesting farming journey.
The green revolution during the 60s evolved in Punjab and Haryana transformed the agricultural picture of the country. This increased productivity and thus India became self-sufficient in various agro-commodities.
Farmers are the spine of India. The nation of lands, India celebrates Nationals Farmer’s Day every year on 23rdof December to pay honor to the great work done by the farmers of our country.
Facts about the Kisan Leader – Choudhary Charan Singh
Chaudhary Charan Singh was the Jat icon and belonged to a peasant family. This was the reason he could relate himself to the issues of the farmers and therefore, he did the best to support them. When he became the Prime Minister of India in July 1979 he made many changes to improve the lives of the farmers.
This is also an interesting fact that as the Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh never visited the Lok Sabha. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister during the reign of Morarji Desai.
He introduced Budget 1979 which was designed to accomplish the needs of the farmers in all respects. It had several policies in favor of Indian farmers. These initiatives of the great Kisan leader boosted the confidence of all the farmers and gave them the strength to stand together against the landlords and moneylenders.
The famous “Kishan Ghat” in New Delhi is dedicated to Chaudhary Charan Singh due to his involvement with the causes related to farmer communities in the North. He was an avid writer too and wrote down his thoughts on farmers and problems related to them along with the solutions. Chaudhary Charan Singh died on 29 May 1987.
WHY NATIONAL FARMERS’ DAY (KISAN DIWAS – CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH JAYANTI) IS CELEBRATED
Born on 23 December, the humble man Chaudhary Charan Singh was also the Kisan (Farmers’) leader. He was a humble and compassionate leader and was highly popular amongst the farmers thus he was called the Farmer’s leader too. Chaudhary Charan Singh Jayanti or the birth anniversary of Ch. Charan Singh is on December 23. It is observed as Kisan Diwas or Farmer’s Day.
Since farmers are the backbone of our economy; therefore our nation celebrates Farmers Day in the memory of late Ch. Charan Singh, the ex-Prime Minister of India. He was a farmer himself and led an extremely simple life. Since he belonged to the farmer’s family he made a lot of effort towards improving the life of Indian farmers. The majority of the Indian population lives in villages and cultivation is the main source of income for them.
National Farmer’s Day is celebrated every year in all states especially in those states that are actively engaged in farming and cultivation such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and others. Members of the farmers and rural communities organize various agricultural shows in order to pay tribute to their adored leader.
The state governments utilize this day to introduce new Bills in favor of farmers if any.
HOW NATIONAL FARMERS’ DAY (KISAN DIWAS – CHOUDHARY CHARAN SINGH JAYANTI) IS CELEBRATED
The Government of Uttar Pradesh, India celebrates the National Farmer’s Day every year on 23rd of December as Kisan Samman Diwas. This is the birth date of one of the former Prime Ministers of India, Choudhary Charan Singh. He was highly compassionate towards the farmer communities and introduced several policies for benefitting farmers.
Thus, Kisan Diwas Kisan Samman Diwas, or National Farmer’s Day is observed on 23rd December. On this day the Uttar Pradesh government organizes many programs, seminars, and discussions related to farmers of India and Divisional Agriculture Science at the District and Block level, in Uttar Pradesh.
Officers belonging to the agriculture department and agricultural scientists visit the villages and interact with peasants and farmers to understand their issues and provide them with solutions and information about the recent agriculture techniques and different types of insurance schemes to protect their agriculture production.
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During the celebration, the Agricultural Scientists and experts in the field of farming share various informational programs for the benefit of farmers. The experts also give different suggestions on avoiding the circumstances that lower down agro-production or result in spoilt agricultural production. Thus, attending these programs is highly beneficial for the farmers for the development of their farming.
There are approximately 26 Agriculture Knowledge Centers and around 31 Agriculture Science Centers in Uttar Pradesh; all these centers also celebrate the National Farmer’s Day by organizing different discussions in the state.
Kisan Samman Diwas is one of the most important days for many states in India. The Agricultural Department of the State Government and the representatives of farmers come together on the same platform to discuss the issues and solutions related to farmers. The day is also utilized to increase the awareness of the farmers about the advanced technology of farming.
Conclusion
Choudhary Charan Singh is ever recognized as the son of the soil who belonged to the farmers’ community. The National Farmer’s Day (Kisan Diwas) is a recognition of his vision of an independent and strong Indian farmer. The whole nation celebrates the day with great enthusiasm.
Today’s youth is more concerned about the problems of Indian farmers and do several acts and plays to improve their condition. From time to time, the central Government foregoes the debts given to the farmers.
Every year, the Indian farmers have to fight the natural crisis such as drought, flood, poor quality seeds, etc. Even for the last 10-15 years, farmers in India have been getting a lot of relief from the government, such as receiving a fair price for their production, rebate on loans, the facility to use new technology for cultivation, and many more; but there is yet a lot to be done to improve the conditions of the farmers and their farming practices, only then our country would be a developed country in the true sense.
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