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NITI panel proposes agriculture reforms to curb price rise

, NITI Aayog's task force on agriculture has recommended big bang reforms.
These reforms are:
1. Guaranteed prices for at least half the key crops.
2. Setting up of a unified national agriculture market. 
3. Changing land lease laws and creating a mechanism to facilitate easy exit for farmers who want to move out of agriculture. 
Aim of these reforms:
1. To produce enough with lesser land.
2. sparing some land for industrial and infra development.
NITI Aayog (NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA):
Members- Chairperson (Prime Minister), Vice-Chairperson, 3 Full time members, 4 Ex-officio members, Special invitees and Chief Executive Officer.
Functions:
a. To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities sectors and strategies with the active involvement of States in the light of national objectives
b. To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and mechanisms with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation
c. To develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government.
New Initiatives:
a. India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS), 2047- an energy scenario building tool developed by Energy Division of NITI Aayog.
b. Consultation Paper on Regulatory Reform Law.
c. Atal Innovation Mission.
d. Self Employement & Talent Utilization.

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