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- Reducing the agrarian crisis by focussing on the concerned areas and increasing the productivity levels of limited resources such as land, water etc. Marginal farmers should be given financial assistance.
- Enhancing Livelihood of the people by providing active Employment opportunities. E.g.: MGNREGA
- Reducing the disguised unemployment by providing skill training of allied agricultural activities. E.g: Sericulture, Bee-keeping, animal husbandry etc.
- Reducing the inequality in incomes by providing Qualified Universal Basic income to targeted sections of society. E.g: Single women families, Old and widowed people etc.
- Focussing on the reducing the regional poverty by enhancing the investments, infrastructure and developmental opportunities. E.g.: by inviting FDI.
- Public Distribution System (PDS) should be optimised to ensure that the benefits reach the true beneficiaries.
- Targeting to achieve the Total Fertility Rate and in turn controlling the population to the replacement levels.