Confident farm income will double in FY23 from 2015-16 levels: Ashok Dalwai

In a Q&A, Chairman of the Doubling Farmers Income panel claims the goal is achievable as there is huge potential to reduce food wastage and improve prices via an efficient market structure

After coming to power in 2014, one of the major promises of the Narendra Modi government to farmers was to double their incomes by 2022-23. A sharp fall in farm-gate prices the past few years has prompted critics to raise several doubts about the promise. Chairman of the high-powered panel on Doubling Farmers Income (DFI). Ashok Dalwai, tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee that the target is achievable, as there is huge potential to reduce wastage and create efficient markets. The panel has submitted its 14-volume report to the government. Edited Excerpts:

Q: A lot of critics have questioned the target, set by