{"id":110368,"date":"2026-06-29T13:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=110368"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:42:34","slug":"kisan-sarathi-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kisan-sarathi-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Kisan Sarathi Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kisan Sarathi Platform Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kisan Sarathi platform represents a significant step in the digital transformation of India&#8217;s agricultural extension system which is providing information about 610 schemes to farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kisan Sarathi Platform<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s largest <\/span><b>integrated digital agro-advisory platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched in July 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides timely, authentic, and <\/span><b>multilingual advisories to farmers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Farmers also get access to schemes, weather updates, and expert consultations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a joint initiative of the <\/span><b>Ministry of Electronics &amp; Information Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Indian Agricultural Statistics Research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Institute and the <\/span><b>Digital India Corporation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> implement the platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform uses the <\/span><b>Interactive Information Dissemination System (IIDS).<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IIDS enables <\/span><b>two-way communication between farmers and experts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It supports lab-to-land transfer of agricultural knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It connects farmers with: Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), ICAR institutes and agricultural universities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Kisan Sarathi Platform<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides personalized advisory based on farm and farmer profile<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It offers live interaction in <\/span><b>13 regional languages with domain experts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides access to the farmer\u2019s knowledge database.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It connects farmers <\/span><b>directly with agricultural experts.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmers can get <\/span><b>region-specific, real-time advisories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on weather updates, market prices, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps <\/span><b>farmers discover government schemes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suitable to their specific needs. They can also gain information on the status of various government schemes,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers <\/span><b>both state\/UT schemes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and union government schemes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides advisories for all <\/span><b>major cereals, pulses, oilseeds, horticulture crops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, plantation crops, and fodder crops and also for the livestock, poultry, fisheries, and allied sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmers can <\/span><b>raise queries to KVK experts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and receive advice in their local languages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmers can <\/span><b>easily access the mandi prices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and district-wise market rates for major crops. They can also view the market trends for selected crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2278757&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kisan Sarathi Platform is India\u2019s largest integrated digital agro-advisory platform launched in July 2021. 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