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Maharashtra’s passage of the Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill, granting women independent recognition as farmers irrespective of land ownership, brings into focus the structural bias against the female agricultural workforce, highlights the need for a database of women farmers and using it to ensure access to welfare schemes
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The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and provide support to farmers, including women farmers, through various schemes and initiatives.
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Which state has passed the Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill?
Maharashtra is the first state to pass a bill granting women independent recognition as farmers irrespective of land ownership.
Consider the following statements regarding Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill: 1. Maharashtra is the only state to pass a bill granting women independent recognition as farmers. 2. The Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill aims to ensure access to welfare schemes for women farmers. 3. The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for implementing the Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill. How many of the above statements are correct?
Statement 1 is false because fact 4 states that Maharashtra is the first state to pass a bill granting women independent recognition as farmers, implying there may be other states that have done so as well. Statement 2 is true because fact 5 states that the bill aims to ensure access to welfare schemes for women farmers. Statement 3 is false because fact 10 states that the Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill is a state-specific bill and not a central government initiative, and fact 7 states that the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for implementing policies related to farmers, but not specifically this bill.
Consider the following two statements: Statement-I: The Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill aims to ensure access to welfare schemes for women farmers. Statement-II: The passage of the Women Farmers' Empowerment Bill highlights the need for a database of women farmers and using it to ensure access to welfare schemes. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Statement 1 is true because fact 5 states that the bill aims to ensure access to welfare schemes for women farmers. Statement 2 is also true because fact 3 states that the passage of the bill highlights the need for a database of women farmers and using it to ensure access to welfare schemes. Statement 2 explains why Statement 1 is true because it provides a reason for the bill's aim to ensure access to welfare schemes.