A report by CII Expert Group on Monsoon.
India has been witnessing the phenomenon of erratic agricultural monsoon quite consistently now (every two to three years). This has serious implications as far as self-sufficiency and food security of the Nation is concerned. Following the poor monsoons during the last agricultural season, we had witnessed its impact on the food prices. CII has identified a series of short to medium-term measures to be rolled out to minimise the adverse impact of monsoon failure when it occurs and finally to reduce our dependence on monsoon as such.
Towards this endeavour, The CII Expert Group on Monsoon was constituted, with a view to suggest to the Government a well-thought out strategy to combat variable monsoon (in form of excessive rains or drought) and finally to reduce the dependence of Indian agriculture on the monsoons. The group believes that the key lies in addressing various domains separately, so as to bring about the requisite structural modifications in the system.