**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare organized a National Workshop on AgriStack to translate national action points from the 5th Conference of Chief Secretaries into time-bound implementation. The workshop addressed administrative, technological, and governance aspects of AgriStack as India's core Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture. Key action points emerged from the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries (26–28 December 2025).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Action Points from 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries:**
* Saturation coverage of Farmers' IDs, geo-referencing of agricultural land, and completion of Digital Crop Survey in all districts by Kharif 2026.
* Dynamic updating of Farmer Registry with any change in Records of Rights (RoR).
* Establishment of dedicated AgriStack Commissionerates / Directorates, supported by Project Management Units (PMUs), to ensure institutional sustainability.
* Integration of AgriStack across all sectors, schemes and services, including DBT, agricultural inputs, credit, insurance, storage and procurement.
* **AgriStack as Digital Backbone:**
* AgriStack is envisioned as a foundational, federated, and interoperable digital infrastructure.
* Critical for improving targeting, transparency, and efficiency in agricultural service delivery.
* Requires strong Centre-State coordination for timely achievement of saturation and integration goals.
* AI-enabled solutions require complete, current, and trusted farmer and land datasets.
* **AgriStack Use-Cases:**
* Transparent and targeted MSP-based procurement.
* Smart fertiliser supply-chain governance.
* Digital enablement of disaster relief.
* Efficient Direct Benefit Transfers using AgriStack.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central and State Governments, Domain Institutions, Key Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** These stakeholders are involved in administrative, technological, and governance aspects of AgriStack as India's core Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture.
* **Action Required:** To translate agreed national action points into time-bound implementation for building a smart, data-driven, and farmer-centric agricultural ecosystem.
**Farmers**
* **Impact:** AgriStack aims to improve the delivery of agricultural services, enhance transparency, and offer various benefits such as direct benefit transfers, better access to inputs, credit, and insurance.
* **Action Required:** To engage with AgriStack services and ensure their data is up-to-date in the Farmer Registry.
Key Entities Referenced
AgriStack: A digital public infrastructure for agriculture in India, envisioned as a foundational, federated, and interoperable system for improving agricultural service delivery.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for organizing the AgriStack workshop and spearheading the AgriStack initiative.
National Conference of Chief Secretaries: A recurring conference that sets key action points, including those related to AgriStack implementation.
States: Indian state governments, who are key stakeholders in implementing AgriStack initiatives at the ground level.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Centre, States Align to Scale AgriStack Across
Schemes and Services at the National Workshop
on AgriStack
प्रव तथ: 29 JAN 2026 6:14PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare today organised a National Workshop on “AgriStack &
AI in Agriculture: Now, Next & Beyond” at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi. The workshop, held in
follow-up to the 5th Conference of Chief Secretaries, focused on translating agreed national action points
into time-bound implementation for building a smart, data-driven and farmer-centric agricultural
ecosystem.
The workshop brought together senior officials from the Central and State Governments, domain
institutions and key stakeholders to deliberate on administrative, technological and governance aspects of
AgriStack as India’s core Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture.
The deliberations centred on the key action points emerging from the 5th National Conference of Chief
Secretaries (26–28 December 2025), which include:
Saturation coverage of Farmers’ IDs, geo-referencing of agricultural land, and completion of Digital
Crop Survey in all districts by Kharif 2026;
Dynamic updation of Farmer Registry with any change in Records of Rights (RoR);
Establishment of a dedicated organisation, such as AgriStack Commissionerates / Directorates,
supported by Project Management Units (PMUs), to ensure institutional sustainability;
Integration of AgriStack across all sectors, schemes and services, including DBT, agricultural
inputs, credit, insurance, storage and procurement; and
AgriStack as the Digital Backbone for Farmer-Centric Governance
Setting the context, Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Union Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’
Welfare, emphasised that AgriStack is envisaged as a foundational, federated and interoperable digital
infrastructure, critical for improving targeting, transparency and efficiency in agricultural service delivery.
He underlined the importance of strong Centre–State coordination to ensure timely achievement of
saturation and integration goals.
Senior-level remarks were also delivered by Secretaries from key Ministries and Departments, including
Sri Ashish Bhutani, Union Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, and Sri KV Shaji, Chairman, NABARD
highlighting cross-sectoral convergence for efficient delivery of services to the farmers using AgriStack.
From Vision to Execution: States at the Core
An overview by Dr. Pramod Kumar Meherda, Additional Secretary (Digital Agriculture) outlined progress
under AgriStack and the strategic roadmap ahead, with a clear emphasis on institutionalisation, data
quality, and scalability. He highlighted that AI-enabled solutions can deliver maximum value only when
built on complete, current and trusted farmer and land datasets.Shri Rajiv Chawla, Chief Knowledge Officer and Advisor, MoA&FW, in his session on State
opportunities and last-mile challenges, emphasised technology adoption, operational readiness and
governance reforms required to embed AgriStack into routine administrative processes.
AgriStack in Action: Delivering Outcomes on the Ground
A dedicated session on AgriStack use-cases showcased State-level implementations, including:
Transparent and targeted MSP-based procurement,
Smart fertiliser supply-chain governance,
Digital enablement of disaster relief, and
Efficient Direct Benefit Transfers using AgriStack
The experience sharing by States helped identify best practices and replicable models for adoption across
the country.
The workshop concluded with an open house discussion, moderated by Dr. Pramod Kumar Meherda and
Shri Rajiv Chawla, enabling State representatives to share feedback, raise implementation issues and
identify collaborative solutions.
Delivering the Vote of Thanks, Shri Ravi Ranjan Singh, Director (Digital Agriculture) reaffirmed the
Government’s commitment to supporting States in implementing the action points emerging from the 5th
National Conference of Chief Secretaries’ for realising the vision of inclusive, data-driven and technology-
enabled agricultural development.
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