New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Centre aims to bring together key ministries and farm databases on one digital platform to curb leakages and misuse in subsidy and procurement schemes, said two officials in the know of the development. The integration aims to ensure targeted support for farmers, potentially reducing India's massive fertilizer and food subsidy bills while tightening oversight of rural welfare spending.

By linking digital farmer IDs with land and crop data, the government can track what is sown, where, and by whom, prevent overuse of fertilizers, eliminate fake beneficiaries, and align support payments with actual cultivation. Officials say the reform could make India's farm subsidy system more efficient, data-driven, and transpa...