New Delhi, March 28 -- The government on Friday clarified in Rajya Sabha that data of farmers in the farmer identity card is completely safe, and it will not be shared with any agency or organisation without their permission.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in reply to supplementary questions, said that the government has streamlined all agriculture-related processes by issuing identity cards to farmers as part of the Digital Agriculture Mission.
He said that this is a revolutionary step towards advancing agriculture and ensuring farmers' prosperity.
He said that so far identity cards have been issued to 4.6 crore farmers across the country and their number is continuously growing.
The Minister sa...