DW BUREAU Haryana which is known as the 'bread basket' of India has diverse agro-ecology and cropping patterns. More than 60% of the export of Basmati Rice from India takes place from Haryana. Over the years, Haryana has pursued progressive policies for strengthening agriculture by enhancing investments, promoting research and development system, public distribution system, irrigation development, land acquisition policy, subsidies towards credit and power use, infrastructure like roads, market, power generation, and supply, etc. It's the result of these stern initiatives taken by the Haryana Government under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal that Haryana has become one of the top three states, where the income of farmers has exceeded Rs 20,000 per month. According to the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), the monthly income of farmers in Haryana has gone up to Rs 22841. Earlier, it was Rs 14434. Haryana Government with its farmer-friendly initiatives, left behind other big states like UP where the farmers' income has been registered to Rs 8061; likewise in Andhra Pradesh its Rs 10480; Rs 11492 in Maharashtra and Rs 8339 in Madhya Pradesh. The adoption of such progressive state-of-the-art policies combined with a receptive farming community has contributed to very steady growth for the state in agriculture. (editor@dailyworld.in)