Civil Services Day is organised on 21st April every year, when civil servants re-dedicate themselves to the cause of the citizens and renew their commitment to public services. The 9th Civil Services Day in the series is being organized on 20-21st April,2015 at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi.

The objective of this Conference is to discuss and deliberate on important aspects impinging on Civil Services, share lessons learned and exchange ideas. Inputs for the proposed Session on Farmers of the Conference are sought from civil servants and public at large on the following points:

1. What are the priority areas needing focus in the next two years? What is the urgent and what is the important focus area for us as civil servants?

2. Lab to Farm – How do we encourage more and more people to take up agri research? What needs to be done to strengthen our backend research?

3. Farm to Table – What are the major markers in strengthening our supply chain? How does the farmer benefit from increase in purchasing power capacity as well as the increasing variety of choices of the consumers?

4. Access to credit – How do we leverage financial inclusion to better the lot of farmers

5. What should the strategy in respect of landless labor? How do we ensure that they are able to access the opportunities?