Cropping Patterns and Systems — Policy Reforms

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment	1976	Added 'Agriculture' to the Concurrent List as Entry 17A, allowing Central government to legislate on agricultural matters alongside states. This was later removed by the 44th Amendment in 1978, restoring agriculture exclusively to the State List.	Though short-lived, this amendment highlighted the tension between federal structure and national agricultural planning, influencing how central schemes operate within state jurisdiction in agricultural development.