RPSC Recruitment 2025: 3rd October is the last date for the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) Agriculture School Lecturer Recruitment 2025. 500 empty posts will be recruited through this recruitment. 

The candidates must not be less than 21 years and greater than 40 years as on 1.1.2026. Age relaxation will be granted to reserved category candidates in line with permissible rules. Educational qualification is as follows:

A four-year B.Sc. or post-graduate in an allied subject with B.Ed.

Apart from this, candidates should have a command of Hindi language in Devanagari script and familiarity with Rajasthani culture.

RPSC Recruitment 2025: Selection Process and Salary

Shortlisted candidates will be selected on the basis of a competitive exam. Shortlisted candidates will be paid as per Pay Matrix Level L-12 (Grade Pay ₹4800/-).

RPSC Recruitment 2025: How to Apply

• Visit the official website of RPSC, recruitment.rajasthan.gov.in.

• Click on the link "School Lecturer Registration 2025".

• Register and post the application form.

• Pay the online application fee and post the form.

• Take a copy of the application to use in the future.

World Food India 2025, an ongoing event scheduled from September 25 to 28 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, has opened new and exciting opportunities for Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) across India. Bringing together 25 prominent FPOs from 12 states, this flagship event showcases the strength and diversity of India's agricultural produce, providing direct access to pure, organic and high-quality produce straight from the farmers themselves.

Visitors to the event can explore a rich variety of agri-products like organic honey, rice, garlic, spices,  fresh fruits, and much more. The showcase focuses majorly on authenticity and farm-to-fork transparency, connecting consumers directly with the producers and promoting sustainable agriculture. 

World Food India 2025 is more than a mere exhibition of pure agricultural excellence, but a vital 

Platform that integrates farmers, producers, food processors, policymakers, and investors. The event, organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, is an initiative to promote India's vision of becoming a global food processing hub, as part of a “Viksit Bharat 2047” vision. This ambitious initiative is to enhance rural prosperity, farmer income, reduce post-harvest losses and generate employment in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. 

With participation from more than 90 countries, over 2000 exhibitors, and thousands of stakeholders representing the entire food chain, WFI is the biggest exhibition yet. The presence of international delegations together with state and private sector players fosters strategic partnerships, innovation and investment flows of the agriculture and food processing sector.  

The event features a range of high-profile activities designed to foster collaboration and innovation. These include CEO roundtables where senior industry leaders and policymakers discuss strategies for expanding food processing, boosting exports, and creating quality jobs. Knowledge-sharing sessions provide insights into sustainable food technologies and emerging trends shaping the future of agriculture and food processing. 

Additionally, extensive buyer-seller meets and business-to-government (B2G) as well as government-to-government (G2G) interactions facilitate partnerships, investment opportunities, and smooth project implementation across domestic and international stakeholders.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated WFI 2025 highlighting the event’s importance and underscoring India’s unique agricultural strengths and its pivotal role in global food security. 

For consumers, entrepreneurs, and investors alike,World Food  India 2025 is a compelling invitation to witness and participate in India’s agricultural renaissance, led by its farmers and their offerings. The event promises nutritious and delicious consumables along with a sustainable path towards growth, innovation, and global competitiveness in food processing. 

In a historic step, the government has reduced the GST on agricultural machinery to 5% from 12% and 18%, making this decision a source of farmers’ empowerment and agricultural productivity. This significant GST reduction is effective from today, 22nd September, 2025, making modern farming equipment more affordable, reducing the cost burden on farmers, and promoting mechanization across the country.

What are the changes? 

Tractors with engine capacities of up to 1800 cc, and a wide variety of farm equipment , including ploughs, cultivators, seeders, sprayers, harvesters, and their spares including tyres and tubes, now only attract 5% GST only. Previously, they were charged at 12% or 18%, which increased their retail prices and affected the financial capacity of most farmers to afford modern farm equipment.

The updated tax cuts are applicable to all the Indian states and union territories without any difference, meaning that the farmers of Punjab as well as in Tamil Nadu can enjoy equal benefits in terms of lower prices. As an illustration, a 4-row paddy transplanter will now be selling at a price discounted by approximately 15,400 less, and a 13-HP power tiller will be at a reduced cost of approximately 12,000 less. The reduced tax rate has even made the cost of tractor tires, which is constantly changing by farmers, to be cheaper.

Price reduction official list

• A 35 HP tractor will now be cheaper by ₹41,000
• A 45 HP tractor will now be cheaper by ₹45,000
• A 50 HP tractor will now be cheaper by ₹53,000
• A 75 HP tractor will now be cheaper by ₹63,000
• Seed-cum-fertiliser drill (11 tyne): cheaper by ₹3,220
• Trailer (5-tonne capacity): cheaper by ₹10,500
• Baler square (6 ft): cheaper by ₹93,750
• Mulcher (8 ft): cheaper by ₹11,562
• Seed-cum-fertiliser drill (13 tyne): cheaper by ₹4,375
• Harvester combine cutter bar (14 ft): cheaper by ₹1,87,500
• Straw reaper (5 ft): cheaper by ₹21,875
• Power weeder (7.5 HP): cheaper by ₹5,495
• Super seeder (8 ft): cheaper by ₹16,875
• Happy seeder (10 tyne): cheaper by ₹10,625
• Rotavator (6 ft): cheaper by ₹7,812
• BPneumatic planter (4-row): cheaper by ₹32,812
• Tractor-mounted sprayer (400-litre capacity): cheaper by ₹9,375

Why This Matters to Farmers

By decreasing the GST of farm machinery, it will decrease the initial cost incurred to purchase and maintain farm machinery. This savings of costs motivates farmers to replace traditional and labor intensive equipment with modern machines that will enhance efficiency, save time and boost crop production. To increase the productivity of farms and to boost the incomes of farmers, which is aligned to the vision of the government of doubling the Farmers Incomes and a sustainable agricultural future, mechanization comes in.

The government has also encouraged manufacturers and custom hiring centres to make certain that the tax benefit is clearly transferred to farmers through reduction of rental rates as well as reduction in the functions of intermediaries.

Government and Industry Response 

A meeting was held with key agriculture machinery associations that the union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired to discuss the implementation of the GST rate cuts smoothly. This step of the government is celebrated by the industry representatives who assured that they would assist in realizing maximum benefits to farmers throughout the country.

What does this mean for Indian Agriculture?  

The standardized 5% GST rate on farm implements will transform agricultural practices by making the advanced equipment very accessible. Such fiscal relaxation will give the small and marginal farmers the capacity to use technology and modernise, lessen reliance on manual labour, and satisfy the increasing food demand in the country more effectively.

As affordable tractors, harvesters, and implements become available, Indian agriculture can look forward to a healthy transformation to mechanized, profitable, and sustainable agriculture - a new dawn of prosperity in the workhorse in the Indian economy.  

Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati has warned that India risks jeopardising $50 billion worth of exports if it refuses to engage in agriculture in the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. In an exclusive interview with India Today, he said India should rationalise tariffs on farm goods and not fall for "ideological" fears.

"That agriculture is not insulated from the economy," Gulati said. "We are importing $37 billion worth of farm products, and from the U.S. alone we import just $2 billion. Against that, we export about $5.9 billion. If we remain rigid and refuse to open up any sector, we risk losing the big export of $50 billion."

He stressed that India already relies heavily on imports. "We are not living in autarky," he said. "Almost 55 to 60 percent of the edible oil that you consume is imported. To say we will not allow any imports is ridiculous."

Agriculture and dairy have emerged as the biggest sticking points in the proposed India-US trade deal, with Washington pressing New Delhi to lower tariffs on farm goods. India has so far held firm, citing the need to protect its farmers and rural economy.

India's tariffs, he argued, were overdue for reform. "If edible oil can come at 10 percent duty and cotton at zero, then why do we have 45 percent duty on corn, 50 to 60 percent on soybean, or skimmed milk powder?" he asked. "We have been unduly overprotective. My feeling is 80 percent of our agriculture is very competitive."

On the sensitive issue of genetically modified crops, Gulati called India's policy inconsistent. "Ninety-five percent of cotton in this country is GM, and its seed is fed to poultry and cattle," he said. "But we say corn, which is mostly feed, cannot be GM. That's not based on science. It's an ideology."

He suggested calibrated measures such as tariff-rate quotas. "Up to two million tons of corn could be allowed when production is around 42 million tons," he said. "Even if you open up, sometimes you will import, sometimes you will export. Prices are already close to international levels."

Gulati pointed to the risk of retaliation if India remained inflexible. "Our biggest agricultural export to the U.S. is shrimp, worth billions, and it goes at almost zero duty," he said. "If they put a 50 percent tariff on it, those exports will collapse overnight. Are we ready to bear that loss — and the political fallout in Andhra Pradesh?"

The economist urged negotiators to strike a balance. "Trade is always give and take," he said. "If they want self-sufficiency in agriculture, first thing they should do is stop all the imports of edible oils which are 17 billion dollars. 55 to 60% of your consumption of edible oil is being imported. Why are you importing that? Are the farmers of oil seeds not important? So this hypocrisy should not be a part of the negotiation. Trade negotiations are give and take."