 bill no 94 of  2017 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2017 by shrimati meenakashi lekhi, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of  india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 20172 in the seventh schedule to the constitution,—(ii) in the list iii—concurrent list, after entry 6, the following entry shall beinserted, namely:—"6a agriculture, including agricultural education and research, protection against pests and prevention of plant diseases" statement of objects and reasonsagriculture has got pivotal role in indian economy though the share of agriculture in national income is declining, it still has a substantial share in gross domestic production agriculture is the mainstay of livelihood in rural areas as nearly as 65 per cent to 70 per cent of our total population is engaged in agriculture related activities agriculture sector can be revitalised by concerted efforts to be made by the state governments as well as the union government however, role of the union government is negligible in the development of agriculture sector for the reason that agriculture has been listed in the state list and is considered as the primary responsibility of the state governmentthe bill seeks to amend the seventh schedule to the constitution with a view to transfer entry 14 of list-ii (state list) pertaining to 'agriculture', to list-iii (concurrent list) so that the parliament and central government can also play its due role in the field of development of agriculture and sustainable use of water to meet the growing needs of the societyhence this billnew delhi;meenakashi lekhinovember 18, 2016 annexureextract from the constitution of india      list ii—state list     14 agriculture, including agricultural education and research, protection against pests and prevention of plant disease      list iii—concurrent list     6 transfer of  property other than agricultural land; registration of deeds and documents       lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shrimati meenakashi lekhi, mp)gmgipmrnd—4135ls(s3)—05-07-2017