 bill no 126 of   2014 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2014 by shri pp chaudhary, mp a bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2014 2 in the seventh schedule to constitution,—(i) in list ii-state list, entry 14 shall be omitted; andamendment of the seventh schedulenamely:—"17c 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 the national income is declining, it has a substantial share in gross domestic production of the country 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 revitalized by concerted efforts to be made by the state government as well as the union government however, the 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 primary responsibility of the state governmentsthe 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 their due role for development of agriculturehence this billnew delhi;pp chaudharynovember 12, 2014 annexure extract from the constitution of india list ii—state list14 agriculture, including agricultural education and research, protection against pests and prevention of plant diseases list iii—concurrent list17b protection of wild animals and birds  lok  sabha————— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india—————(shri pp chaudhary, mp)gmgipmrnd—2715ls(s3)—26-11-2014