Exclusive-India's Modi, chasing reform legacy, shifts income goals for struggling farmers

A farmer removes fodder as he cleans a portion of the courtyard of his house next to a paddy field in Mathura, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/ File Photo

MATHURA, India (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn up new targets to boost farmer incomes as he seeks to secure his legacy of reforming the world's largest democracy and tries to assuage a key voting bloc disillusioned by his government's past failures.

Modi, who is eyeing a rare third term in ongoing elections, wants to lift rural per-capita income by 50% by 2030, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.