Unprecedented provisions in the Union Budget for the holistic development of the agriculture sector, says Agriculture Minister.
Welcoming the Union Budget presented recently, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Union Budget is the budget for the villages, poor people, farmers, women and youth. Unprecedented provisions have been made in the budget for the overall development of the agriculture sector, he added.
Expressing happiness, he said that the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has been increased continuously in both the tenures of the Government, this time also it has been increased to Rs.1.32 lakh crore from Rs.1.23 lakh crore last year.
The minister said that there is an emphasis on increasing agricultural production and productivity in the budget, as well as adequate provisions, have been made for oilseeds mission, linking agriculture with technology, farmers to get a fair price for their produce etc.
A provision of about 2.5 lakh crore has been made for MSP, which is a matter of happiness for the farmers. Agricultural diversification, promotion of organic and natural farming, increasing capacity-efficiency of farmers, crop evaluation, farmer drones, irrigation, adding courses in agricultural universities, agricultural research are all unprecedented provisions, which will bring about a paradigm shift in agriculture sector.
He said that the Ken-Betwa link project is also being given shape by the Government, which was envisioned during the tenure of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This will not only irrigate an area of about one million hectares but will also provide drinking water and electricity and create new jobs.
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