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Budget 2 21
Union

Agriculture

Fo a o t ag t e

infrastructure

MSP to o e a a t e o
the cost of production provided to

a e e o ta e to o e

t e o e o a e 2022

10

% Agricultural credit target enhanced to
R 1 La C o e
M o I gat o F o e to R
10,000 C o e
Duty F e a o g a o Ko ,
increased on C e a , V a a at a , Pa a a
cotton import Pet ag at e e e o e a a
e o o a t t

ndia is predominantly an agrarian economy. sector in 2021-22 Budget. Income of small
Laying emphasis on this sector, Finance farmers will be augmented by encouraging
IMinister Nirmala Sitharaman has made FPOs. Twenty-two new perishable products
number of provisions in this year’s General have been added under Operation Green
Budget with an aim of scheme to boost value
doubling the farmers’ Focus on Fisheries and addition in agriculture and
income. Various Horticulture with development allied products. Proposal
measures have been to build a multipurpose
proposed in the Budget a a ea Seaweed Park in Tamil
to improve agriculture SWAMITVA S e e to e Nadu to promote
infrastructure like implemented in all States seaweed cultivation.
storage, processing and UTs Rs 40,000 Crore to be
units and carriage spent on building rural
facility. APMC infrastructure and Rs 1,000
mandis will be developed from Agriculture Crore will be given for the development of tea
Infrastructure Fund for better facilities. Rs 1.48 garden labourers. Over 1,000 new mandis will
Lakh Crore have been allocated for agriculture be added to online trading platform e-NAM.

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