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Union Budget | Village & Farmers

EMPHASIS ON VILLAGE

INFRASTRUCTURE, DIGITIZATION

Villagers, poor and farmers are among the top priorities of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. That is why, keeping in mind the improvement in the
agriculture sector, this time in the Union Budget, the government has
decided to make agriculture hi-tech and has made provisions to develop it
in a new way by moving beyond traditional farming. From rural housing to
chemical-free agriculture, a five-kilometer-wide corridor along the Ganges,
and water for irrigation in Bundelkhand through the Ken-Betwa link project,
all of this ensures that the budget caters to the needs of every Indian.

ith the country's economy set to grow At the Minimum Support Price (MSP),
at a rapid pace, post Covid, the budget's the government will purchase a
Wagricultural provisions are intended to give
agriculture, farmers, and villages a boost and help record 1208 lakh tonnes of wheat
them become more self-reliant. This year's budget and paddy from
proposes to promote farmer drones, chemical-free
farming and public-private partnerships for digital
and hi-tech services to farmers across the country.
For the agriculture sector, it is a balanced budget
that focuses on strengthening agriculture and 1.63
farmers with infrastructure promotion, incentives,
and technological incentives. Farmers and villages
will not only be able to improve their income, but crore farmers.
they will also be able to become self-sufficient.

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