Agriculture is fiscally neglected in the Budget
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Agriculture is fiscally neglected in the Budget

The Hindu  

A Budget is the response of a government to the challenges in the economy. It claimed that Indian agriculture remained remarkably resilient owing to a rise in productivity, an expansion of crop diversification, and an increase in farmers’ income. If we consider crop husbandry, which is an umbrella category for expenditures on schemes and institutions in agriculture, the allocation has fallen by ₹5,195 crore between 2023-24 and 2025-26. There has also been a drastic reduction in allocation by ₹3,622 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, from which many States have withdrawn due to design failures, between 2024-25 and 2025-26. Considered together, the overall expenditure on all budget items in animal husbandry and dairy are to rise by a paltry ₹319 crore between 2024-25 and 2025-26.

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Telangana Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways | In charts
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Telangana Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways | In charts

The Hindu  

The Telangana State budget with an outlay of ₹3.05 lakh crores was presented by the Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in the Assembly today. Receipts and Expenditure Revenue receipts stand at ₹2.3 lakh crores for 2025-26 budget estimates, up from ₹2.02 lakh crores last year. Revenue expenditure for social services increased from ₹81.1 thousand crores in 2024-25 to ₹1.1 …

Haryana CM presents ₹2.05 lakh cr budget with aim to make state ‘future capable’
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Haryana CM presents ₹2.05 lakh cr budget with aim to make state ‘future capable’

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday proposed a ₹2.05 lakh crore state budget for the 2025-26 financial year, 13.7% up from the revised estimates of 2024-25, in the assembly on Monday. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the assembly in Chandigarh on Monday. Presenting his first …

Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth
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Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 03, 2025 21:17 IST - 4 MINS READ In the first three days of March, Maharashtra’s financial situation was revealed: It tops the chart in the country’s State numbers for GST collection for February 2025, with Rs.30,637 crore; the State finance minister, Ajit Pawar, sought a supplementary Rs.6,486 crore on March 3. They spent big money: The …

Budget’s focus on welfare and sustainable development: Pawan Kalyan
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Budget’s focus on welfare and sustainable development: Pawan Kalyan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said the state Budget gave priority to welfare and sustainable development, with allocations designed to support the government’s main goals. Pawan said, “This budget, with a planned expenditure of Rs.3,22,359 crore, aims to instill confidence in the future of all communities within the state and pave the way for development. By increasing capital …

AP presents Rs 3.2 lakh crore budget for 2025-26, priority to welfare
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AP presents Rs 3.2 lakh crore budget for 2025-26, priority to welfare

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: In a major step towards fulfilling the super-six poll promises made by Chandrababu Naidu, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav announced substantial allocations for these in the annual budget for 2025-26. Interestingly, the alliance government showed enhanced revenue receipts of Rs 2,17,977 crore, which was Rs 41,946 crore more than the Rs 1,76,031 crore of the 2024-25 revised budget estimates. Further, …

Andhra govt. pegs agriculture budget for 2025-26 at ₹48,341.14 crore
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Andhra govt. pegs agriculture budget for 2025-26 at ₹48,341.14 crore

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu presented a ₹48,341.14 crore budget for the agriculture and allied sectors for FY 2025 - 26 in the Legislative Assembly on Friday with the highest allocation of ₹12,903.41 crore for the maintenance of irrigation projects. Andhra Pradesh Budget updates: State Govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 ₹12,773.25 crore was allocated for nine-hour free power …

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge
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UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government may have increased the allocations for various sectors with the size of the annual budget also going up year after year, but it faces the greater challenge of spending the funds. In 2023-2024, the state government estimated a revenue expenditure of ₹ 5.21 lakh crore, and could use only ₹ 4.29 lakh crore. The government later …

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending
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Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The size of the state budget is likely to touch Rs 3 lakh crore, up from Rs 2.65 lakh crore in 2024-25, when Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presents the annual budget in the Assembly on Monday. With the latest Odisha Economic Survey projecting state’s economy to expand in the range of 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent …

Budget: A missed opportunity is the biggest cost burden that India must bear
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Budget: A missed opportunity is the biggest cost burden that India must bear

Live Mint  

The budget presented on 1 February was important for India’s new government, for it had won a mandate for a five-year term in power. The finance minister also said that ‘Viksit Bharat’ envisioned farmers making our country the “food basket of the world." Further, the finance minister said that the government considered agriculture one of India’s four powerful engines of …

Govt. to continue higher allocations to agri, allied sectors in Budget 2025-26
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Govt. to continue higher allocations to agri, allied sectors in Budget 2025-26

The Hindu  

The State Government has announced its resolve to continue allocating a higher share of Budget to the agriculture sector, which has been a priority since the Congress took over the reins. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said that government sees agriculture as the backbone of the economy and the sector will receive its …

₹317.9 crore for Animal Husbandry sector
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₹317.9 crore for Animal Husbandry sector

The Hindu  

The State Budget for 2025-26 has earmarked a total plan outlay of ₹317.90 crore for the Animal Husbandry sector. Balagopal said an action plan would be jointly prepared by the Animal Husbandry and Local Self-Government departments to tackle the rising stray dog menace in Kerala. The Budget has set aside an amount of ₹32.46 crore to the Kerala Live Stock …

Himanshu: Will the budget’s proposals help revive India’s rural economy?
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Himanshu: Will the budget’s proposals help revive India’s rural economy?

Live Mint  

That the Indian economy is going through a difficult phase is no longer a matter of speculation. Still, neither did the budget offer anything new to boost agricultural incomes or worker productivity, nor did it allocate enough to revive the non-farm economy. The Centre’s plan to increase incomes and productivity in 100 backward districts is also unconvincing, given that the …

Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget
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Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget

The Hindu  

The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s presentation of the Union Budget on Saturday, February 1, was against the backdrop of pressing macroeconomic challenges — persistently high taxes and unemployment squeezing the middle-income class, subdued private investment, mounting external vulnerabilities that threaten to derail the growth story, and a looming fiscal overhang. While the Finance Minister laid out an ambitious road …

This budget is remarkable for its fiscal restraint—apart from other aspects
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This budget is remarkable for its fiscal restraint—apart from other aspects

Live Mint  

The Union budget for 2025-26 is being hailed as a “thanksgiving’’ for the middle-class, while its personal income tax relief is being called “historic’’ and has hogged most of the limelight. Importantly, in absolute terms, the fiscal deficit is likely to remain flat at ₹15.7 trillion in 2025-26, as compared to 2024-25, and lower than its level of ₹16.5 trillion …

2025 Budget: Will it trigger the right animal spirits?
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2025 Budget: Will it trigger the right animal spirits?

New Indian Express  

With yesterday's announcements in the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26, fiscal policy has scored higher in the resolve to resurrect India's sagging growth, while monetary policy still languishes with its band-aid solutions to plug short-term liquidity deficits. Combined expansionary fiscal and monetary policies have a good chance to free India from its present growth malaise and gradually reach …

Tailored to help poor, women, youth, farmers: CM Majhi
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Tailored to help poor, women, youth, farmers: CM Majhi

New Indian Express  

He said the record allocation of Rs 15.5 lakh crore for capital investment will create new job opportunities. Terming the budget as inclusive, the chief minister said there was something for every section of society, including farmers, labourers, middle class, employees, women, youth, and students in it. “This budget aims to fulfil the dream of a developed India, with a …

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for India’s growth
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Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for India’s growth

Deccan Chronicle  

The Union Budget 2025-26, unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adeptly navigates the imperative of addressing immediate economic priorities while charting a path towards India’s long-term aspiration of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Other major infrastructure initiatives include the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the creation of an Urban Challenge Fund, the launch of a Nuclear Energy Mission, …

No due priority to agriculture in Budget: Farmers Commission Chairman
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No due priority to agriculture in Budget: Farmers Commission Chairman

The Hindu  

Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission Chairman M. Kodanda Reddy expressed disappointment over the Union Budget, stating that the agriculture sector has not been given due priority. In a statement, Mr. Reddy said the agriculture sector, including the fisheries department, has been allocated ₹1,71,437 crore, which is only 2.51% of the total budget of ₹50,65,345 crore. Mr. Reddy pointed out …

Union Budget 2025: Agriculture is the first engine of growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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Union Budget 2025: Agriculture is the first engine of growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the agriculture sector as the first engine of growth and announced schemes such as the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana--a scheme that is likely to benefit 1.7 crore farmers in 100 districts with low crop production--for the sector in the Budget presented in Parliament on Saturday. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said …

Agriculture is the first engine of growth: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Agriculture is the first engine of growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the agriculture sector as the first engine of growth and announced schemes such as the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana--a scheme that is likely to benefit 1.7 crore farmers in 100 districts with low crop production--for the sector in the Budget presented in Parliament on Saturday. In the last revised estimates, the scheme …

Budget 2025 puts Rs 1 trillion in India's pocket. Will it spend for its economy?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 puts Rs 1 trillion in India's pocket. Will it spend for its economy?

Firstpost  

Consumer spending is set to increase due to a mix of personal income tax changes, reductions in indirect taxes, and a strong emphasis on public investment in the budget. The immediate impact of these income tax changes will result in an additional Rs 1 lakh crore in the hands of taxpayers Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, carrying a red pouch containing …

Budget 2025: Set to Drive Economic Growth, Support Middle Class, and Boost Agriculture | ABP NEWS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Set to Drive Economic Growth, Support Middle Class, and Boost Agriculture | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The focus of this year's budget is to boost India's overall economic growth, targeting a growth rate of over 6% and keeping inflation below 5%. The government aims to maintain liquidity in the market while encouraging consumption to support economic growth. A major area of focus will be the middle class, with Prime Minister Modi's recent statement signaling relief for …

Economic Survey pitches for policy shift to cut cereal output, boost pulses, edible oils
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Economic Survey pitches for policy shift to cut cereal output, boost pulses, edible oils

The Hindu  

The pre-budget document for the 2024-25 fiscal has suggested policy reforms to discourage overproduction of cereals while boosting output of pulses and edible oils, which the country currently imports to meet domestic shortages. The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on Friday, stressed that India's agriculture sector has "significant untapped growth potential" despite various growth initiatives. Economic Survey 2024-25 LIVE: …

Eco Survey pitches for policy shift to cut cereal output, boost pulses, edible oils
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Eco Survey pitches for policy shift to cut cereal output, boost pulses, edible oils

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Jan 31 The pre-budget document for the 2024-25 fiscal has suggested policy reforms to discourage overproduction of cereals while boosting output of pulses and edible oils, which the country currently imports to meet domestic shortages. The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on Friday, stressed that India's agriculture sector has "significant untapped growth potential" despite various growth initiatives. …

Budget 2025 Expectations For Agriculture: Cluster-Based Approach, Revamping Post-Harvest Infrastructure, More Expert Policy Recommendations
2 months ago

Budget 2025 Expectations For Agriculture: Cluster-Based Approach, Revamping Post-Harvest Infrastructure, More Expert Policy Recommendations

ABP News  

Budget 2025: As India gears up for the 2025 Union Budget, the agriculture sector remains a critical area of focus. Current Scenario As per Anand Ramanathan, Partner and Consumer, Products and Retail sector Leader, Deloitte, India’s agriculture sector generated a GVA of Rs 23 lakh crore, with the country accounting for 11 per cent of global agricultural output. With shifting …

From farm to fortune: How Budget 2025 can double farmer incomes in India
2 months ago

From farm to fortune: How Budget 2025 can double farmer incomes in India

Firstpost  

India’s agriculture sector faces massive post-harvest waste, with around 40% of produce lost due to poor storage and supply chain inefficiencies, impacting farmers’ incomes and food security. The 2025 Union Budget should create an Agriculture Infrastructure Department, promoting private investment in storage, supporting agro-processing MSMEs, expanding eNAM to reduce waste, increase farmer incomes and bolster India’s agricultural resilience. However, the …

Union Budget 2025: Modi govt may raise agriculture spending by over 15%, largest increase in six years, says report
2 months ago

Union Budget 2025: Modi govt may raise agriculture spending by over 15%, largest increase in six years, says report

Hindustan Times  

The Union Budget 2025 may prioritise agriculture, with the government increasing its spending on the sector by 15% to about $20.2 billion, news agency Reuters reported, citing two unnamed government sources. The government had also imposed export restrictions on some agricultural products including wheat, along with extending the duty free import policy for some pulse varieties to try curbing the …

India set to raise farm budget by over 15%, biggest increase in six years
2 months ago

India set to raise farm budget by over 15%, biggest increase in six years

Live Mint  

By Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI - India plans to increase spending for the agriculture sector by about 15% to around $20 billion in next month's budget, two government sources said, marking the biggest increase in six years, as it tries to boost rural incomes and curb inflation. Total allocations for agriculture and allied activities in the 2025/26 …

Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman likely to make these key announcements for farmers | Check here
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2 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman likely to make these key announcements for farmers | Check here

India TV News  

The Union Budget for the financial year 2025–26 will be presented on February 1, 2025, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at 11 a.m. in Parliament. The Modi government has consistently prioritized increasing farmers’ incomes, and similar to previous years, this budget is expected to include several significant announcements aimed at benefiting the agricultural sector. Here’s a look at the potential …

Budget 2025's top priorities: Farmers, small businesses, consumption, and jobs
2 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2025's top priorities: Farmers, small businesses, consumption, and jobs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Agriculture, small businesses, household consumption and job-creation are expected to be the key priorities of the Union budget for 2025-26 as India’s economy slows amid global uncertainties. Farm incentives The budget will also focus on value-added crops including fruits, vegetables and unique horticultural products to boost farmers' incomes, according to the second person quoted earlier. “Given that India …

India’s 2025-26 budget should aim to engineer an economic transformation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s 2025-26 budget should aim to engineer an economic transformation

Live Mint  

While annual budgets are routine affairs in advanced economies, they hold special significance in emerging markets, particularly in India. Against this backdrop, the 2025-26 budget must address three critical pillars that will shape India’s journey towards developed-nation status, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities that demand careful policy calibration. First, India would need to maintain an 8% growth rate in …

India’s 2025-26 budget should aim to engineer an economic transformation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s 2025-26 budget should aim to engineer an economic transformation

Live Mint  

While annual budgets are routine affairs in advanced economies, they hold special significance in emerging markets, particularly in India. Against this backdrop, the 2025-26 budget must address three critical pillars that will shape India’s journey towards developed-nation status, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities that demand careful policy calibration. First, India would need to maintain an 8% growth rate in …

Budget 2025-26: Centre may give agriculture boost with loan reforms and credit limit hike
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025-26: Centre may give agriculture boost with loan reforms and credit limit hike

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The upcoming budget is expected to ease repayment norms and raise credit limits among several initiatives to bolster agriculture amid weather-related challenges, two people aware of the matter told Mint. Other suggestions included doubling the minimum income support provided to farmers under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to ₹12,000 annually, bringing more crops under the Minimum Support …

Supplementary budget to shrink amid low spending by Odisha govt depts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supplementary budget to shrink amid low spending by Odisha govt depts

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Amid low spending by several departments, Odisha’s supplementary budget for 2024-25 is expected to shrink as compared to previous financial years. Sources said, total expenditure of the budget provision stood at 30.93 per cent in the first six months of the financial year as compared to 35.21 per cent during the same period in previous year prompting the departments …

Andhra Pradesh budget 2024: Rs 29,909 crore allocated to education sector, focus on rural development
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh budget 2024: Rs 29,909 crore allocated to education sector, focus on rural development

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Monday presented the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, totaling Rs 2,94,427.25 crore. Sectoral Allocations: Education : Rs 29,909 crore allocated for school education. Rural Development: Rs 16,739 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, overseen by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. Agriculture and Rural Development: Significant emphasis on agricultural welfare, with …

Budget 2024: The Neoliberal Lenses That Skew the Vision
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: The Neoliberal Lenses That Skew the Vision

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 04, 2024 16:08 IST - 6 MINS READ With the short-term, frenzied interest that accompanies annual Budget presentations having ended, it is time to look at issues that were largely ignored in the debate. In fact, around the time when Budget 2024-25 was presented, the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Rio had agreed on jointly pursuing a …

India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman

Live Mint  

The government is confident of achieving its fiscal deficit target and sticking to the glide path to trim it to 4.5% of the GDP by FY26, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Tuesday, addressing concerns raised by the Opposition on the budget. Sitharaman also outlined the government’s budgetary allocations for social sector welfare schemes, public capex, expenditure on …

Budget 2024: Prioritising inclusivity and fiscal prudence
8 months ago

Budget 2024: Prioritising inclusivity and fiscal prudence

The Hindu  

There was a lot of anticipation before this Budget. As the first major public policy announcement of the new government, it was expected that the Budget would lay down a plan of action for the following five years of the government’s approach towards the larger national vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. With the nine priority areas that followed, she articulated the …

The budget echoes the Developed India vision
8 months ago

The budget echoes the Developed India vision

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has meticulously assessed India’s economic vitality. New Delhi, India - July 23, 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Post Budget Press Conference at National Media Centre, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Budget 2024 unveiled a comprehensive strategy built on nine foundational pillars — agriculture, employment, inclusive development, manufacturing and services, urban …

Budget 2024: Agriculture gets higher allocation; fertilizer, food subsidies slashed, farmers express concern
8 months ago

Budget 2024: Agriculture gets higher allocation; fertilizer, food subsidies slashed, farmers express concern

The Hindu  

Maintaining that enhancing productivity and resilience in agriculture is her priority, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹1.52 lakh crore for farming and allied sectors in the first Budget of the third Narendra Modi government on Tuesday. The total allocation for the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is ₹1,22,528.77 crore. In the Revised Estimates in 2023-24, the amount was …

Budget 2024: Maharashtra farmers express displeasure with announcements
8 months ago

Budget 2024: Maharashtra farmers express displeasure with announcements

The Hindu  

While the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a mega announcement for the agriculture sector, farmers in Maharashtra, as well as across the nation, expressed their displeasure over the budget allocations. This gradual decline has resulted in continuous farmers suicide cases, specially in Maharashtra.” Since last year, the government has given priority to palm oil import which has caused the decline …

Agriculture Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces big agri push, allocates Rs 1.52 lakh crore
8 months ago

Agriculture Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces big agri push, allocates Rs 1.52 lakh crore

India TV News  

Union Budget 2024: In a significant boost to agriculture, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that 1 crore farmers will be introduced to natural farming in the coming years. The Finance Minister allocated Rs 1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors for the fiscal year 2024-25. "This year, I have made an allocation of Rs 1.52 lakh crore for …

Madhya Pradesh budget hikes allocations for culture department, cow welfare
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh budget hikes allocations for culture department, cow welfare

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jagdish Deoda presented a budget of ₹3.65 lakh crores-- 16% higher than the previous year’s budget—in the state assembly on Wednesday with increased allocations for the culture department, cow conservation, development of religious places and construction of expressway roads among others. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav meets deputy CM and finance minister Jagdish Devda …

UP Budget Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presents Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget for FY25
1 year, 1 month ago

UP Budget Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presents Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget for FY25

India TV News  

UP Budget Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presents Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget for FY25 UP Budget 2024 Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna outlined three new agriculture-related schemes with a total provision of Rs 460 crore to boost the sector. Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna has presented the budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the state …

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA
1 year, 1 month ago

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday identified women, farmers, youth and the poor as priority segments of society for the NDA government, which is expecting a comeback to power after the national polls this year. “When the poor become empowered partners in the development process, government’s power to assist them also increases manifold.” Farmers are the food providers, …

Indigenous bovines a focus as livestock, dairying budget set to rise 20%
1 year, 2 months ago

Indigenous bovines a focus as livestock, dairying budget set to rise 20%

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The animal husbandry and dairying department may get a 20% higher allocation of ₹5,193 crore in the FY25 interim budget, two senior officials said, reflecting a sharper focus on improving dairy and livestock health. Schemes like the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, which aims to promote indigenous bovine breeds in order to increase milk production, have got a higher …

How falling farm incomes impact India’s economy
1 year, 11 months ago

How falling farm incomes impact India’s economy

Live Mint  

After a period of robust crop prices, farm incomes are likely to take a hit in 2023 following a glut in perishable prices and damage wreaked by unseasonal rains. In March, ready-to-harvest winter crops like wheat, chick peas and mustard were damaged by hailstorms and unseasonal rains in several states. But higher prices for rice and wheat are a result …

Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture and allied sectors allocated a budget of ₹41,437 crore in 2023-24
2 years ago

Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture and allied sectors allocated a budget of ₹41,437 crore in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy presented the 2023-24 budget for agriculture and allied sectors with a total outlay of approximately ₹41,437 crore, including ₹11,909 crore for water resources, in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Mr. Govardhan Reddy pegged the growth of agriculture and allied sectors during the financial year 2022-23 at 13.18%, marginally up from 13.07% the previous year, and …

Punjab Budget: Rs 1,000 Cr For Crop Diversification, Bhagwant Mann-Led AAP Govt To Come Out With New Agriculture Policy — Details
2 years ago

Punjab Budget: Rs 1,000 Cr For Crop Diversification, Bhagwant Mann-Led AAP Govt To Come Out With New Agriculture Policy — Details

ABP News  

New Delhi: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday tabled the state's budget for 2023-24 in the assembly. The AAP government proposed a total Budget Expenditure of Rs 1,96,462 crore for FY 2023-24, 26% more than FY 2022-23. The Punjab government allocated Rs 13,888 crore to agriculture for FY 2023-24 i.e. He informed that two new Medical Colleges of …

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