Budget 2021: Key agriculture announcements in the year of intense farm protests
In the budget presented today, India’s Agri Credit Target was raised to Rs 16.5 lakh crore. 1.54 crore farmers have benefited from MSP in paddy and wheat in FY21 vs 1.24 crore YoY, it was announced. Amount paid to farmers for wheat in FY21 was Rs 75,060 crore vs Rs 62,802 crore in FY20, and … Read more