The budget’s focus on sustainable agriculture and innovation highlights the Government’s commitment to support the farmers and ensuring food security
Union budget 2024- a thrust on agriculture for a visit bharatBiju DharmapalanIn the Union Budget 2024 presented by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, great emphasis has been placed on agriculture and space. Both are essential pillars for transforming our country into a developed nation.
The latter is futuristic, and the former is the lifeline of the present generation. No nation can survive without the farming community, and they are the ‘Annadata’. In the changing global climate and environmental conditions, the traditional farming sector would not be sufficient to feed the population. The government has allocated Rs.1,51,851 crores for the agricultural and allied sectors. Stress has been given to agricultural research to increase productivity and release 109 new high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of 32 field and horticulture crops.