New Delhi, Feb.1, 2021 (www.justkannada.in): Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman announced stress on agriculture and agriculture related labourers, releasing of LIC shares in stock market and Govt. of India plan to double farmers income.
• The Government has aimed at disbursing a sum of Rs.16.5 lakh crore agricultural loans, recapitalisation of state-owned banks with an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore, MSP to agriculture implements.
• A sum of Rs.10,500 crore has been allocated for purchasing food grains, and a sum of Rs.40,000 crore for animal husbandry and fisheries.
• A sum of Rs. 1.72 lakh crore is allocated for paddy growers.
• Inclusion of 22 agricultural products in the list of exhaustible goods.
• Measures to strengthen APMCs
• More than 1 lakh rural people to get property rights.
