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Budget: Agriculture companies cheer higher allocation to farm sector

Agri and food companies on Monday hailed the decision to hike farm credit target and increase allocation for the agriculture ministry in the Budget, saying this will help in boosting farmers income and overall growth of the sector. Asserting that the government is committed towards farmers welfare, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed 10 per cent hike in the farm loan disbursal target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore, and introduced an agri infra and development cess of up to 100 per cent to create post-harvest infrastructure for improving farmers income. The minister also proposed higher allocation for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and Micro Irrigation Fund, and extended Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to APMCs for augmenting infrastructure facilities.

Budget 2021: Agri cos cheer higher allocation to farm sector

Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 20:51 IST Netafim India MD Randhir Chauhan welcomed the government s decision to double the allocation to the Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) under NABARD to Rs 10,000 cr. Budget 2021: Agri cos cheer higher allocation to farm sector  |  Photo Credit: ANI New Delhi: Agri and food companies on Monday hailed the decision to hike farm credit target and increase allocation for the agriculture ministry in the Budget, saying this will help in boosting farmers income and overall growth of the sector. Asserting that the government is committed towards farmers welfare, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed 10 per cent hike in the farm loan disbursal target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore, and introduced an agri infra and development cess of up to 100 per cent to create post-harvest infrastructure for improving farmers income.

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