Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prioritised farmers' welfare and rural demand enhancement in the Interim Budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.Referring to farmers as 'Annadata,' Sitharaman mentioned the periodic increase in Minimum .
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The government will formulate a strategy to make India self-reliant in edible oils by boosting domestic output of oilseeds and launch a comprehensive programme to support dairy farmers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday.
India imports a large quantity of edible oils to meet the domestic demand. During the 2022-23 marketing year (November-October), the country imported nearly 165 lakh tonnes of cooking oils, valuing a whopping Rs 1.38 lakh crore.