Budget 2021: In 90 points, read here, President’s Kovind’s full address to Parliament
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Published: Friday, January 29, 2021, 13:22 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 29: This joint sitting of Parliament which is being held during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic has great significance. It is the beginning of a new year and a new decade. We will also be entering the 75th year of India s independence this year. All the Members of Parliament present here today embody the conviction held by every Indian that the toughest of challenges will deter neither us nor India.
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President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the need of the hour in Indian agriculture sector is to focus on 10 crore small and marginal farmers who comprise more than 80 per cent of the total peasants in the country. Addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament, the President said the government accords priority to these small and marginal farmers too while highlighting measures taken to support these farmers. Stating that the goal of self-reliant India will be further strengthened by self-reliance in agriculture, Kovind said: With this idea, the government has, over the last six years, attempted to bring positive transformation in the Seed to Market system so that Indian agriculture is modernised and also sees growth.