TRS Govt Spends One-third Of Annual Budget On Agriculture: Harish Rao Feb 09, 2021, 16:20 IST
SIDDIPET: Budget is the most important planning done for the development of the country or the state. Many reforms and growth plans are discussed in the budget sessions. There is a lot of burden and responsibility on our elected finance ministers as they plan the budget for the coming up year. They have to see to it that every sector of life has to be benefited.
Now let us see into the state of Telangana for their budget plans and reforms. Minister for finance T Harish Rao has mentioned recently that this year’s State Budget will specialize in the mechanization of the farming sector. As we all know farming is the food to all, and expert plans and push should be given to this section. He said that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has already started envisaging plans to enhance facilities provided to ryots in Telangana. The Minister toured Siddipet and Husnabad Assembly const
Union Budget 2021: Business-as-usual for agriculture when a change in orientation was much-needed The finance minister was at pains to emphasise that the Narendra Modi government had doubled the spending on wheat procurement and nearly tripled that on rice procurement since it assumed office in 2014 Vivian Fernandes February 02, 2021 15:50:47 IST Representational image courtesy Pixabay
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said her Budget rested on six pillars and one of the goals was to double farmers’ income. But there was little in her Budget speech to change the direction of agriculture, which not only needs to be market-oriented and competitive but also environmentally benign and resilient to climate stresses.
New agri cess to be carved out of Centre s money, won t burden consumers: Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18 The Union finance minister said that to compensate for the additional cess, the government has reduced the excise duty component, resulting in no additional cost for the public FP Staff February 01, 2021 22:37:30 IST Nirmala Sitharaman during the interview with Network18. News18
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified on Monday that the new agriculture infrastructure and development cess which was announced during the budget on Monday won t be passed on to the consumers or states as it has been carved out of the additional excise duty imposed by the Central Government on certain goods such as petrol and diesel.
Rahul Demands Hike In Healthcare Budget And Support To Farmers, MSMEs
Union Budget: Rahul demands support to MSMEs, farmers, workers for employment generation File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-01T11:44:12+05:30 Rahul Demands Hike In Healthcare Budget And Support To Farmers, MSMEs outlookindia.com 2021-02-01T11:46:53+05:30
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, ahead of the union budget, on Monday, demanded an increase in healthcare budget and hike in defence expenditure to safeguard the country s borders.
He urged the government to provide support to small and medium enterprises, farmers and workers, and generate employment.
He also Budget 2021 must: Support MSMEs, farmers and workers to generate employment. Increase healthcare expenditure to save lives. Increase defence expenditure to safeguard borders, he said on Twitter.
The Centre’s outlay for agricultural research and education last year was a little over $1 billion or Rs 8,000 cr compared to the $2.8 billion R and D investment of Bayer Crop Science.