Friday, April 1, 2011

Budget 2011 - Highlights for Agriculture

The 2011 Union Budget defines a four-pronged strategy to promote growth in the agricultural sector.

  • Agricultural Production
    • Conservation farming
    • Pulses and oil-seed farming
  • Reduction in wastage of produce
    • Retail trade to be opened up
    • Construction of storage facilities by private sector with Govt support
  • Credit support for farmers
    • Allotment for credit flow in 2010-11: INR3,75,000 crores.
    • Incentive for on-time repayment of agricultural loans increased to 2% interest from 1%
  • Impetus to food processing sector
    • 15 more MFPs (Mega Food Parks) will be sanctioned (in addition to 10 MFPs sanctioned in earlier budgets)

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