PM Narendra Modi says agri budget doubled to help double farm income by 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the budget for the agriculture sector has been doubled to Rs 2.12 lakh crore during first four years of his government compared to the previous five years of the UPA regime. The budget for 2018-19 fiscal has taken steps to provide farmers a price equivalent to 150 per cent of their cost of production.
To ensure farmers get the right price for their crops, online platform e-NAM has been started to eliminate middlemen. Image source: Reuters