Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Relief Measures For Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Sector

INDIA Team Latestly| May 15, 2020 09:19 PM IST
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced 11 Measures For Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries And Beekeeping Under the Third tranche of Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Economic Package. She announced ₹1 lakh crore fund to be provided for strengthening farm-gate infrastructure, ₹10,000 crore for micro food enterprises, ₹20,000 under Pradhan Mantri Matsya-sampada Yojana for the fisheries sector, ₹13,343 crore for vaccination of animals against Foot-and-mouth disease. The Finance Minister also announced administrative measures such as amending the Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for the agri-cultivators and a Agricultural Produce Price Support Programme.

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Aatmanirbhar Bharat Agriculture Agriculture Reform animal husbandry Atmanirbhar Bharat beekeeping Economic Package Essential Commodities Act Essential Commodity Act FARMERS Finance Ministry Fisheries Nirmala Sitharaman Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
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