PM hard sells pro-farmer budget proposals

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hard sold pro-farmer initiatives announced in his Government’s last full-year budget, saying more agriculture credit and easy access to markets will help boost farm income.

Addressing a conference on ‘doubling farm income by 2022′, he said the Government will seriously look into suggestions made for increasing farmers’ income and the Niti Aayog will chalk out an actionable plan.

Shifting of agri-marketing to concurrent list, digitalisation of land records, GST reduction on products made from agri-waste, setting up rural business hubs, improving export infrastructure, setting up of green logistics for perishables at airports/ports, real market information to farmers to plan sowing are some of the suggestions emanated from the two-day conference.

The other recommendations were setting of ‘start up agri’, agri-tech parks, incubation centres, early adoption of model land leasing act, increasing limit of collateral free loan, state specific investments and promotion of allied sectors and food processing.

Modi said, “Your recommendations will be analysed at every level in the government. Some may be implemented in a short term, while some will be implemented later. I desire to take these (recommendations) forward.” (AGENCIES)

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