Union Budget 2025: Credit & welfare sops in growth sauce for kisan – The Times of India

Positioning agriculture as the “first” engine of growth, the Budget proposes multiple schemes to boost farming, including a special programme in 100 low-productivity agricultural districts.Additionally, it proposes a six-year mission to make the country self-reliant in producing pulses, enhancing farmers’ well-being and overall rural prosperity.Govt has also proposed to increase the subsidised Kisan Credit Card…

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Cabinet clubs all agricultural schemes into 2 with outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Seeking to avoid duplication and ensure better implementation, govt on Thursday approved rationalisation of all agri-related centrally sponsored schemes into two umbrella schemes, having 18 components, with total proposed expenditure of over 1 lakh crore.One of the umbrella schemes – PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) – will promote sustainable agriculture, while the…

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