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Budget 2014 15 Agriculture sector Edelman
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Agriculture • Committed to introduce 2 nd Green Revolution; Protein revolution Proposes Rs 500 cr farm price stabilisation fund • Allocated Rs 200 crores for Agriculture University in AP and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana • Allocated Rs 100 crore to set up Agriculture Infrastructure Fund • Proposed to initiate scheme to provide a soil health card; allocated Rs 100 crore towards this and Rs 56 crore for soil testing labs across the country • Allocated Rs 1000 crore for improving irrigation tracts • Proposed to provide finance to 5 lakh landless farmers through NABARD • Announced that state governments be encouraged to develop farming markets Union Budget 2014-15 lays the ground for second green revolution in India
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Agriculture
• Committed to introduce 2nd Green Revolution; Protein revolution ProposesRs 500 cr farm price stabilisation fund
• Allocated Rs 200 crores for Agriculture University in AP and Rajasthan, andHorticulture University in Haryana, Telangana
• Allocated Rs 100 crore to set up Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
• Proposed to initiate scheme to provide a soil health card; allocated Rs 100crore towards this and Rs 56 crore for soil testing labs across the country
• Allocated Rs 1000 crore for improving irrigation tracts
• Proposed to provide finance to 5 lakh landless farmers through NABARD
• Announced that state governments be encouraged to develop farmingmarkets
Union Budget 2014-15 lays the ground for second green revolution inIndia
Agriculture
• Allocated Rs 50 crores for indigenous cattle breed and blue revolution forinland fisheries
• Announced set up of a National Adaption Fund for climate change
• Allocated Rs. 5000 crores towards short time rural credit refinance fund
• Allocated Rs. 200 crores for setting up 2000 producers' organisationsacross the country
• Allocated Rs. 100 crores for Kisan Television to provide real timeinformation on various farming and agriculture issues
• Allocated Rs 5000 crores fund for fresh warehousing capacity
• Proposed to launch broadband connectivity at village level
Union Budget 2014-15 lays the ground for second green revolution inIndia
Agriculture
• Allocated Rs 100 crores for development of organic farming in north eastregion
• Proposed to introduce savings in Kisan Vikas Patra; allocated Rs 14389crore for village roads
• Proposed to set up biotech clusters in Bangaluru and Faridabad to takescience and technology to new heights
• Proposed to formulate a new urea policy
• Announced to bring out a solution for GST so as to streamline taxadministration that results in higher tax collection for centre and states
• Proposed to take on priority the restructuring of Food Corporation ofIndia
Union Budget 2014-15 lays the ground for second green revolution inIndia
