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Full text: FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Union Budget 2021; doubles healthcare spending, lifts caps on FDI
Fp Staff • 4 years agoFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday delivered her third Budget speech in the Parliament. Here's the full text of her speech in Lok Sabha
Union Budget 2021: Farm innovation fund needed to support agri-tech solutions, startups, boost innovation
Randhir Chauhan • 4 years agoThe available statistics amplify the potential of India’s agriculture sector to aid fiscal growth
Union Budget 2021: Industry body demands GST rate cut on agrochemicals, focus on R&D
• 4 years agoCropLife India said slashing the GST rate will help lower the prices of agrochemicals and benefit farmers
Union Budget 2021: PMFAI demands GST reduction on pesticides from 18% to 5%
• 4 years agoThe PMFAI also urged the government to extend a financial support for developing technologies for intermediates and technical grade pesticides indigenously under 'Make in India'
Union Budget 2021: Govt should focus on R and D in agriculture, raise outlay, help farmers to diversify crops
Vivian Fernandes • 4 years agoThe Centre’s outlay for agricultural research and education last year was a little over $1 billion or Rs 8,000 cr compared to the $2.8 billion R and D investment of Bayer Crop Science.
Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2019 in Parliament; FM met with President Ram Nath Kovind before her speech
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi today.
Budget 2019 sops for agrarian sector: Rs 6,000 to small and marginal farmers good move, but needs enhancement
Yatishyadav • 6 years agoThe NDA government's decision to provide Rs 6,000 per year to each farmer with a land holding of less than 2 hectares is a major boost for the sector that has been witnessing a sharp decline in the numbers of cultivators since 2001.