Agriculture Minister's discussion with farmers before Budget 2025, there may be a big announcement…

New Delhi:- As the first full budget of Modi Government 3.0 approaches, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has started extensive discussions with farmers and agriculture stakeholders to gather strategic suggestions.

Discussion on agricultural reforms

The Agriculture Minister is also holding pre-budget meetings at Krishi Bhawan, bringing together agricultural organisations, agri-entrepreneurs and industry representatives to discuss challenges and possible reforms in the sector. Ahead of the Union Budget, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is conducting an internal review to prepare budget proposals for the Finance Ministry.

The Ministry is carefully reviewing all the suggestions received and ensuring continuous communication with the stakeholders in the agriculture sector.

Main points of discussion

The ministry is discussing with all stakeholders on all points including strategies for value addition in agriculture, expansion of export facilities, enhancing agricultural research, controlling input prices and implementing farmer protection measures.

Representatives of NABARD, CII, PHD Chamber of Commerce, ASSOCHAM, State Bank of India and Soybean Processors Association of India have already held discussions with Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi.

The minister highlighted the government's efforts, including the development of 109 new crop varieties by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), which were recently released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Discussion on agricultural proposals

A few days ago, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met his Finance counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed in detail the major budget proposals of his ministry to boost the agriculture sector and increase the income of farmers. The minister discussed the proposals of all the four departments – Agriculture, ICAR, Rural Development and Land Resources.

After the meeting, Chauhan told reporters that we met the Finance Minister and gave suggestions on what could be better for these departments in the budget. The Minister extensively discussed the concerns raised by farmers, processors and stakeholders during the talks. Senior officials of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministries were present in the meeting.

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