Union Budget

The Union Budget of India, also known as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India, is the annual budget of the Republic of India. Centre presents it on the first day of February every year.

• Tamil Nadu Budget: Govt to Reduce Revenue Deficit by Rs 7,000 crore

  Due to prudent fiscal management, the overall revenue deficit has been reduced to Rs 55,272.79 crore in revised estimates, down from Rs 58,692.68 crore in the budget.…

• Neither the Country Nor Farmers Will Get Benefit: Government Says No to Separate Agriculture Budget

  Keeping a separate budget (for agriculture) and diverting funds from the main budget would help neither the country nor the farmers.…

• India Needs To Strengthen Its Millet Farming Policies

  Several issues need to be addressed to incentivise the enhanced demand and resultant higher production of millets in the country. The drudgery in the primary processing of millets has led to a decrease in their consumption.…

• Union Budget 2022: Check What Gets Costlier & What Becomes Cheaper

  Union Budget 2022-23: In this article we have compiled a list of things that gets costlier & cheaper after the budget.…

• Promotion of Organic and Natural Farming to Benefit Kerala: Expert

  P.Indira Devi, Director (Agri expert), Kerala State Farmers Welfare Board said that the program to promote organic, natural and other eco-friendly farming methods are beneficial for Kerala both for the domestic market as well as global spices trade. Details Inside!…

• Budget 2022: Government Allocates Rs 48000 Crore For Construction of 80 Lakh Houses Under PMAY

  Budget 2022-23: Government allocated whopping Rs 48000 crore for the completion of 80 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.…

• 2022-23 To Be “International Year of Millets: Know What Makes Millets the “Superfood of Future”

  On Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget for 2022, during which she declared 2022-23 as the International Year of Millets.…

• Sitharaman Announces Launch of Digital University, ‘One Class, One TV Channel’ & Reforms in Agri Universities

  The Finance Minister announced the launch of Digital University & expanding ‘One Class, One TV Channel’ for supplementary educational well as reform in Agri universities. Details below.…

• Union Budget 2022-23: Reduction in Fertilizer Subsidies Disappoint Farmers

  As the Union Budget 2022-23 announced, there are many points for farmers to note down. Fertilizers subsidies are one of the important points to ponder. The reduction in Fertilizer subsidies including Urea and NPK Fertilizers disappointed Farmers.…

• Rs. 45000 crore Allocated For Ken-Betwa Link Project To Help Farmers & Provide Irrigation Benefits

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, yesterday announced a budget of ₹45,000 crores for the interlinking of river Ken and Betwa. Read To Know More!…

• Budget Focusses On Grain By Branding Millet Products

  With 2023 designated as the International Year of Millets, the public's understanding of the health benefits of millets, as well as their environmentally friendly cultivation methods, will only grow. This will strengthen India's entrepreneurial ecosystem in the nutricereals space.…

• Budget Provides a Significant Boost to Drone Industry

  Startups will be encouraged to facilitate 'Drone Shakti' through various applications and for Drone-As-A-Service, according to the Union Budget 2022. (DrAAS). "The requisite skilling courses will be launched in certain ITIs across all states," Sitharaman stated.…

• All India Kisan Sabha has Slammed Budget for ignoring Farmers' Demands

  The total allocation in 2021-22 (Revised Estimates) was 4,74,750.47 crore, which has now been reduced to 3,70,303 crore. Rural development's share has also decreased from 5.59 percent to 5.23 percent.…

• What The Economists Have to Say About Budget 2022-23

  Krishi Jagran organized a live session to discuss the views and perspectives of agri experts, economists, farmers, and other delegates.…

• Delegates from Esteemed Associations Analyse Budget 2022-23; Read Their Comments

  Budget 2022: Krishi Jagran has organized a webinar on Post Budget Discussion, in which many eminent speaker shared their views regarding budget 2022-23.…

• Budget 2022-23: Experts from the Education Fraternity Express Their Views on the Budget

  The Union Budget 2022-23 was announced today. Various experts participated in a discussion on Krishi Jagrans platform to discuss how will the budget affect farmers of the country.…

• Budget 2022: Reserve Bank of India to Issue Digital Rupee Based on Blockchain Technology

  Budget 2022: Digital currency will result in a more efficient and cost-effective currency management system. As a result, it is suggested that the Reserve Bank of India produce digital rupees utilizing blockchain and other technology beginning in 2022 and 2023.…

• e-Passport To Be Rolled Out in 2022-23; Here’s All You Need To Know About It

  The e-passport is supposed to promote fast passing through immigration checkpoints throughout the world while also providing increased security…

• Krishi Jagran Organizes Live Discussion With The Experts On Budget 2022

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced Union Budget 2022 today, on February 1. There are various sectors that became the focus of the Union budget 2022-23. Agriculture, Farming, and Farmer community were also discussed in this budget.…

• Budget 2022 Live Updates: Govt. Allots Rs 48000 Crore Under PM Awas Yojana; Promises to Create 60 Lakh Jobs

  Budget 2022: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil Prime Minister Narendra Modi government 2.0 4th budget today at February 1, 2022. To know the live updates of the budget 2022, keep an eye on our website Krishi Jagran.…

• Economic Survey 2022: Organic Farming & Agriculture R&D must be prioritized by Govt

  In the last two years, the agriculture and allied industries – crops, cattle, forestry and logging, as well as fisheries and aquaculture -have witnessed strong growth. The sectors expanded at 3.6 percent in 2020-21 and 3.9 percent in 2021-22 fiscal years, and they were the…

• Krishi Jagran To Host Post Budget Live Discussion With the Experts

  Nirmala Sitaraman, Union Finance Minister, Government of India, is set to present the Union Budget 2022 to Parliament on February 1, 2022. Krishi Jagran is organizing a Webinar focused on budget highlights towards the Agriculture sector.…

• Union Budget: Interesting Facts and Figures Every Indian Must Know

  Here's all you need to know about the history and facts behind the Union Budget.…

• President Lauds Government's Effort To Empower Farmers In India

  President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday credited small farmers for the strength of the Indian agricultural sector, hailed the government for its women’s rights push and lauded India’s growth as one of the fastest growing world economies.…

• Farmers’ Problem, Border Dispute Issues To Be Raised at Parliamentary Budget Session Today

  The Budget session of Parliament is all set to begin on Monday. Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey 2021-22 on Monday and the Union Budget on Tuesday.…

• Budget 2022-23: India Plans to Spend Over $40 Billion on Food and Fertilizer Subsidies

  India is likely to set aside about 3 trillion rupees ($40 billion) on food and fertiliser subsidies in its budget next week for 2022/23, officials said.…

• Budget 2022-23 Expectations for Agri Sector & Impact on Agricultural Commodities

  India’s agriculture sector was among the few segments that posted a noticeable growth despite the pandemic concerns. Experts now estimate the agricultural growth rate of India to be near to 3.9 per cent in FY 2022-23, surpassing the 2021-22 growth rate of 3.6 percent approximately…

• Union Budget 2022: A Scheme Worth Rs 10,000 Crore To Develop 700 Districts As Export Hubs

  Items and commodities with export potential have been recognized in all districts of the nation under the 'Districts as Exports Hub' program, encompassing agricultural and toy clusters and commodities with geographical indications.…

• Live Session on ‘Expectation of Agriculture Sector from the Union Budget 2022-23’

  Krishi Jagran Organized a webinar to discuss the expectations from Union Budget 2022 focused on the agriculture sector. Several agri experts, scientists, and Progressive farmers participated in this Fruitful discussion.…

• Union Budget 2022 Update: Nirmala Sitharaman To Present Budget In Paperless Form

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will submit the Union Budget 2022-23 in a paperless format on February 1, 2022, the Finance Ministry announced today.…

• Union Budget 2022: What the Agritech Sector Expects from Upcoming Budget

  Nirmala Sitaraman, Union Finance Minister, Government of India, is set to present the Union Budget 2022 to Parliament on February 1, 2022.…

• Agriculture Budget 2022-23: Farmers of Tribal Areas Put Forward Their Demands

  The agriculture policies for tribal areas should support the tribal communities to have a livelihood and food sufficiency with adequate nutritional focus as the tribal districts have the highest level of malnutrition among children and women and a large number of tribals have to move…

• Union Budget 2022 & Agriculture: Why Rural Families Have Low Expectations From Upcoming Budget?

  The expectations from the forthcoming Union Budget in rural areas are surprisingly lukewarm despite the hardships. One reason could be the sheer size, diversity, complexity and nature of externalities that affect the rural economy, especially agriculture.…

• Agro-Chem & Pesticide Sector Asks Government To Increase Fund Flow To Agriculture Sector

  Agrochemical and pesticide sector has urged the government to increase fund flow to the agriculture sector in the upcoming Budget.…

• Agriculture Budget 2022: Government Likely To Increase Farm Credit Target To Rs 18 Lakh Crore

  The government is likely to increase farm credit target to around Rs 18 lakh crore in the Budget 2022-23, which will be presented on February 1, in order to boost the agriculture sector. The government has set a credit goal of Rs 16.5 lakh crore…

• DMK Government in Tamil Nadu Presents Budget Exclusively for Agriculture

  Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare M R K Panneerselvam, who presented the budget, stated that the views of farmers and experts were solicited and the budget was developed based on their input.…

• Rajasthan to Launch New 'Agriculture Budget' for Benefit of Farmers: Lal Chand Kataria

  Government of Rajasthan prioritizes agriculture, and a new "agriculture budget" will be implemented in the state beginning next year to help farmers realize their dreams, Agriculture Minister Lal Chand Kataria said.…

• Haryana Budget 2021: Amid Farmer Protests and Covid-19, Haryana's Budget Focuses on Farming and Healthcare

  CM Manohar Lal Khattar said during the Legislative Assembly that his administration was "emotionally attached to its farmers, whose hardship and dedication has rendered Haryana the food basket of the nation."…

• Government prepares 16-point action plan for Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022

  The government has listed a 16-point action plan for doubling the farmers’ income by 2022. The agriculture credit target has been hiked by 10 percent at Rs 16.5 lakh crore. An amount of Rs. 2.83 lakh crore has been set aside for agriculture and allied…

• Need to promote Carbon Credits for Farmers which the Industries can Buy

  Ms. Sandeepa Kanitkar, Chairperson & MD Kan Biosys and Vice-Chair of Biological Agri Solutions Association of India (BASAI) shared her views on the Budget 21-22.…

• Budget 2021 provides Agri start-ups with much needed momentum

  For the agriculture sector, this was the most realistic budget. It has a specific emphasis on the development of infrastructure; boosting credit flows to non-traditional niches within the sector; building an agri-cess to improve budgets; thus ensuring good success by the government in direct procurement…

• Budget 2021-22: Reactions from Agri Experts & Industrialists

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Budget 2021 in Parliament yesterday. This ninth budget under the Modi government has special significance it was presented amid the prolonged farmer's protest and corona virus pandemic.…

• Union Budget 2021: List of Government Schemes Announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  On Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Budget 2021-22. Here is the list of the Schemes launched by the Finance Minister.…

• Budget 2021: Farmers dismiss Government’s claim regarding MSP hike

  In the Budget 2021 speech on Monday, some farmers' organisations opposed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that there has been a big change in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system to ensure at least 1.5 times the cost of production for all crops, in addition…

• Budget 2021 Update: Agriculture Ministry gets Rs. 1,31,531 crore for 2021-22; Half of it for PM-Kisan Yojana

  Agriculture Ministry has received 5.63% more budget allocation at Rs 1,31,531 cr for 2021-22 and half the amount will be spent on Centre’s flagship scheme PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana…

• Budget 2021 Highlight: Check Full List of What Got Cheaper & What Got Costlier

  Budget 2021 Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Budget 2021 in Parliament yesterday. This ninth budget under the Modi government has special significance it was presented amid the prolonged farmer's protest and coronavirus pandemic.…

• A Bold Budget for 2021-2022: Positive for Agriculture Sector

  The 2021-2022 Budget is indeed a bold one that aims for a bigger push towards growth and investment in the Agriculture sector. The focus shall remain on doubling farmers’ income i.e. doubling farmers’ income by 2022-23 and becoming a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25.…

• CropLife India welcomes the Union Budget 2021

  Mr. Asitava Sen, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife India expressed his views on the Union Budget laid down earlier today. The Government’s continued focus and commitment on doubling farmers’ income by 2022 is very evident in the 2021 Union Budget.…

• Budget 2021 Live Updates: Ujjawala Scheme to Cover an Additional 1 Crore People; Rs. 1, 000 Crore to Solar Energy Corporation

  Finance Minister has recently concluded her first paperless digital Union Budget 2021-22 in the parliament. In her Union Budget 2021-22 which is divided into six pillars has come up with many new schemes and reforms.…

• Union Budget 2021-22: 100% Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess on Alcohol, 35% on Apples, 5% on Cotton

  Union Budget 2021-22 increases Agriculture Development and Infrastructure Cess to 100% on alcohol. A few other items like gold and silver are also under a new percentage of Cess.…