The government of suit and boot introduced the pro-rural budget in
parliament on Monday. The PM Modi has dubbed Jaitly’s budget centered on rural
development.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in Bareilly had said, “he
dreams of seeing farmers’ income getting doubled by 2022 when the country
completes 75 years of its independence. Farmers
look towards governments after God and it is imperative on us to ensure that the
farmers are looked after well.”
He added, “I exhort all state
governments that they should work on the road map before them and I am sure
that my dream and your dream will succeed,”.
The
finance minister has put the vision ahead in the budget. The 25 thousand crore
Rupees have been allowcated for the farmers, while the government has shown
concern over the ground structure of rural areas.
The irrigation fund of 20 thousand crore Rupees
has been granted to NABARD for the help of Farmers; Rupees 17000 crore, for
irrigation project. Rupees 35984 crores have been allowcated separately for
agriculture and the UPA’s most popular MNREGA for the purpose of rural
employment to the village labourers has got the work of 5 lakh ponds.
Arun Jaitly in his budget speech
said clearly that his government has the first priority to the villages of
country. This caused the organic farming in 5 lakh acre areas in budget has
been declared. Rupees 500 crore has been given to promote the production of the
pulses crops. Rupees 9 lakh crore has been arranged to make easy loan to the
farmers in the country. Rupees 5500 crore has been allocated to the crop
insurance.
