AP Agriculture Budget: Key Highlights
Andhra Pradesh state Agriculture minister Prathipati Pulla Rao has presented Agriculture Budget for 2016-17. The government has set aside Rs. 16,250.58 crore for agriculture and allied sectors for 2016-17.This outlay includes Rs. 7,692 crore for agriculture and allied sectors under plan and Rs. 8,556.68 crore under non-plan spheres.
Addressing the members in AP Assembly, the Agriculture minister said that chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has specially focussed on this budget keeping in mind the all concerns of state farmers. The state government was committed to implement micro irrigation under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana in a big way with an outlay of Rs 369.58 crore in 2016-17, the minister added. Simultaneously, the agriculture budget was introduced in the state council by Devineni Uma.
Agricultural Budget key highlights
* AP Agricultural budget 2016-17 of Rs.16,250.58 Crore
*Rs 3000 crore for Free electricity
* Rs .5,094 crore for Employment
* Rs 102 crore for Farmers bazaars and horticulture
* Rs 95 crore for Integrated Development of Horticulture mission
* Rs .369 crore for Drip Irrigation
* Rs 55 crore for Oil farm mini mission
* Rs 125 crore for Plan expenditure of silk industry
*Rs .177 Crore for zero interest Loans
* Rs .344 crore for Weather-based insurance scheme
News Posted: 10 March, 2016
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