Rs 33,000-crore are allocated in this year for the Agriculture Budget for 2022-23.
This year, the allocation for the agriculture sector rose by Rs 231.90 crore from Rs 32,775.78 crore allotted last year.
The Tamil Nadu government will provide free electricity to all farmers across the state and has allocated Rs 5,157.56 crore for the same.
The food grain production target for 2022-23 will be 126 lakh metric tonnes.
The “Sustainable Cotton Cultivation Mission” will be implemented at a budget of Rs.15.32 crore with Union and State Government fund, in order to enhance the Cotton yield.
The special measures are being taken to increase soybean cultivation in Tanjore, Salem, Tiruvallur, Nellai and Villupuram districts of the state.
Kalaignarin All Village Integrated Agriculture Development Programme scheme will be implemented at an outlay of Rs.300 crore in 3,204 village panchayats converged with Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam.
4 new Uzhavar Sandhais will be stablished in the districts of Dharmapuri, Nagapattinam, Vellore and Tirupattur at a total cost of Rs 10 crore.
The state government will distribute 10 lakh palm seeds to increase the number of the state tree - palmyra.
A special incentive of Rs 195 per metric tonne will be given to the sugarcane farmers. It will benefit 1.2 lakh farmers.
An exclusive portal called “Tamil Mann Valam” will be launched in co-ordination with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.