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TN Agriculture Budget
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- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister M.R.K. Pannerselvam presented the 2023-2024 Agriculture Budget.
- The Agriculture Budget for 2022-23 increased the allocation for agriculture and allied sectors to ₹33,007.68 crore.
- It is slightly higher than the ₹32,775.78 crore in the revised estimate for 2021-22.
- The government will take steps to achieve 126 lakh MT of foodgrain production in 2022-23.
- Rs 2,337 crore allocated as the state government’s share of premium subsidy for crop insurance.
- The ‘Kalaignarin All Village Integrated Agriculture Development Programme’ was announced in the first agriculture budget.
- Cooperative crop loan to the tune of Rs 14,000 crore will be given to farmers.
- Interest-free cooperative loan of Rs 1,500 crore will be given to farmers for goat rearing, dairying, poultry and fisheries activities.
- Rs 744 crore will be allocated for the implementation of the micro irrigation scheme.
- Rs 450 crore will be spent to cover 53,400 hectares under micro irrigation in the group of villages where agriculture is affected due to water shortage.
- The Nammazhvar award will be given to farmers who practise and promote organic farming and hand-hold fellow organic farmers.
- The award of Rs 5 lakh and a citation will be given on Republic Day.
- A new regional startup hub is to be created in Thanjavur by the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission to promote agrotechnological innovations in the Cauvery delta region.
- A scheme to stabilise the supply of onion and tomato throughout the year will be launched.
- An additional 20 per cent subsidy is to be provided for small and marginal farmers of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- Kits containing perennial fruit seedlings such as mango, guava, jackfruit, amla, acid lime, and custard apple will be distributed to 10 lakh households.
- The beautification of government botanical gardens will be done at Yercaud and horticultural park and Madhavaram in Chennai.
- Around 150 farmers will be taken on an overseas tour to countries like Israel, Netherlands, Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia, Philippines etc to teach them about the high-yielding technologies.
- Farm tourism is to be promoted in association with the education department for school students.
- A specific cluster development scheme at cost of Rs 130 crore for bananas in the Theni district will be provided.
- One scientist from agricultural colleges, research centres or Krishi Vigyan Kendras is set to be appointed as officer-in-charge for each block.
- Desiltation in rivers, canals and drainage channels in the Cauvery delta command area at an estimated cost of Rs 90 crore.
- Food parks will come up at Tindivanam, Theni and Manapparai in Trichy district.
- The production of jaggery will be encouraged to benefit the sugarcane farmers.
- 3,000 solar pumps will be set up under the chief minister’s scheme.
- The state government will distribute 10 lakh palm seeds to increase the number of the state tree – palmyra.
- Rs 3 crore will be allocated for Turmeric and ginger cultivation.
- The defunct cooperative NPKR Ramasamy Coop sugar mills at Mayiladuthurai will be reopened.
- Special zone for tur dal cultivation will be set up in Salem and Krishnagiri districts.
- New mobile app will be developed to provide all the required information to farmers.
- Soil testing centre will be established at the cost of Rs 75 lakh at Mayiladuthurai.
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