Budget 2016: ₹35,984 crore for the farm sector
The Union Budget 2016 today allocated ₹35,984 crore for the farm sector. A total of ₹19,000 crore is allocated for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, and a dedicated irrigation fund worth ₹20,000 crore will be set up under National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Also, around ₹5,500 crore has gone to the Prime Minister's Fasal Beema Yojana.