Indian farmers working in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Saturday (Feb 1). India’s government on Saturday offered relief to taxpayers and vowed to spend billions to double farmers’ incomes and upgrade infrastructure, health care and industry to boost the country's lowest economic growth in a decade. - AP
NEW DELHI: India plans to spend 2.83 trillion rupees (US$40bil) next year to boost agricultural production and develop rural areas, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Saturday (Feb 1).
The country needs enough warehouses and cold storage facilities, the minister said in parliament, adding that the government will help in setting up efficient warehouses and implement a village-level storage programme.
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