The 2025-26 Financial Bill may focus on renewed thrust to rural economy boosting exports, via cooperatives, FPOs, This year, the Budget will likely focus on providing renewed thrust to the rural economy, with the Prime Minister’s Office urging the Finance Ministry to accelerate agricultural growth.
“The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has taken cognisance of the declining growth trajectory in the agriculture sector, which has slipped from 4.6 per cent in 2024-25 to an estimated 3.1 per cent in 2025-26,” said a source with access to the PMO. One of the ways the Budget could approach this would be by proposing measures to strengthen cooperative farming and promote value-addition across agricultural value chains.
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