Unified Agricultural Marketing E-Platform to be Dedicated to the Nation on 14th April this Year

Shri Jaitley announced that a Unified Agricultural Marketing E Platform will be dedicated to the Nation, on the birthday of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar on 14th April, this year. He also said that, the completion target of 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana' will be advanced from 2021 to 2019, to connect the remaining 65,000 eligible habitations.

The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley announced 3 specific initiatives to ensure MSP reaches to all the farmers. First, the remaining State will be encouraged to take-up decentralized procurement. Second, an online Procurement System will be undertaken through the Food Corporation of India. Third, effective arrangements will be made for pulses procurement.

The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley announced that four new initiatives to make dairying more remunerative to the farmers. First, 'Pashudhan Sanjivani', an animal wellness programme and provision of Animal Heaalth Cards ('Nakul Swasthya Patra'). Second, an advanced breeding technology. Third, Creation of E-Pashudhan Haat, an e market portal for connecting breeders and farmers. Fourth, a National Genomic Centre for indigenous breeds. He said that these projects will be implemented at a cost of Rs. 850 crore over the next few years.

The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley announced an allocation of Rs. 2.87 lakh crore as Grants in Aid to Gram Panchayats and Municipalities (228% increase compared to previous five years) as per the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission. He said that every block in the areas of drought and rural distress will be taken up under 'Deen Dayal Antyodaya Mission'. These districts would also be taken up for priority under 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana'.

Shri Jaitley announced that 300 Rurban Clusters will be developed under the 'Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission' to incubate growth centre in rural areas by providing infrastructure amenities and market access for the farmers. He committed to achieve 100 percent village electrification by 1st May, 2018. He proposed to make priority allocation from centrally sponsored scheme, to reward villages that have become free from open defecation.

In order to spread digital literacy in Rural India, the Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley has approved 2 new Schemes viz. 'National Digital Literacy Mission' and 'Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' (DISHA). He proposed to launch a new Digital Literacy Mission Scheme to cover around 6 crore additional households has been revamped under Digital India initiative and will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1st April, 2016. This will be critical for dispute free titles. He proposed a new structure scheme, 'Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan' to help Panchayat Raj Institutions deliver Sustainable Development Goals.

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