Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam on Saturday presented the DMK government’s second Agriculture Budget, which mainly focused on integrated development, besides allocating funds for various schemes.
The Agriculture Budget for 2022-23 increased the allocation for agriculture and allied sectors to ₹33,007.68 crore, 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, Mr. Panneerselvam said.