Union Budget 2023: Centre likely to make big announcements on agriculture in upcoming budget

BY A STAFF REPORTER: The Union Budget is ahead. The general public has a lot of expectations from this year's budget. Especially the working and lower-middle class people, they are expecting tax exemption and financial grants from the Center in this year's budget. Every year's budget, special importance is given to the agricultural budget. Because ours is an agricultural country. A large part of the people of the country still live in agriculture. As a result, the people of the country keep an eye on what exemptions or taxes on agricultural products have been announced by the Center in the agricultural budget. According to central sources, the agriculture budget is going to get special importance in this year's budget. In this budget, the Center can make some big announcements for farmers. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to announce an increase in allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to boost farmers' income. According to central sources, the farmers who get the benefit of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, their income is going to increase this time. Every year, farmers get Rs 6,000 under the scheme. The bar may have to increase the amount of that annual allocation. Instead of Tk 6,000, you can get Tk 8,000. Similarly, farmers used to get this 6 thousand rupees in three installments in the past, in the same way, after this budget, the farmers will get a total of 8 thousand rupees in four installments. For this, they do not have to apply afresh.