Govt to begin Aatmanirbhar Clean Plant Program with Rs 2,200 cr investment: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Wednesday during the presentation of the budget stated that the government would begin the Aatmanirbhar Clean Plant Program with an investment of Rs. 2,200 crores to increase the availability of disease-free, high-quality planting material for high-value horticultural crops.

Under this programme, cluster based and value chain approach through PPPs will be adopted to enhance productivity of extra long staple cotton; this will involve collaboration between farmers, state and industry for input supplies, extension services and market linkages, FM said.

Sitharaman also highlighted about the Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture which will be built as open source, open standard, interoperable public good to enable inclusive farmer-centric solutions and to help improved access to farm inputs, market intel and support for agri industry, startups


"Agriculture Accelerator Fund will be set up to encourage agri startups by young entrepreneurs in rural areas, which will bring innovative and affordable solutions for farmers' challenges, and also enhance profitability and bring modern tech," she added.

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