Agri budget to be prepared with long-term need in mind : Minister

COIMBATORE The State government would prepare the agriculture budget by keeping in mind the long-term needs, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare M.R.K. Panneerselvam said here on Wednesday.A

COIMBATORE The State government would prepare the agriculture budget by keeping in mind the long-term needs, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare M.R.K. Panneerselvam said here on Wednesday. At a meeting held at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to collect farmers’ inputs and suggestions, he said the agri budget, first for the State, had raised everybody’s expectation. It was to fulfil those expectation that the Government was obtaining farmers’ inputs and suggestions. After collecting all the suggestions, the Government would prepare the budget in such a way that it reflected the farmers’ demands and the Chief Minister’s long-term vision for the State.