Lok Sabha approves Demand for Grants for various Ministries
The Hindu
Lok Sabha approves ₹50 lakh crore expenditure, debates farm laws, police action, and U.S. agriculture imports impact.
The Lok Sabha on Friday (March 21, 2025) passed the Demands for Grants of various Ministries for 2025-26, approving expenditure of more than ₹50 lakh crore.
The House passed the Demands for Grants by applying the guillotine, which means the funds for the Ministries it (guillotine) is applied on are considered approved without a discussion.
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The Lower House also passed the Appropriation Bill (3), 2025, moved by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Earlier in the day, the Lok Sabha debated the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare for about four hours. Replying to the debate, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Narendra Modi government has spent ₹22.38 lakh crore on procurement of farm produce at minimum support price (MSP) and the procurement formula ensured that farmers earned 50% profits over their cost of production.
Asserting that a 5% growth in agriculture is a “miraculous achievement”, Mr. Chouhan said, “Our government is fully committed to farmers’ welfare... The BJP’s vision is to serve farmers and we consider it akin to worshipping God”. The Minister also said every farmer will be given a digital ID card that would help them avail various government schemes.
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