Doubling farmers Income: government keeps MSP of all hitherto unannounced Kharif crops at least at one and half times of production cost Finance minister announces raising institutional credit for agriculture sector to Rs.11 Lakh crore for 2018-19 from Rs.10 Lakh Crore in 2017-18 Rs. 500 Crore operation greens announced to address price volatility of perishable commodities like potato, tomato and onion and benefit both producers and consumers Rs.200 Crore allocated to support organized cultivation of highly specialized medicinal and aromatic plants and associated industry 22,000 rural Haats to be developed and upgraded into Gramin agricultural markets (grams) for farmers to directly sell to consumers and bulk purchasers

Doubling farmers Income: government keeps MSP of all hitherto unannounced Kharif crops at least at one and half times of production cost