 "agriculture, farming, crops, cultivation")
Both agriculture and non-farm sector in rural areas have been under distress in recent years. The agriculture GDP growth rate declined from 5 per cent in 2017-18 to 2.9 per cent in 2018-19. In fact, it was -0.1 per cent in Q4 of 2018-19. In general, rural incomes have been low. In this context, one expected a big push for agriculture and rural areas. The Finance Minister has not disappointed and informed that : at the Centre of everything that we do, we keep gaon, garib, aur kisan. But, vision and details particularly for the revival of agriculture is missing
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