Budget 2018: From farm exports to organic farming, all you need to know

From upgrading agriculture markets to blockchain, BS brings you all the nuts and bolts of Budget 2018-19

Nuts and Bolts

Upgrade for agricultural markets

The government will develop and upgrade the existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs). The physical infrastructure in these GrAMs will be strengthened using MGNREGA and other government schemes. The GrAMs, electronically linked to e-NAM and exempted from regulations of APMCs, will provide farmers with a facility to make direct sales to consumers and bulk purchasers.  

Focus on linking habitations with rural markets

The deadline for connecting all eligible habitations with an all-weather road has been brought forward to March 2019, from March 2022. The focus now will be on strengthening and