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If the Economic Survey serves as an indicator, then the country's agriculture sector should not have very high hopes from Budget 2017.
The Survey, tabled in Parliament today, only makes a passing reference to the country's farm sector and its performance in 2016-17, projecting its growth to be around 4.1 per cent, same as the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)'s figure a few weeks back.
However, it does warn the government about the impact demonetisation might have had on the supply of some commodities, such as milk, sugar, potatoes and onions and calls for vigilance on the part of
The Survey, tabled in Parliament today, only makes a passing reference to the country's farm sector and its performance in 2016-17, projecting its growth to be around 4.1 per cent, same as the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)'s figure a few weeks back.
However, it does warn the government about the impact demonetisation might have had on the supply of some commodities, such as milk, sugar, potatoes and onions and calls for vigilance on the part of
