Budget 2024: A bid to woo farmers, or a dry spell?

Budget 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, beginning his third term, prioritized the release of the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Nidhi scheme, indicating his government's emphasis on agriculture. In its first cabinet session, the NDA government approved new Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops, focusing particularly on increasing support for oilseeds and pulses to reduce imports.