Rs 30,000 crore via new agri cess to improve states’ APMC infra: FM Sitharaman – Business Today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday specified that the proposed Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess will be used to improve mandi infrastructure in the country. Replying to a general debate on Budget 2021 in Lok Sabha, the finance minister clarified that the proposal to collect Rs 30,000 crore through the new agri cess will go…

Rs 30,000 crore via agri cess will go to states to improve APMC infra: FM – Business Standard

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday clarified that the Union Budget proposal of collecting Rs 30,000 crore through Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess will go to states so that mandi infrastructure can be improved. Amid ongoing protests by farmers and the Opposition to repeal controversial farm laws, Sitharaman said that not even one Agricultural Produce…