Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday kicked off the customary pre-Budget consultations. In a meeting with the finance minister, agriculturalists shared concerns on the government’s widening fiscal deficit. They also suggested direct cash transfer of fertiliser and food subsidies, which they claimed would save the government Rs 70,000-85,000 crore directly.
To protect the interests of farmers, they also urged the finance minister and his team to set up a regulator on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail segment.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/pre-budget-meet-agriculturalists-seek-direct-cash-transfer-food-fertiliser-subsidies
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cash-transfer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/foreign-direct-investment-fdi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/budget
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
