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#TNBudgetLive: State Agriculture Minister @MRKPanneer begins presenting the Agri Budget for 2022-23 fiscal in the State Assembly.

* This is the second Agri Budget presented by the DMK regime led by Chief Minister @mkstalin.

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#TNBudgetLive: The govt has implemented 80 of the 86 announcements made in last year's Budget: @MRKPanneer.

* A committee led by the Chief Secretary has been set up to identify and resolve the problems faced by farmers.

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#TNBudgetLive: Research has shown that climate change could affect 29 districts in Tamil Nadu.

* Rs 300 crore allocated for providing free coconut saplings to households.

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#TNBudgetLive: Rs 2,339 crore allocated for crop insurance.

* Rs 2,055 crore has been provided to 9.26 lakh farmers across the State

* Rs 400 crore allocated to encourage organic farming

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#TNBudgetLive: A State Agriculture Development scheme would be implemented at a cost of Rs 71 crore in the State this year.

* 30,000 metric tonnes of seeds to be provided by the government.

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#TNBudgetLive: In a bid to encourage youngsters, Rs 1 lakh to be provided to 200 persons for setting up farming-related business.

* Sandal, teak and red sander saplings would be provided to farmers at a cost of Rs 12 crore.

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#TNBudgetLive: A special zone covering Salem and Krishnagiri districts would be created to encourage Toor Dhal cultivation.

* Rs 12 crore allocated to grow trees across the State.

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#TNBudgetLive: In order to keep a check in price hike of sunflower oil, the government will increase production here.

* An app will be launched for public to know about seeds, cultivation and more.

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#TNBudgetLive: Small and marginal farmers to get 20% subsidy and Rs 5 cr has been allocated for this.

* Rs 10 crore for sugarcane farmers. Rs 195 will be given to them as incentive.

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#TNBudgetLive: Soil testing laboratory would be set up in Mayiladuthurai at a cost of Rs 75 lakh.

* Exhibitions would be organised at dist-level to popularise local crops.

* Rs 5,157 crore to provide free electricity to farmers.

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#TNBudgetLive: Rs 5 cr allocated to increase production of vegetables and fruits in Uzhavar Sandhai across the State.

* Rs 4 crore for tomato cultivation.

* Farmers would be trained to use drones to spray pesticides.

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#TNBudgetLive: Govt has allocated Rs 381 crore for setting up 3 food parks in the State.

* 3,000 solar powered pump sets would be provided to farmers under Chief Minister's Solar Pump Set scheme.

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#TNBudgetLive: Rs 33,007 crore allocated for Agri Budget this year by the government.

*Rs 8.5 crore allocated in the State for developing 37 honey clusters to augment honey production in the State.

*Rs 8 crore allocated for Digital Farming.

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#TNBudgetLive: Rs 15 crore for renovation of 50 Uzhavar Sandhai across the State.

* Rs 10 cr for setting up 10 more Uzhavar Sandhai.

* Rs 381 cr for setting up 3 food parks in Tamil Nadu.

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#TNBudgetLive: Action will be taken by govt for Uzhavar Santhai to operate during evenings.

* Rs 5 cr for scheme to prevent pesticides.

* Wholesale vegetable markets would be opened in Theni, Coimbatore and Kanniyakumari districts.

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#TNBudgetLive: Mobile phone-based automatic pumpset controllers to help 3,000 farmers in the state with 50% subsidy assistance upto Rs 5,000 per unit at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore. This will save farmers from threat of snakes at nights.

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#TNBudgetLive: 4,000 herbal home gardens will be promoted with a financial outlay of Rs 1 crore. Required planting materials will be supplied from State horticulture farms.

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#TNBudgetLive: Farmers will be encouraged to cultivate high value, short duration crops as alternative to low value crops after harvesting field crops. The scheme will be implemented in 20,000 acres at Rs 16 crore.

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#TNBudgetLive: Separate market for buyers from other states to procure yield from farmers in Tamil Nadu will be set up.

* Rs 32.48 cr allocated to taking up strategic paddy cultivation programme in 19 lakh hectares for higher yield.

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#TNBudgetLive: Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency will produce 30,000 MTs of certified seeds of paddy, pulses and oil seeds and distribute it to farmers during 2022-23.

* Rs 1 lakh each for agriculture graduates.

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#TNBudgetLive: Rs 80 crore allocated for desilting works in 4,964 kms along Cauvery delta.

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