Jas:
Need to widen farm horizon
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NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2003 04:30:16 AM ]
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DELHI : The FM feels that there is a strong case for a second Green
Revolution encompassing diversification of agriculture, development
of wasteland, capital expenditure, growth and expansion of irrigation,
besides value-addition in agriculture produce.
The
government wou-ld also need to move in areas like horticulture and floriculture.
The minister added that there would be no dearth of funds for public
investment in agri-culture. Mo-ney would not come in the way of development,"
he said.
The
FM didn’t say much more. But what can he be expected to focus on?
The
road building programme, which yields tangible symbols of development
that all voters can see for themselves, apart from being good for economic
growth, can be expected to get a boost.
The
government’s media campaign to encourage people to change In-ia by paying
taxes suggests that the next budget could also carry for-ward the taxpayer-friendly
changes in tax administration.
