Government to Spend Rs 50,000 Crore on Irrigation Plan: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the government has approved the Prime Minister Irrigation Scheme which aims to provide irrigation facility to all fields.

Here are the highlights

• Rs 50,000 crore to be spent over 5 years on Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
• Prime Minister to chair National Steering Committee on Irrigation
• The aim is for irrigation facility to all fields
• States to prepare district-level plan
• Nod for common national agri-market
• National farm market to have e-auction
• Cabinet approves National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• PM to head National Council on Skilling

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