Coronavirus Outbreak: FM announces setting up of Rs 1 lakh crore agri infra fund

Mid-Day Friday, 15 May 2020 ()
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced setting up of a Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund for farm-gate infrastructure.

This fund will be used for setting up cold chains and post-harvest management infrastructure, she said while announcing the third tranche of the COVID-19 relief package.

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In third tranche of measures to support Covid-19 battered Indian economy, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced today Government will immediately create a ₹1 lakh crore agri-infrastructure fund for farmers at farm-gate and aggregation points. Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, Zomato CEO...