All India & Himachal Kisan Sabha said
Punjab Newsline, Shimla, February 1-
All India Kisan Sabha and Himachal kisan sabha said that, the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is anti-poor and tailor-made for the corporate cronies and the rich. Even as the contribution of agriculture and allied sectors to the GDP has increased to 16 per cent the budget allocation for agriculture and allied activities is lower than the Revised Estimates of 2024-25.Sabha said while the Revised Estimates of 2024-25 was Rs. 376720.41crores the 2025-26 allocation is only Rs. 371687.35 crores. When inflation is accounted for, this is a huge cut in allocation.
Sabha said farmers are clearly not the priority of the BJP-led NDA Government. There is nothing in the budget to ensure legalguarantee of MSP, expand procurement or free farmers from indebtedness. Even the Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendation to ensure remunerative prices has been thrown to the winds.The increased share of agriculture sector in employment rising from 44.1 per cent in 2017-18 to 46.1 per cent in 2023-24 indicates a reverse migration from urban areas as there are no employment opportunities. In an extremely