Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is presenting the Union Budget for fiscal 2015-16 in the Lok Sabha, proposed to create a national agriculture market to increase farmers' income.
The highlights of the Union Budget are as following:
Our commitment to farmers runs deep. An ambitious soil health card has been introduced to improve soil fertility.
To support agricultural sector, I propose to allocate 25,000 crore in 2015 to rural development fund.
To increase income of our farmers, we propose to create a national agriculture market.
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