Budget 2023: Finance Minister Sitharaman launches fund to encourage agri startups, increases credit target to 20L cr

Synopsis While the overall budget has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% in the past decade (fiscal 2013 to fiscal 2023), allocations to agriculture sector and rural development. have increased at a CAGR of ~12%. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced in her budget speech that an Agriculture Accelerator Fund […]