Explanation:

Rajasthan government, for the first time, presented an agriculture budget separately.

The state government is looking to assuage the agricultural prospects of distraught farmers and consolidate their support for the government who have been feeling a sense of discontentment with the Centre’s agricultural policies

Around 30 per cent of the state’s Gross State Domestic Product (GDSP) comes from farming and related activities.

But more importantly, about 85 lakh families are dependent on farming.

Under the Rajasthan Micro Irrigation Mission, about Rs 2,700 crore has been allocated. This includes a provision of Rs 1,705 crore for irrigation via drip/sprinkler to over 4 lakh farmers, while Rs 100 crore has been provisioned for a 20,000-kilometre irrigation pipeline.

Under the Rajasthan Millets Promotion Mission, the government aims to benefit around 15 lakh farmers.

A Centre of Excellence for Millets will also be set up in Jodhpur.

The Rajasthan Protected Cultivation Mission aims to provide subsidies worth Rs 400 crore to 25,000 farmers to establish greenhouse/shade net/low tunnels.