Transcription of 07 - Union Budget
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CHAPTER07(Who have the shade of cornful crest Under their umbra umbrella rest.) ThiruvalluvarThe resilience of India s agriculture sector can be seen from the fact that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, its performance in output was strong. About per cent of the total workforce in the country is still engaged in agricultural and allied sector activities (Census 2011) which accounts for approximately per cent of the country s Gross Value Added (GVA) for the year 2019-20 (at current prices). While the difficulties created by COVID induced lockdowns adversely affected the performance of the non-agricultural sectors, the agriculture sector came up with a robust growth rate of per cent at constant prices during 2020-21 (first advance estimates).
of agricultural produce, the Government also carries out a large food management programme with a significant financial implication in terms of food subsidy. Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, 80.96 crores beneficiaries were provided ... 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17* 2017-18# 2018-19@ 2019-20 **
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