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Industrialists laud focus on agriculture, MSME sectors and its objective to maintain fiscal prudence Uttar Pradesh Inc has welcomed the   Union Budget Of India   for its purported focus on the agricultural and Micro, Small and Medium (MSME) sectors and its objective to maintain fiscal prudence. The general opinion among the industrialists and industry chambers was the Budget had primarily focused on the farm sector, rural population, youth, poor and underprivileged health care, infrastructure, financial sector for stronger institutions, speedy accountability, public services, prudent fiscal management and tax administration. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) UP State Council chairman and Tasty Dairy Specialties Limited managing director Atul Mehra said the Budget had accorded highest priority to rural and agricultural sectors due to its large employment potential. "The Budget would certainly boost the Indian economy as all the key sectors have been considered ...

Like his father before him, Dattatatraya Kshirsagar, 80, has been looking forward for years to the day when a $65 million dam will be completed in his village, an hour-and-a-half drive southeast of Mumbai. The dam would supply enough water to irrigate 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of parched land around it, including Kshirsagar's 2.5-hectare family farm in Kondhane village. A steady water supply, instead of reliance on seasonal monsoon rains, would allow him to switch to cash crops and reap three harvests a year, instead of one now, Kshirsagar said. Read our full coverage on Union   Budget   2016 Read more from our special coverage on "NARENDRA MODI" Prime Minister to inaugurate agri fair Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar bonhomie is reflection of Team India: BJP Narendra Modi  slams Congress in Bihar, lauds Nitish Kumar Using technology will improve court judgements: Modi Narendra Modi pitches for further quota reforms at IMF Kshirsagar's family ha...