Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, met Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi. Shri Chouhan has visited various states and held interactions in Delhi with farmers, experts, Self-Help Groups, cooperative institutions, rural industries, and national institution representatives. A compiled report of suggestions on agriculture and rural development was submitted to the Finance Minister. The Central Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, aims to make rural India self-reliant and prosperous. The upcoming Union Budget is expected to be encouraging for farmers and rural communities. The Budget for Financial Year 2026–27 will aim to realize the Prime Minister's resolve of 'Prosperous Farmers, Empowered Villages'. Entry Date: 12 JAN 2026 8:21PM by PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2213931. Visitor Panel: 261. This release is also available in Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Union Budget: The annual financial statement of India, in this context referring to the upcoming one which is expected to encourage farmers and rural communities.
Ministry of Rural Development: The Indian government ministry responsible for rural development, issuing the press release.
Delhi: The location of the meeting between Union Ministers, where consultations took place.
Ministry of Rural Development
Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
in Delhi
Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh holds extensive pre-Budget
consultations on various aspects related to agriculture and
rural development; submits compiled report of suggestions to
the Finance Minister
प्रव तथ: 12 JAN 2026 8:21PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh met
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi today. In recent weeks, Shri Chouhan has
visited various states across the country and, apart from the states, has also held wide-ranging interactions
in Delhi with progressive farmers, agricultural experts, Self-Help Groups, cooperative institutions, rural
industries, and senior representatives of national-level institutions related to both the ministries. The ideas
and suggestions emerging from these discussions were compiled into a comprehensive set of
recommendations on agriculture and rural development, which he submitted to the Finance Minister.
The Union Minister stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Central
Government is continuously working to make rural India self-reliant and prosperous. Shri Shivraj Singh
Chouhan said that under the Prime Minister’s capable and visionary leadership, the upcoming Union
Budget will be encouraging for farmers and rural communities. He expressed confidence that the Budget
for Financial Year 2026–27 will prove to be a milestone in realising the Prime Minister’s resolve of
‘Prosperous Farmers, Empowered Villages’.******
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