Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on January 12, 2026, at 8:19 PM (PIB Delhi). Shri Chouhan, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, held pre-Budget consultations on agriculture and rural development. He visited various states and held interactions in Delhi with farmers, experts, Self-Help Groups, cooperative institutions, rural industries, and national-level institution representatives. He submitted a compiled report of recommendations to the Finance Minister, regarding the Budget for Financial Year 2026–27. Release ID: 2213930. Visitor counter: 272. This release is available in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Kannada.
Key Entities Referenced
Union Budget: The upcoming financial plan of the Union Government, which is anticipated to focus on agriculture and rural communities.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: Indian Government Ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the Union Minister.
Finance Minister: Position within the Union Government responsible for financial matters. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is the current Finance Minister.
Delhi: The location where the meeting between the Union Minister of Agriculture and the Finance Minister took place.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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 8:19PM 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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