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PM Modi addresses third post-Budget webinar on Agriculture and Rural Transformation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the third post-Budget webinar, on 'Agriculture and Rural Transformation', on 6 March 2026, highlighting high-value agriculture, fisheries exports and AgriStack.

Summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the third post-Budget webinar, on 'Agriculture and Rural Transformation', on 6 March 2026. The Prime Minister said the Union Budget gives a strong push to agriculture and rural transformation, and mentioned PM-KISAN and MSP reforms that give farmers 1.5 times returns. He said scaling up high-value agriculture could make the sector globally competitive, that fisheries can become a major platform for export growth, and that the government is building digital public infrastructure for agriculture through AgriStack.

Key facts

Date
6 March 2026
Webinar
Third post-Budget webinar: Agriculture and Rural Transformation
Themes
High-value agriculture, fisheries exports, processing and value addition
Digital
AgriStack as digital public infrastructure for agriculture

Practice MCQs 1 questions

Q1 Advanced

Through which platform, mentioned by the PM at the post-Budget webinar on 6 March 2026, is the government building digital public infrastructure for agriculture?

Show answer

Correct answer: B — AgriStack

The Prime Minister said the government is developing digital public infrastructure for agriculture through AgriStack.

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