Govt to implement Digital Public Infrastructure in agriculture over 3 years in Budget 2024

Around 6 crore farmers will be brought into the Farmer Registry System. Kisan credit cards will be enabled in at least five states.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget 2024 on July 23 that Government has set out an ambitious plan to facilitate implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in agriculture over 3 years, bringing over 6 crore farmers under the formal land registry system.

Sitharaman added that Buoyed by the success of pilot projects, the government will facilitate implementation of DPI for agriculture over the next 3 years. Under the project Agri Stack the government plans to conduct digital crop survey in 400 districts in FY2024, bringing over 6 crore farmers into the formal Farmer Registry System.

 FM said that around 6 crore farmers will be brought into the Farmer Registry System. Kisan credit cards will be enabled in at least five states.

Around 6 crore farmers will be brought