Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini holds pre-budget consultation with farmers, experts; Rs 9,296 crore allocated for agriculture and related sectors.

A pre-budget consultation conference was held at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, with the aim of improving agriculture and related sectors, increasing farmers’ incomes, and speeding up Haryana’s overall agricultural growth. In order to gather feedback for the State Budget 2026–2027, the meeting—which was presided over by Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini —brought together progressive farmers, agricultural scientists, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and stakeholders from the fields of horticulture, fisheries, animal husbandry, and the rural economy.

Speaking to the crowd, the Chief Minister stated that agriculture will continue to be given top priority in the budget and that the government is developing policies with farmers’ demands and difficulties at their center. He emphasized how important agriculture is to maintaining the nation’s economy. Haryana’s identity is firmly anchored in hardworking farmers and a robust rural economy; the real India resides in villages. Thus, he stated, the upcoming budget will provide special attention to agriculture and related industries.

99 Farmer Recommendations Included in the Prior Budget

Being the son of a farmer and having personal experience with the challenges of farming, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini stated that this counsel was emotionally meaningful for him as well. He emphasized that farmers are stewards of India’s culture, customs, and civilization in addition to being food producers.

The Chief Minister recalled that 161 insightful recommendations from farmers and experts were received during the previous pre-budget consultation on January 9, 2025, and that 99 of these recommendations were included in the Budget 2025–2026. The government made a number of significant and useful decisions for the agriculture industry based on these inputs.

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A Strict Law to Prevent Poor Seeds

The Chief Minister emphasized that stringent laws had been passed to stop the sale of fake seeds. Initiatives supporting natural farming were reinforced, a special agricultural and horticulture action plan was created for the Morni region, and financial support under the Mera Pani–Meri Virasat scheme was increased to encourage crop variety and water conservation.

According to him, the government has modernized all mandis, instituted a gate-pass system for all crops, set up seed testing labs in each district, created new Centers of Excellence, and extended the Horticulture Mission throughout the state in response to farmer proposals.

Additionally, initiatives like the expansion of the livestock insurance program, the use of solar technology to lower the cost of raising white shrimp, the implementation of the Milk Producer Incentive Scheme, the creation of milk collection centers, Har-Hith stores, and new Vita booths have all been successfully implemented, greatly boosting farm incomes and strengthening the rural economy.

Agriculture’s Future Depends on Research and Technology

The Chief Minister emphasized the pressing need to encourage the adoption of contemporary farming technologies while addressing agricultural scientists. In order to stay up with the trends, he advised academics to concentrate on inventions that boost farmers’ profitability while lowering input costs.

He went on to say that since today’s kids want to use current technology in agriculture, agricultural research needs to meet their expectations. With a focus on globalization, he demanded realistic and doable plans to integrate globally accepted contemporary farming methods into Haryana’s agricultural ecology.

9,200 crore rupees have been set aside for agriculture and related industries.

According to the Chief Minister, agriculture and related departments received a budgeted allocation of Rs. 9,296.68 crore for 2025–2026. According to him, making sure that farmers directly benefit from government policies is what really makes them successful. He claimed that this year’s recommendations were even more sensible, excellent, and progressive. He made it plain that there would be no compromise or lack of funding for agricultural growth, assuring stakeholders that every suggestion would be carefully considered.

Within the next eight to ten days, farmers and other stakeholders are encouraged to submit more comments using the government chatbot, according to Sh. Nayab Singh Saini. Additionally, he declared that individuals whose recommendations are included in the Budget 2026–2027 will receive special invitations to attend the Vidhan Sabha budget presentation.

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Sh. Shyam Singh Rana, Public Works Minister Sh. Ranbir Gangwa, MLAs Smt. Savitri Jindal and Sh. Randhir Panihar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr. Saket Kumar, Principal Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary of Animal Husbandry Department Sh. Vijay Dahiya, Director General of Agriculture Sh. Rajnarayan Kaushik, Mayor Sh. Parveen Popli, OSDs to Chief Minister Dr. Raj Nehru, Sh. Virender Badkhalsa, and progressive farmers were also present.