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Spotlight on modernising agriculture, manufacturing: FM Sitharaman

26/01/2024 10:05 AM | Click to read full article

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said modernising post-harvest practices to boost agriculture ecosystem, and pushing manufacturing in sunrise sectors like renewable energy, semiconductors, material sciences are among the government's top priorities. She is scheduled to present the interim budget for FY2024-25 on Feb 1. In manufacturing, she said, the government has identified 13 sunrise sectors that would receive high priority. 

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