The government today raised the farm credit target by Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 8.5 lakh crore, allocated Rs 5,300 crore for flagship irrigation programme and announced plans to set up a common agricultural national market to boost farmers' income that is "under stress". The government has clubbed 10 major schemes, including National Food Security Mission, under the umbrella scheme "Krishionnati Yojana" to be implemented by states with central assistance of Rs 9,000 crore during the 2015-16 fiscal. Another Rs 5,300 crore has been allocated to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana (PMGSY) to boost irrigation as currently more than 60 per cent of farm land is rainfed....
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