The Union Cabinet has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission with total cost of 2817 crore rupees. Addressing media in New Delhi this afternoon, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said major decisions have been taken in the cabinet meeting for improving the lives of farmers and increasing their income. He said the Digital Agriculture Mission is being developed on lines of the structure of Digital Public Infrastructure for agriculture.

Cabinet has approved crop science for food and nutritional security at a total cost of 3979 crore rupees. Government has also decided to strengthen agriculture education, management, and social science at a cost of 2291 crore rupees. Cabinet approved sustainable livestock health and production with cost of 1702 crore rupees. It approved sustainable development of Horticulture with cost of 860 crore rupees. The Union Cabinet has decided to strengthen the Krishi Vigyan Kendra with the cost of 1202 crore rupees and natural resources management with a cost of 1115 crore rupees.

Cabinet today also approved a 309 Kilometre long new line project providing the shortest rail connectivity between two major commercial hubs – Mumbai and Indore – at total cost of 18,036 crores. The project will be completed by 2028-29.