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Tamil Nadu Earmarks ₹58,374 Crore for Agriculture in 2026-27 Budget

Tamil Nadu Earmarks ₹58,374 Crore for Agriculture in 2026-27 Budget
TN Agriculture Budget earmarks ₹58,374 crore for farming and allied sectors · thehindubusinessline.com

The government of Tamil Nadu, a state in India, has shared its new plan to help farmers, called the Agriculture Budget.

The plan sets aside a huge amount of money — ₹58,374 crore — for farming.

That is more money than they gave last year.

The government wants to grow enough food so that nobody goes hungry.

It will help cotton farmers through a special program called the Cotton Renaissance Mission.

It also wants more farmers to grow crops without chemicals, which is called organic farming, and will pay farmers who do that.

A new plan called the Uzhavar AI Scheme will use computers and artificial intelligence to tell farmers about their soil and crops.

The government will also spend money on micro irrigation so water is used wisely.

It will even teach women to use drones in farming, similar to the Centre's Drone Didis scheme.

All these ideas are meant to make farming better and food safer.

Key facts

Total allocation (RBE 2026-27)
₹58,374 crore
2025-26 allocation
₹45,661 crore
Expenditure split
₹8,689 crore capital; ₹49,685 crore revenue
Largest departmental allocation
₹18,103 crore — Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
Foodgrain production targets
125 lakh tonnes (2026-27); 131 lakh tonnes (five years)
Cotton Renaissance Mission
₹27.21 crore; 73,360 acres; 40,000 farmers
Organic Farming Clusters (Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana)
₹9 crore; 7,500 acres
Ethanol distillery (Kallakurichi-I Co-operative Sugar Mill)
₹20 lakh for DPR and feasibility report for 100-klpd plant

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