1 / 12The Budget Session of the Parliament began on Monday with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha assembled together in the Central Hall and chambers of both the Houses.2 / 12लहान शेतकऱ्यांसाठी सरकारने घेतलेल्या निर्णयांचा राष्ट्रपती रामनाथ कोविंद यांनी आपल्या अभिभाषणात उल्लेख केला. यावेळी राष्ट्रपती म्हणाले की, लहान शेतकऱ्यांचे (एकूण 80 टक्के) हित सरकारने प्रामुख्याने समोर ठेवले आहे. सरकारही सेंद्रिय शेतीसारखे प्रयत्न करत आहे3 / 12Addressing the joint session on the first day of Budget Session 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that approximately Rs 1 lakh crore has been sanctioned for 1,000 schemes to boost the agriculture sector in India.4 / 12“To improve agriculture infrastructure, approximately Rs 1 lakh crore have been sanctioned for 1,000 schemes to boost the Agri sector in India”, Kovind said.5 / 12The president pointed out that the government is working tirelessly to empower the farmers of the country.6 / 12 “The government believes in the basic mantra of ‘Antyodaya’, in which there is social justice, equality, respect and equal opportunities. Schemes like PM Awas Yojana, PM Svanidhi, Har Ghar Jal and PM Svamitva are greatly benefiting the citizens across the country,” he said.7 / 12The president also discussed various schemes launched by the central government including Svamitva Yojana, PM-KISAN, PM-FBY and National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP).8 / 12“Under Svamitva Yojana, more than 40 lakh property cards have been distributed in around 27,000 villages. The government is working relentlessly to empower the rural economy and the farmers of the country. Keeping in mind the record production, the government has also made record procurement,” he said.9 / 12Kovind also said that the government is focussing on empowering small farmers. “The government is working on empowering small farmers10 / 12With schemes like Samman Nidhi Yojana, Fasal Bima Yojana, Krishi Infrastructure Fund, the government is building AatmaNirbhar Krishi ecosystem,” he said.11 / 12The first part of the Union Budget Session will be held from January 31 to February 11 and the second part will take place from March 14 to April 8.12 / 12President Kovind said that the government is modernizing the Indian Railways at a fast pace. In the last seven years, 24,000 km of railway route has been electrified. It is expected that the Centre may propose further electrification of a record 7,000 km railway track in the Budget. In the Union Budget, the Centre may allocate close to Rs 10,000 crore for electrification in FY22-23. Last year, the government had allocated Rs 7,452 crore for electrification projects in the Budget as part of its efforts to achieve full electrification of broad-gauge railway lines by the end of next year.