Farmers to remain at the core of Haryana’s Budget 2026-27: CM Nayab Saini
CM interacts with agricultural experts, FPOs and progressive farmers during pre-budget consultations
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, January 15, 2026 - With the objective of accelerating holistic agricultural growth in Haryana, enhancing farmers’ incomes and strengthening agriculture and allied sectors, a pre-budget consultation meeting was held on Thursday at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.
The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, brought together agricultural scientists, progressive farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and stakeholders from animal husbandry, horticulture, fisheries and the rural economy to seek inputs for the State Budget 2026–27.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the government is framing policies with farmers’ needs and challenges at the core, and agriculture will continue to receive the highest priority in the budget. He underlined that agriculture plays a vital role in sustaining the country’s economy.
The real India lives in villages, and Haryana’s identity is deeply rooted in hardworking farmers and a strong rural economy. Therefore, agriculture and allied sectors will receive special focus in the forthcoming budget, he said.
99 Farmer Suggestions Incorporated in the Previous Budget
Nayab Singh Saini said that this consultation was emotionally significant for him as well, as he is the son of a farmer and understands the hardships of farming firsthand. He emphasised that farmers are not merely food producers but custodians of India’s culture, traditions and civilisation.
Recalling the previous pre-budget consultation held on January 9, 2025, the Chief Minister said that 161 valuable suggestions were received from farmers and experts, of which 99 key suggestions were incorporated into the Budget 2025–26. Based on these inputs, the government took several historic and practical decisions for the agriculture sector.
Strong Law to Curb substandard Seeds
The Chief Minister highlighted that strict legislation has been enacted to prevent the sale of spurious seeds. A special agriculture and horticulture action plan was prepared for the Morni region, initiatives promoting natural farming were further strengthened, and financial assistance under the Mera Pani–Meri Virasat scheme was enhanced to promote water conservation and crop diversification.
He said that, in line with farmers’ suggestions, the government has undertaken modernisation of all mandis, implemented a gate-pass system for all crops, established seed testing laboratories in every district, set up new Centres of Excellence and expanded the Horticulture Mission across the state.
In addition, measures such as expansion of the livestock insurance scheme, adoption of solar technology to reduce the cost of white shrimp farming, implementation of the Milk Producer Incentive Scheme, establishment of milk collection centres, Har-Hith stores and new Vita booths have been effectively rolled out, significantly contributing to increased farm incomes and a stronger rural economy.
Future of Agriculture Lies in Technology and Research
Calling upon agricultural scientists, the Chief Minister stressed the urgent need to promote the use of modern technologies in farming. He urged researchers to focus on innovations that reduce input costs while increasing farmers’ profitability, enabling them to keep pace with changing times.
He further said that today’s youth aspire to practice agriculture using modern technology, and therefore agricultural research must be aligned with their expectations. Emphasising globalisation, he called for practical and implementable plans to adopt internationally prevalent modern farming techniques within Haryana’s agricultural ecosystem.
Rs. 9,200 crore allocated for Agriculture and Allied Sectors
The Chief Minister informed that a budgetary allocation of Rs. 9,296.68 crore was made for agriculture and allied departments in 2025–26. He stated that the true success of government policy lies in ensuring that benefits reach farmers directly. The suggestions received this year, he said, are even more practical, high-quality and forward-looking. Assuring stakeholders that all inputs would be examined seriously, he made it clear that there would be no compromise or shortfall in budgetary support for agricultural development.
Sh. Nayab Singh Saini urged farmers and stakeholders to submit further suggestions through the government chatbot within the next 8–10 days. He also announced that those whose suggestions are incorporated into the Budget 2026–27 would be specially invited to witness the budget presentation in the Vidhan Sabha.
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Sh. Shyam Singh Rana, Public Works Minister, Sh. Ranbir Gangwa, MLAs Smt. Savitri Jindal and Sh. Randhir Panihar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr Saket Kumar, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Sh. Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department, Sh. Vijay Dahiya, Director General, Agriculture, Sh. Rajnarayan Kaushik, Mayor, Sh. Parveen Popli, OSDs to Chief Minister, Dr Raj Nehru, Sh. Virender Badkhalsa, senior officers from various departments and progressive farmers also attended the meeting.