Bhubaneswar, May 15 -- Focus is on agriculture and allied activities in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's third tranche today. Of the 11 measures, 8 relate to strengthening infrastructure, capacities and building better logistics, while the rest 3 pertain to governance and administrative reforms.

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During the lockdown period, MSP of amount more than Rs 74,300 crore have been provided for agriculture sector, said the Union Finance Minister.

Rs 74,300 cr purchases based on MSP happened during the #COVID19 lockdown: Union Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/OgLa5VAVg9

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