New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- As India prepares for the upcoming union Budget, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has pitched for a decisive policy and investment push to strengthen agriculture, farmers' welfare, and the food processing sector, warning that structural gaps in taxation, trade policy and infrastructure continue to limit farmer incomes and value addition.
In its pre-Budget recommendations, the industry body has outlined a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at boosting rural demand, cutting wastage, improving export competitiveness, and creating non-farm employment across the agri value chain .
At the core of PHDCCI's proposals is a call for incremental public investment of 0.20 per cent of GDP-amounting to about Rs 0.6...