Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget on Sunday, underscored the government’s focus on farmers’ welfare.
Among the major announcements, she proposed the launch of Bharat Vistar, a multilingual AI-driven platform aimed at integrating and strengthening the country’s agri-stack.
She said, “Bharat Vistar – Virtually Integrated System to access Agricultural Resources. I propose to launch Bharat Vistar, a multilingual AI tool that shall integrate the agri-stack portals and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems.”
Finance Minister Sitharaman presented her record ninth consecutive Union budget today in the Parliament. On Thursday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey of India in Parliament for the financial year 2025-26.
The tabling of the Economic Survey ahead of the Budget follows the long-standing tradition of outlining the state of the economy before detailing future fiscal plans. The document provided a comprehensive, data-backed review of the economy’s performance over the previous year and offers a broad roadmap for future policy direction. As the government’s flagship annual report, it reviews key economic developments over the past 12 months
