Govt spending Rs 6.5 lakh crore annually on agriculture, farmers' welfare: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was spending Rs 6.5 lakh crore annually on the agriculture sector and farmers' welfare, and called upon cooperatives to help in making the country self- reliant on cooking oils. At International Day of Cooperatives, the Prime Minister highlighted the PM Kisan scheme, MSP operations, and fertilizer subsidy.