The following are just example newsflash to give some overview of how it will be seen on this website. One of the important elements of inclusive growth is agriculture development, as nearly 60% of workers depend on the sector. The growth rate of agriculture during 10th Plan was 2.3% per annum. There have been farmers' suicides in several states. The FM indicated in the Budget that 'agriculture must top the agenda of the policy-makers and must hold the first charge in our resources'. Against this background, one expected better initiatives for agriculture.

The FM's proposals include credit, a mission for pulses, irrigation, restoring water bodies, groundwater recharge, extension systems, agricultural insurance, and rural infrastructure development fund (RIDF).

The two concrete proposals are on credit and irrigation. Agricultural credit is expected to cross Rs 1,90,000 crore in the current year. The government wants to increase the level of credit to Rs 225,000 crore in 2007-08 and add another 50 lakh farmers to their portfolios. But, there are many problems in this sector. First, the ground realities are different as compared to the macro figures. There are reports that many farmers are getting credit mainly from moneylenders. It is also not clear whether the entire credit increase was real or banks are making book adjustments.