Delta farmers have requested chief minister M K Stalin and the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture minister to hold a consultative meeting with farmers associations before presenting the agriculture budget in the assembly so as to ensure that the government addresses the long-standing demands of farmers.
The farmers also wanted the chief minister to instruct district collectors to first organize such meetings at the district level, especially in delta districts, before calling the state-level meeting.
With officials busy preparing the budget components for 2023-24, this was the right time to invite farmers representatives to discuss various issues related to the progress of the farming community before preparing the budget.