Tamil Nadu Agri Budget | State has arrested decline in cultivable land: M.R.K. Panneerselvam
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu's Agri Budget for 2026-27 allocates ₹47,248 crore to enhance agriculture, reversing cultivable land decline.
Tamil Nadu, through various initiatives, has succeeded in arresting the decline in cultivable land caused by climate change and natural calamities, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam said in the Assembly on Tuesday (February 17, 2026).
“During 2024-25, the double-cropped area increased to 13.99 lakh hectares. This is an increase of about 2 lakh hectares compared to 2019-20,” he said while presenting the Interim Agriculture Budget for 2026-27, with an outlay of ₹47,248.24 crore, in the Assembly.
Read the full Agri Budget speech here.
He said the State government’s focus on agriculture was evident from the steady rise in allocations — from ₹34,220 crore in 2021-22 to ₹45,661 crore in 20250-26, an increase of over ₹11,000 crore.
“In the Interim Budget for 2026-27, an amount of ₹47,248.24 crore has been allocated to the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, and farmers’ welfare schemes will continue to be implemented,” Mr. Panneerselvam said.
The average Gross State Value Added (GSVA) in agriculture, the Minister said, had risen from 1.36% during 2012-13 to 2020-21 to 3.03% during 2021-22 to 2024-25. The GSVA at constant (2011-12) prices increased by about 9.97% to ₹59,11,708 lakh in 2024-25 from ₹53,75,639 lakh.
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