Exports of beef haven't come down: Harsimrat
The Dollar Business Bureau Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday said that there is no decline in the exports of buffalo meat from legal slaughter houses in the country. The latest crackdown of illegal abattoirs in Uttar Pradesh is in compliance with the order of Supreme Court to check environment pollution and to protect the health of people, the Minister added. India, the biggest exporter of buffalo meat, shipped $3.76 billion worth of meat in the financial year 2016-17, according to Ministry of Commerce data. In April, the exports of beef dropped by 10.35% to $257.06 million compared to $287 million in the same month last year, as per the data given in Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) data. “As far as I know, the export (of ...
'The Budget is a far sighted one'
The budget can be termed as a far-sighted one that focused on infrastructure and investment, agriculture, rural sector, health social, job creation, financial sector reforms, saysY.R. Singh, Exec Dir, Indias Chamber of Trade and Industry (affiliated to Assocham) Jasleen Kaur | The Dollar Business Y.R. Singh, Exec Dir, Indias Chamber of Trade and Industry (affiliated to Assocham)Indias national budget 2016-17 was announced on Monday by Finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha. The budget can be termed as a far-sighted one that focused on infrastructure and investment, agriculture, rural sector, health, job creation, financial sector reforms etc. In an exclusive interview to The Dollar Business,Ravinder Singh detailed the positive points that the budget carried. These being: Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks- The ...
