Union Cabinet on Monday addressed a press conference to brief the media about some major Cabinet decisions. The Cabinet briefing was done by Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar, Nitin Gadkari and Narendra Singh Tomar. Here is everything the three ministers said during the press briefing:-

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- Minimum support prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops increased by 50- 83%, to provide relief to the farmers: Union Minister Narendra Tomar

-Cabinet today has approved  Rs 20,000 crore subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs, this will benefit 2 lakh stressed MSMEs: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

-Key steps taken by the government to boost MSMEs; Rs 20,000 crores infusion into the sector: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

- Minimum Support Price (MSP) to be increased - Modi government to give 1.5 times MSP 

- Herbal farming to be promoted by Modi government

 Poor section is the top priority of Modi government: Prakash Javadekar

- 6 crores MSMEs to be benefitted by Modi government decisions

- Loan scheme for street vendors (Rehri-Patri) launched - Rs 10 k  loan; over 50 lakh people to benefitted

- Major decisions to be announced for farmers and agriculture sector

- Big decisions to be announced for MSMEs

- Cabinet briefing begins - Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar, Nitin Gadkari and Narendra Singh Tomar addresses media persons

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