AIKS Slams Union Budget 2026-27 for Ignoring Agriculture, Rural Labour

• The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) criticized the Union Budget 2026-27, stating that agriculture was largely overlooked by the Finance Minister.
• The Budget failed to show commitment towards the "strategic regeneration of agriculture" and mentioned small and marginal farmers only once, with no mention of rural labor.
• Budgetary allocation for the Department of Agricultural Research and Education was reduced from Rs 10,281 crore (RE 2025-26) to Rs 9,967 crore (BE 2026-27).
• Despite rhetoric on cash crops, past missions like Cotton Technology Mission and Mission on Pulses were not mentioned in budgetary figures.
• AIKS noted the absence of MGNREGA or VB-GRAMG scheme mentions, indicating a dismissal of rural employment's significance.

Why It Matters: AIKS criticizes Union Budget 2026-27 for neglecting agriculture, rural labor, and reducing research funding.