Govt will promote organic farming in clusters: Arun Jaitley 
While presenting the Union Budget 2018 on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government will encourage organic farming by farmer collectives in large clusters. Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) will be encouraged to undertake organic agriculture in clusters under the National Rural Livelihood Programme, he added. The Minimum Support Price for farmers has been increased by 1.5 times.