Govt to amend Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, says FM Sitharaman

1. The move will ensure that the food items, including cereals, edible oil, oilseeds, pulses, onion and potato get deregulated. 2. She also announced new funds for fisheries, dairy development, herbal plantation and livestock vaccination. 3. As much as Rs 10,000 crore will be provided for fishermen through Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).