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Cabinet Okays 7 Schemes Worth About Rs 14,000 Crore For Agriculture Sector
The Union Cabinet on Monday approved around Rs 14,000 crore outlay for seven big-ticket programmes related to the farming sector, including a Rs 2,817-crore digital agriculture mission and a Rs 3,979-crore scheme for crop science.
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More Than 4 Crore Workers Register With E-Shram Portal
Four crore workers have registered themselves with e-shram portal, with maximum registrations from Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
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DMK Government Presents Exclusive Farm Budget, First In Tamil Nadu
In sync with its poll promise, the DMK government on Saturday presented a budget in the Tamil Nadu Assembly exclusively for agriculture featuring schemes for the overall development of the farm sector, including one for self-sufficiency and farm grow
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Loans Worth Rs 26,000 Crore Disbursed Under Stand Up India Scheme In Five Years
According to official figures, a total of 1,16,266 persons have been given loans worth Rs 26,204 crore since the Stand Up India scheme began.
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Budget 2021: Adequate Crop Insurance Schemes Necessary For Agriculture
Budget 2021: To help farmers with long-term investment on equipment, irrigation, or infrastructure creation related to farming, rather than focusing on recurring expenditure, such as weeding, harvesting, sorting, and transporting
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Budget 2021: Allocation For MGNREGA To Be Maintained At Rs 1 Lakh Crore, Says CII
Budget 2021: In October 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for work under MGNREGA was 88 per cent higher than in October 2019, and there was an unmet demand of around 8 million households
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Nirmala Sitharaman To Meet Agriculture Ministry Officials On Tuesday
Under the scheme, interest subvention is provided to NABARD, regional rural banks, cooperative banks, public sector banks and scheduled private sector banks for providing short-term credit to farmers at a subsidised rate of interest.
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Government To Soon Announce Relief Package To Boost Farmer Income
The Centre is also evaluating the scheme followed by the Telangana and Odisha governments wherein a fixed amount is transferred directly to farmers.
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New Procurement Policy Okayed To Ensure Farmers Get Minimum Support Price
The cabinet has approved a new procurement policy under which one scheme will focus on compensating oilseeds farmers if rates fall below the MSP, and another will allow states to rope in private players for procurement, sources said
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Aiming To Double Farmers Income By 2022, Says PM Modi: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the farmers across the nation today via video conferencing about the issues related to the agriculture sector. PM Modi's address focused on the schemes of the centre aimed to boost their income. This is the sixth such interaction since the Modi government completed four years at the centre.
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Budget 2018: Healthcare Winner, Losers Could Include Apple
With national polls looming next year -- and possibly as early as late 2018 -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rolled out a budget designed to help distressed farmers and rural areas while boosting growth, jobs and private investment.
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K Chandrasekhar Rao For Linking MGNREGA With Agricultural Sector
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said there is an urgent need to link MGNREGA scheme with agricultural activities as the sector faces huge shortage of labour.
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PM Modi Urges States To Implement Schemes For Farmers
Pitching for converting farmers' challenges into opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged all states to give priority to implementation of the "roadmap" for boosting the agriculture sector with a target of doubling the income of farmers by 2022.
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Centre Mulling Crop Insurance Scheme: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu
BJP-led NDA government is mulling a crop insurance scheme as part of its policy to address problems plaguing farmers and the agriculture sector, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
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After PM Modi's Scheme, Farmers Talk of 'Satellite God'
Sher Singh, a farmer from Rajasthan, prays to Varuna, the Hindu god of water, for a bountiful harvest. Now, he is also looking to the heavens for satellite imaging to boost his crop.
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Cabinet Okays 7 Schemes Worth About Rs 14,000 Crore For Agriculture Sector
The Union Cabinet on Monday approved around Rs 14,000 crore outlay for seven big-ticket programmes related to the farming sector, including a Rs 2,817-crore digital agriculture mission and a Rs 3,979-crore scheme for crop science.
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More Than 4 Crore Workers Register With E-Shram Portal
Four crore workers have registered themselves with e-shram portal, with maximum registrations from Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
-
DMK Government Presents Exclusive Farm Budget, First In Tamil Nadu
In sync with its poll promise, the DMK government on Saturday presented a budget in the Tamil Nadu Assembly exclusively for agriculture featuring schemes for the overall development of the farm sector, including one for self-sufficiency and farm grow
-
Loans Worth Rs 26,000 Crore Disbursed Under Stand Up India Scheme In Five Years
According to official figures, a total of 1,16,266 persons have been given loans worth Rs 26,204 crore since the Stand Up India scheme began.
-
Budget 2021: Adequate Crop Insurance Schemes Necessary For Agriculture
Budget 2021: To help farmers with long-term investment on equipment, irrigation, or infrastructure creation related to farming, rather than focusing on recurring expenditure, such as weeding, harvesting, sorting, and transporting
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Budget 2021: Allocation For MGNREGA To Be Maintained At Rs 1 Lakh Crore, Says CII
Budget 2021: In October 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for work under MGNREGA was 88 per cent higher than in October 2019, and there was an unmet demand of around 8 million households
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Nirmala Sitharaman To Meet Agriculture Ministry Officials On Tuesday
Under the scheme, interest subvention is provided to NABARD, regional rural banks, cooperative banks, public sector banks and scheduled private sector banks for providing short-term credit to farmers at a subsidised rate of interest.
-
Government To Soon Announce Relief Package To Boost Farmer Income
The Centre is also evaluating the scheme followed by the Telangana and Odisha governments wherein a fixed amount is transferred directly to farmers.
-
New Procurement Policy Okayed To Ensure Farmers Get Minimum Support Price
The cabinet has approved a new procurement policy under which one scheme will focus on compensating oilseeds farmers if rates fall below the MSP, and another will allow states to rope in private players for procurement, sources said
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Aiming To Double Farmers Income By 2022, Says PM Modi: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the farmers across the nation today via video conferencing about the issues related to the agriculture sector. PM Modi's address focused on the schemes of the centre aimed to boost their income. This is the sixth such interaction since the Modi government completed four years at the centre.
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Budget 2018: Healthcare Winner, Losers Could Include Apple
With national polls looming next year -- and possibly as early as late 2018 -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rolled out a budget designed to help distressed farmers and rural areas while boosting growth, jobs and private investment.
-
K Chandrasekhar Rao For Linking MGNREGA With Agricultural Sector
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said there is an urgent need to link MGNREGA scheme with agricultural activities as the sector faces huge shortage of labour.
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PM Modi Urges States To Implement Schemes For Farmers
Pitching for converting farmers' challenges into opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged all states to give priority to implementation of the "roadmap" for boosting the agriculture sector with a target of doubling the income of farmers by 2022.
-
Centre Mulling Crop Insurance Scheme: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu
BJP-led NDA government is mulling a crop insurance scheme as part of its policy to address problems plaguing farmers and the agriculture sector, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
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After PM Modi's Scheme, Farmers Talk of 'Satellite God'
Sher Singh, a farmer from Rajasthan, prays to Varuna, the Hindu god of water, for a bountiful harvest. Now, he is also looking to the heavens for satellite imaging to boost his crop.
