Bihar Crop Assistance Scheme

Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year - particularly the vastly pared down flood relief fund - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back. He has rejected a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer and instead, come up with his own s...

Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year - particularly the vastly pared down flood relief fund - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back. He has rejected a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer and instead, come up with his own s...