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Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman Allocates ₹ 1.50 Lakh Crore To Agriculture, Slashes Food Subsidies
Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces ₹ 1.50 lakh crore for agriculture, emphasising climate resilience and natural farming while reducing food and fertiliser subsidies.
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LPG Subsidy, Farm Loan Waiver, Caste Census In Congress' Manifesto For Chhattisgarh
The Congress on Sunday released its manifesto for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, promising caste census, loan waiver to farmers, Rs 3,200 for per quintal for paddy procurement and subsidised cooking gas cylinders to women under a new scheme.
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Make Agriculture Profitable By Reducing Input Costs: Vice President
Stating that loan waivers and subsidies provide only temporary relief to farmers, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday stressed on making Indian agriculture profitable by reducing input costs and providing uninterrupted power as well as credit at low interest rates to the farming community.
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''Special Joy'' For Farmers: PM On Rs 3,500 Crore Subsidy For Sugar Mills
It is a day of "special joy" for crores of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday soon after the government approved a subsidy of Rs 3,500 crore to sugar mills for clearing the dues of farmers and asserted that it will also help lakhs of workers associated with these mills.
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Government Considering Rs 70,000 Crore Plan To Pay Cash to Farmers: Report
The government, which has already exceeded the annual budget deficit target, has little room for spending in the current year, having forgone some tax revenue on goods and services following the defeat.
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Gujarat Officials Booked For Fraudulently Availing Farm Subsidy
Two government officials and four others have been booked for allegedly forging documents of farmers to withdraw almost Rs 1 crore under a government subsidy scheme to build farm ponds, police said.
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Farmers Get Additional 60 Days To Repay Crop Loans
In a relief to farmers hit by demonetisation, the Reserve Bank today gave an additional 60 days to repay their crop loans due in November-December and said that prompt repayment would be eligible for the extra 3 per cent interest subsidy.
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With An Unforgiving Drought, A Cattle Crisis In Marathwada
Non-governmental organisations or cooperatives can set up cattle camps like these, but need a minimum of 500 animals, in order to get subsidy from the government to run them.
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No Interest Subsidy On Crop Loan Beyond Rs 3 Lakh: Panel
A government panel, set up to suggest ways for better implementation of the Rs 9 lakh crore farm credit scheme, has recommended that interest subvention should not be provided to farmers if the short-term loan amount is higher than Rs 3 lakh.
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Haryana Government to Provide Loan for Cooperative Farming: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that his government will provide a loan up to Rs five crore to the Cooperative Societies for cooperative farming, which will include subsidy of Rs one crore.
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Thai Junta Chief Defends Return of Populist Subsidies
Thailand's junta chief today defended his government's decision to roll out significant farming subsidies, a policy the generals and their allies excoriated when the civilians they toppled were in power.
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Economic Survey for Huge Investment in Farm Research
To boost the farm and food sector, the Economic Survey on Friday prescribed huge investment in areas such as research, irrigation and warehousing, besides calling for subsidy rationalisation and setting up of a national common market for agri-produce.
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Gas price hike to set off farm or food subsidy dilemma
India last year approved a hefty rise in gas prices to around $8.40 per million British thermal units in a bid to boost returns for local producers, spur investment in the industry and ease acute power shortages.
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Development cannot be measured solely on basis of freebies, subsidies: Chidambaram
Freebies and subsidies cannot be the only parameters for measuring development, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said, stressing that power availability, farm productivity and road network should be the benchmark for its evaluation.
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Budget 2013: Farm credit enhanced by Rs 1.25 lakh crore for FY'14
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday announced a sharp increase of Rs 1.25 lakh crore in agriculture credit target to Rs 7 lakh crore for next fiscal year and allocated additional Rs 10,000 crore in subsidy for implementing the Food Security Bill.
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Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman Allocates ₹ 1.50 Lakh Crore To Agriculture, Slashes Food Subsidies
Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces ₹ 1.50 lakh crore for agriculture, emphasising climate resilience and natural farming while reducing food and fertiliser subsidies.
-
LPG Subsidy, Farm Loan Waiver, Caste Census In Congress' Manifesto For Chhattisgarh
The Congress on Sunday released its manifesto for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, promising caste census, loan waiver to farmers, Rs 3,200 for per quintal for paddy procurement and subsidised cooking gas cylinders to women under a new scheme.
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Make Agriculture Profitable By Reducing Input Costs: Vice President
Stating that loan waivers and subsidies provide only temporary relief to farmers, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday stressed on making Indian agriculture profitable by reducing input costs and providing uninterrupted power as well as credit at low interest rates to the farming community.
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''Special Joy'' For Farmers: PM On Rs 3,500 Crore Subsidy For Sugar Mills
It is a day of "special joy" for crores of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday soon after the government approved a subsidy of Rs 3,500 crore to sugar mills for clearing the dues of farmers and asserted that it will also help lakhs of workers associated with these mills.
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Government Considering Rs 70,000 Crore Plan To Pay Cash to Farmers: Report
The government, which has already exceeded the annual budget deficit target, has little room for spending in the current year, having forgone some tax revenue on goods and services following the defeat.
-
Gujarat Officials Booked For Fraudulently Availing Farm Subsidy
Two government officials and four others have been booked for allegedly forging documents of farmers to withdraw almost Rs 1 crore under a government subsidy scheme to build farm ponds, police said.
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Farmers Get Additional 60 Days To Repay Crop Loans
In a relief to farmers hit by demonetisation, the Reserve Bank today gave an additional 60 days to repay their crop loans due in November-December and said that prompt repayment would be eligible for the extra 3 per cent interest subsidy.
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With An Unforgiving Drought, A Cattle Crisis In Marathwada
Non-governmental organisations or cooperatives can set up cattle camps like these, but need a minimum of 500 animals, in order to get subsidy from the government to run them.
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No Interest Subsidy On Crop Loan Beyond Rs 3 Lakh: Panel
A government panel, set up to suggest ways for better implementation of the Rs 9 lakh crore farm credit scheme, has recommended that interest subvention should not be provided to farmers if the short-term loan amount is higher than Rs 3 lakh.
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Haryana Government to Provide Loan for Cooperative Farming: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that his government will provide a loan up to Rs five crore to the Cooperative Societies for cooperative farming, which will include subsidy of Rs one crore.
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Thai Junta Chief Defends Return of Populist Subsidies
Thailand's junta chief today defended his government's decision to roll out significant farming subsidies, a policy the generals and their allies excoriated when the civilians they toppled were in power.
-
Economic Survey for Huge Investment in Farm Research
To boost the farm and food sector, the Economic Survey on Friday prescribed huge investment in areas such as research, irrigation and warehousing, besides calling for subsidy rationalisation and setting up of a national common market for agri-produce.
-
Gas price hike to set off farm or food subsidy dilemma
India last year approved a hefty rise in gas prices to around $8.40 per million British thermal units in a bid to boost returns for local producers, spur investment in the industry and ease acute power shortages.
-
Development cannot be measured solely on basis of freebies, subsidies: Chidambaram
Freebies and subsidies cannot be the only parameters for measuring development, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said, stressing that power availability, farm productivity and road network should be the benchmark for its evaluation.
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Budget 2013: Farm credit enhanced by Rs 1.25 lakh crore for FY'14
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday announced a sharp increase of Rs 1.25 lakh crore in agriculture credit target to Rs 7 lakh crore for next fiscal year and allocated additional Rs 10,000 crore in subsidy for implementing the Food Security Bill.
