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"Frightening Impact" Of 2016 Notes Ban Seen In GDP Shock: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, in a new video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 2016 demonetisation, linked the move to the negative GDP shock and said the country "must unite and fight" what he called the attack on the poor, farmers and unauthorised sector.
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General Election 2019: "PM Sleeps 3 Hours, So Debate Me On Corruption": Rahul Gandhi To Ravish
Rahul Gandhi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should debate him on issues such as corruption, notes ban, Goods and Services Tax and farmer crisis, given that the PM "works very hard and sleeps for only three hours".
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In 180-Degree On Notes Ban, Agriculture Ministry Cites "Mistake": Sources
Days after the Agriculture Ministry confidently arrived at a conclusion that the overnight notes ban in November 2016 led to a cash crunch and hurt farmers, it has now come up with a new assessment that says exactly the opposite.
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Notes Ban Hurt Farmers, Ministry Told MP Panel. Not True, Says Minister
Demonetization did not affect the sale of seeds and production of crops, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh asserted today in a tweet refuting reports that his ministry had told a group of MPs recently that the notes ban had hit millions of farmers in the country.
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How Notes Ban Has Stalled Maharashtra's Rs 10,000 Farm Handout
Almost two weeks after announcing a farm loan waiver, the Maharashtra government said it would give farmers Rs 10,000 cash to meet their immediate needs for sowing the next round of crops.
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Every Day Is Baisakhi For Farmers, Says PM Narendra Modi In Swipe At Notes Ban Critics
In the middle of election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi avoided any direct political reference in his Mann Ki Baat. But praising farmers for a record production of food grains, the Prime Minister indirectly answered his critics that the notes ban had badly affected the agriculture sector and slowed down the economy because of a cash crunch.
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Fund For 'Victims' Of Notes Ban
Demonetisation has burnt a Rs 350 crore-hole in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's state budget. That money will be given to "victims", as it were, of the centre's move last November to abruptly scrap Rs 500 and 1,000 rupee notes: migrant workers who lost jobs in other states and had to return home and farmers and sharecroppers hit by the...
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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UP Elections 2017: In Mathura, Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM Modi On Demonetisation
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the notes ban issue, saying farmers were forced to deposit their money in banks and a limit on withdrawal was imposed so loans could be given to his "favourite business barons".
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Union Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley's Budget Balm For Poor Skips Election Freebies
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget 2017 pledged to hike government spending on the rural poor and cut taxes on Wednesday, seeking to ease the pain of the notes ban in what he called it a "budget for the poor". He promised to double the income of farmers in the next five years and also to bring 10 million households out of poverty by ...
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Union Budget 2017: Post-Notes Ban, Salaried People Correctly Expected Tax Cut, Says Arun Jaitley
The finance minister promised to increase government funding for farmers, who have been hard hit by the currency ban, with a 60-day waiver on interest for agricultural loans.
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Union Budget 2017- Arun Jaitley's No-Frills Budget Seeks to Ease Notes Ban Shock: 10 Points
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began his Budget speech today with a strong defence of the notes ban, promising that its impact on the economy would not spill over to the next year. He then presented a plan to cushion sections that have been worst hit by demonetisation, pledging to spend more on the rural poor, doubling income of farmers and cutting ...
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Man Gets Rs 500 Notes With One-Side Blank In Madhya Pradesh
Days after a farmer in Madhya Pradesh received Rs 2,000 notes from a bank without the image of Mahatma Gandhi, an ATM at a village in Khargone district dispensed two 'one-side blank' currency of the new Rs 500 denomination.
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After Banknote Ban, Government Sees 7% Growth In First Six Months Of 2017-18: Report
Several private economists have said note ban could drag down growth in the next fiscal year to 6.5 percent to 7 percent, as small businesses fired workers, consumer demand fell and farmers' winter sowing efforts were hit.
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In Poll-Bound Punjab, Farmers Continue To Feel Impact Of Notes Ban
In Gajju Majra near Patiala, 32-year-old Harpreet Singh wakes up and heads straight to the bank. From 7 am, he waits in a queue along with his fellow farmers to withdraw money, so that he can buy fodder to feed his cattle and essential material for his crop. Almost two months after the notes ban, farmers in Punjab remain distressed by the cash crun...
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"Frightening Impact" Of 2016 Notes Ban Seen In GDP Shock: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, in a new video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 2016 demonetisation, linked the move to the negative GDP shock and said the country "must unite and fight" what he called the attack on the poor, farmers and unauthorised sector.
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General Election 2019: "PM Sleeps 3 Hours, So Debate Me On Corruption": Rahul Gandhi To Ravish
Rahul Gandhi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should debate him on issues such as corruption, notes ban, Goods and Services Tax and farmer crisis, given that the PM "works very hard and sleeps for only three hours".
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In 180-Degree On Notes Ban, Agriculture Ministry Cites "Mistake": Sources
Days after the Agriculture Ministry confidently arrived at a conclusion that the overnight notes ban in November 2016 led to a cash crunch and hurt farmers, it has now come up with a new assessment that says exactly the opposite.
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Notes Ban Hurt Farmers, Ministry Told MP Panel. Not True, Says Minister
Demonetization did not affect the sale of seeds and production of crops, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh asserted today in a tweet refuting reports that his ministry had told a group of MPs recently that the notes ban had hit millions of farmers in the country.
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How Notes Ban Has Stalled Maharashtra's Rs 10,000 Farm Handout
Almost two weeks after announcing a farm loan waiver, the Maharashtra government said it would give farmers Rs 10,000 cash to meet their immediate needs for sowing the next round of crops.
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Every Day Is Baisakhi For Farmers, Says PM Narendra Modi In Swipe At Notes Ban Critics
In the middle of election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi avoided any direct political reference in his Mann Ki Baat. But praising farmers for a record production of food grains, the Prime Minister indirectly answered his critics that the notes ban had badly affected the agriculture sector and slowed down the economy because of a cash crunch.
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Fund For 'Victims' Of Notes Ban
Demonetisation has burnt a Rs 350 crore-hole in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's state budget. That money will be given to "victims", as it were, of the centre's move last November to abruptly scrap Rs 500 and 1,000 rupee notes: migrant workers who lost jobs in other states and had to return home and farmers and sharecroppers hit by the...
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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UP Elections 2017: In Mathura, Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM Modi On Demonetisation
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the notes ban issue, saying farmers were forced to deposit their money in banks and a limit on withdrawal was imposed so loans could be given to his "favourite business barons".
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Union Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley's Budget Balm For Poor Skips Election Freebies
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Union Budget 2017 pledged to hike government spending on the rural poor and cut taxes on Wednesday, seeking to ease the pain of the notes ban in what he called it a "budget for the poor". He promised to double the income of farmers in the next five years and also to bring 10 million households out of poverty by ...
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Union Budget 2017: Post-Notes Ban, Salaried People Correctly Expected Tax Cut, Says Arun Jaitley
The finance minister promised to increase government funding for farmers, who have been hard hit by the currency ban, with a 60-day waiver on interest for agricultural loans.
-
Union Budget 2017- Arun Jaitley's No-Frills Budget Seeks to Ease Notes Ban Shock: 10 Points
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began his Budget speech today with a strong defence of the notes ban, promising that its impact on the economy would not spill over to the next year. He then presented a plan to cushion sections that have been worst hit by demonetisation, pledging to spend more on the rural poor, doubling income of farmers and cutting ...
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Man Gets Rs 500 Notes With One-Side Blank In Madhya Pradesh
Days after a farmer in Madhya Pradesh received Rs 2,000 notes from a bank without the image of Mahatma Gandhi, an ATM at a village in Khargone district dispensed two 'one-side blank' currency of the new Rs 500 denomination.
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After Banknote Ban, Government Sees 7% Growth In First Six Months Of 2017-18: Report
Several private economists have said note ban could drag down growth in the next fiscal year to 6.5 percent to 7 percent, as small businesses fired workers, consumer demand fell and farmers' winter sowing efforts were hit.
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In Poll-Bound Punjab, Farmers Continue To Feel Impact Of Notes Ban
In Gajju Majra near Patiala, 32-year-old Harpreet Singh wakes up and heads straight to the bank. From 7 am, he waits in a queue along with his fellow farmers to withdraw money, so that he can buy fodder to feed his cattle and essential material for his crop. Almost two months after the notes ban, farmers in Punjab remain distressed by the cash crun...
