Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday alleged that the state BJP government engaged solely in scams under the guise of crop procurement as it “continues to impose new conditions on farmers with the intent of ensuring that the government does not have to procure crops”. “Yet another scam is currently being orchestrated in the name of wheat and mustard procurement. Instead of actually procuring wheat and mustard, the government is imposing…
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In a key step towards farmer welfare, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved minimum support price (MSP) funding of Rs 1,718.56 crore to the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for the cotton season 2023–24.The funding aims to provide direct price support to cotton farmers across the country.During the 2023–24 cotton season, the area under cultivation was estimated at 114.47 lakh hectares, with…
Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh is set to usher in a transformative era for its farming community as the state officially launches “2026” as the ‘Agriculture Year’ with a grand rally and mega programme scheduled for Sunday at ‘Jumboori Maidan, BHEL’, Bhopal. The year-long initiative, carrying the powerful tagline ‘Prosperous Farmers – Prosperous State’, aims to make agriculture more profitable, sustainable, technology-driven, and a major engine for youth employment and rural self-reliance…