Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) legislator Jayant Patil on Thursday called upon the Maharashtra government not to deceive women through the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill. He demanded that the names of women should be registered on the 7/12 land extracts (land title documents) and transfer 50 per cent of the land held in the husband’s name to the wife.Tearing into the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill with a volley of sharp queri…
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Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) More than 69 lakh farmer families in Gujarat have received direct financial assistance exceeding Rs 23,083 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme since its launch, highlighting the programme’s growing reach among cultivators in the state. According to official data, a total of 69.25 lakh farmer families in Gujarat have benefited from the scheme across 22 instalments, with funds transferred directly into beneficiaries’ bank accounts thro…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday said that the decision on the state’s farmer loan waiver has reached its final stages but the official announcement is being held back due to directives from the Election Commission. Speaking to reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting, CM Fadnavis clarified that the formal announcement will be made after the elections to the 17 Maharashtra Legislative Council elections slated for June 18 and counting on June 22.CM…
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government has increased financial assistance under its farm wire fencing scheme and reduced the minimum land requirement for eligibility, in a move aimed at helping more farmers protect crops from stray cattle and wild animals before the monsoon season. The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.State Agriculture Minister and government spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said assistance under the barbed wire…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) After T. Siddique took oath as Kerala’s Agriculture Minister, one of the first calls he received was not from political leaders or bureaucrats, but from a group of students from the tragedy scarred Mundakkai–Chooralmala region of Wayanad. The video call which took place on Thursday quickly turned emotional.”When nobody else was there, you stood with us like strength and shelter,” the students told him, their voices carrying memories of loss, uncertainty and su…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has set up a special expert task force to look into the damage caused to the litchi crop in Bihar and come up with a report on the remedial measures to help farmers within a week, according to an official statement issued on Friday.Farmers informed the minister about the extensive damage being caused to litchi crops due to the litchi stink bug at an interaction programme organised at the Central I…
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) The Punjab government should immediately provide Rs 50,000 per acre in compensation to farmers for losses caused by unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and strong winds in Punjab, said Ashwani Sharma, working BJP President. In a statement here, Sharma said, “According to the Punjab government’s own data, crops over 1.30 lakh acres have been damaged in the state. If proper girdawari (crop assessment) is conducted, this area may increase further.” He said farmers …
Kottayam, April 7 (IANS) With just 48 hours left for voting to start, in a shocking incident that has sent ripples through Kerala’s political landscape, a farmer was found hanging inside the CPI local committee office at Thalayazham in Vaikom, a constituency represented by the party.The deceased, Chellappan Pulikkasheri, a local farmer and agricultural researcher, had earlier levelled serious allegations against party leaders, making his death particularly contentious.Chellappan had publicly a…
Patna, March 28 (IANS) Bihar Agriculture Minister Ram Kripal Yadav has reassured farmers across the state, emphasising that the ongoing tensions in West Asia have had no adverse impact on agriculture in the state or the country. He highlighted that nearly 76% of Bihar’s population depends on agriculture, making it a top priority for both the state and the Government of India.To safeguard farmers’ interests, officials from the district level down to the Panchayats have been put on high alert….
Agartala, March 6 (IANS) Tripura Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday said that the BJP government’s main aim is to increase agricultural production and exports so that farmers can derive greater benefits. The Minister, along with Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma, flagged off a consignment of 3 metric tonnes (MT) of Kaalikhasa and Harinarayan (both organic aromatic rice native to Tripura) paddy to Kolkata from Agartala Railway Station.Nath said that the main goa…