Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at strengthening the cooperative credit structure and curbing local political rivalries, the MahaYuti government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the state assembly to amend the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. The bill makes it mandatory for cooperative societies to grant membership and extend crop loans to any farmer who owns at least 10 gunthas of land. The bill was tabled by Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil.Local political fact…
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The government-backed e-commerce marketplace DigiHaat — built on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) — on Monday launched a nationwide ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ campaign to promote cooperative products and expand their reach among consumers through digital commerce.The week-long campaign — running from June 29 to July 6 — coincides with five years of the Ministry of Cooperation and aims to showcase products from cooperative societies, Farmer Producer Organisati…
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) PMK founder Dr S. Ramadoss on Tuesday welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to waive crop loans for small and marginal farmers through cooperative societies, while urging the state to introduce broader relief measures to address the challenges faced by the farming community.In a statement, Ramadoss said the government’s order to write off crop loans of up to Rs 50,000 availed through cooperative societies since May last year was a positive and much-needed step….
Aizawl, May 13 (IANS) The Mizoram Ginger Unique Selling Proposition (USP) – Sustainable Cultivation and Value Chain Development Project, to be implemented under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) with a total outlay of Rs 189.78 crore, was launched on Wednesday, officials said.The project was inaugurated through a virtual programme jointly launched by Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia.In his…
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday ordered the transfer and posting of several senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across key departments, including Finance, Revenue Administration, Tourism, and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC). The orders were issued by Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar in the name of the Governor.According to the official notification, senior IAS officer N. Muruganandam, who has ret…
Bhopal, April 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday that the Madhya Pradesh government is accelerating efforts to expand the dairy sector, positioning it as a key pillar for boosting farmers’ income and strengthening the rural economy. Chairing a review meeting of the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation, the Chief Minister said dairy activities are being actively promoted under the “Farmer Welfare Year” to create sustainable livelihood opportunities.“Dai…
Hubballi (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) Farmers in Karnataka’s Hubballi are facing severe hardship due to the lack of gunny bags for the procurement of chickpeas at support price centres, triggering widespread anger among growers who say administrative lapses are delaying purchases and exposing their produce to damage.Despite sustained protests and struggles by farmers, the government had only recently begun procurement of groundnuts at the support price in the district. However, a similar mecha…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court has reiterated that the right to vote and the right to contest an election are not fundamental rights but statutory rights created by law, and can therefore be regulated or restricted through legal provisions. While upholding eligibility conditions prescribed for candidates contesting elections to cooperative dairy bodies in Rajasthan, a Bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and Sanjay Karol observed that “neither the right to vote nor the right to contest…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India’s seafood exports have recorded robust growth, driven largely by strong performance in non‑US markets, according to Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who emphasised the need for sustained market and product diversification and strict regulatory compliance, including adherence to antibiotic bans and strengthened traceability systems.The seafood exports have recorded strong and sustained growth, expanding at an average annual rate of 7 per cent over the past 1…
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) The opposition Congress on Tuesday claimed to have exposed a massive scam going on in the paddy procurement system in Odisha during the Kharif season at the cost of farmers, allegedly involving a collusion between millers, concerned government officials, and the state Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Pradesh Kisan Congress President Abhay Kumar Sahu and senior Congress leader Sudarshan Das claimed that irregu…