Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state has made significant progress in implementing the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme, with more than Rs 1,100 crore already disbursed to farmers and agri-entrepreneurs across Assam. Sharing the update after a meeting with Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi, Sarma said the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund emerged as a key focus area of discuss…
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New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) BJP Kisan Morcha National President and Member of Parliament Rajkumar Chahar on Saturday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the release of the latest instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme from Hooghly district in West Bengal. On behalf of the BJP Kisan Morcha and the farming community, Chahar thanked the Prime Minister for empowering farmers through direct financial assistance and agriculture-focused reforms….
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme on Saturday from Hooghly’s Tarakeswar in West Bengal, transferring financial assistance directly to eligible farmers across the country.In Gujarat, more than 51.28 lakh farmers are set to benefit from the latest instalment, with direct financial assistance exceeding Rs 1,025 crore to be credited into their bank accounts.The nationwide transfer under t…
Kolkata/Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) More than 51.28 lakh farmers in Gujarat are set to receive direct financial assistance of over Rs 1,025 crore as part of the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, which will be released nationwide on June 20 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Hooghly (Tarkeshwar) in West Bengal. The nationwide transfer under the instalment will amount to over Rs 18,880 crore, benefiting more than 9.44 crore farmer families across India t…
Agartala, June 8 (IANS) Tripura has exported organic agricultural products worth Rs 17 crore to various parts of the country as well as overseas markets, reflecting the growing demand for the state’s organically grown produce, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Monday. The Minister said demand for Tripura’s organic agricultural products is steadily increasing both in domestic and international markets, and the Agriculture Department is taking sustained measure…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the ambitious ‘Mission Senehjori’ initiative launched jointly with the Centre would help strengthen Assam’s traditional Muga silk sector and improve the livelihoods of farmers and weavers associated with the craft. In a post on X after meeting Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarma said the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) has been actively taking initiatives to enhance eco…
Gandhinagar, May 24 (IANS) Digvijaysinh Gohil, an importer of mangoes in England, said that whenever boxes of Kesar and Hapus mangoes packed from Gujarat are unloaded at London’s Heathrow Airport, it fills the entire cargo area with the aroma, making him proud of his identity. However, he is not alone in feeling such pride. Those living across the seven seas have a strong liking for Gujarat’s Kesar mangoes and Maharashtra’s Hapus varieties.Though mangoes from South American nations like Brazil a…
Bhopal/New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Centre has notified the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G Act, which will be implemented across India from July 1 this year, Union Agricultural Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday.Addressing the media in Bhopal, Chouhan said the new law will raise guaranteed rural employment from 100 days to 125 days for workers seeking work.He said the Act aims to expand job opportunities and strengthen livelihood sec…
Jaipur, April 23 (IANS) The National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform is driving transparent, technology-enabled agricultural trade by digitally integrating mandis (wholesale markets) across India. In Rajasthan, 173 mandis are now connected to e-NAM, expanding opportunities for lakhs of farmers and accelerating efficient, transparent agricultural marketing.Through e-NAM, farmers in the state can sell their produce to buyers across the country, enabling better price discovery and increa…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) National Agriculture Market (e‑NAM) digital marketplace has integrated 1,656 mandis across the country and registered over 1.80 crore farmers, 2.73 lakh traders and 4,724 Farmer‑Producer Organisations, the government said on Monday.The platform has facilitated cumulative trade of 13.25 crore metric tonnes worth Rs. 4.84 lakh crore till March 2026 in 10 years, an official statement said.Further, the government provides financial assistance of up to Rs 75 lakh per ma…