Mandsaur, Jan 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Thursday, handed over the job letter to the son of Manohar Singh Chauhan, who had died while saving three people in a tragic accident in Mandsaur district earlier in April last year. Taking to his official X account, CM Yadav said: “Hundreds of salutes to the unparalleled humanity and courage of the late Manohar Singh Chauhan ji. In the accident that occurred in Malhargarh of Mandsaur district, the 40-year-old Manohar Singh ji…
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Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav transferred Rs 200 crore under the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (Price Deficiency Payment Scheme) into the bank accounts of more than 1.7 lakh soybean-producing farmers during a ‘Kisan Sammelan’ in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.This marked the fourth instalment after the scheme aimed to compensate farmers selling Soybean crops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) was reintroduced by CM Mohan Yadav, led by the …
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The Central government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat at Rs 2,585 per quintal for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27. In line with this decision, wheat will be procured at MSP across Gujarat through the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., as part of efforts to ensure remunerative prices for farmers.Farmers willing to sell wheat at MSP will be required to complete online registration at the village level through VCEs between February 1 and M…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with beneficiary farmers on the 77th Republic Day at Pusa, New Delhi. He lauded the contributions of the farming community to the nation. Among the farmers he spoke to were Tribhuvan Singh, Aniket Chauhan, Bhavlesh Chauhan, Hemraj Chauhan, and Jagdish Sharma. All of them shared their experiences as beneficiaries of government schemes.Addressing the gathering, Chouhan extended his greetings on Republic Day and th…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the Centre has approved procurement of 1 lakh metric tonnes of rabi chickpea (chana) from Karnataka at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).In a statement, Joshi said directions have been issued to procure 1,01,340 metric tonnes (MT) of rabi-season chickpea at Rs 5,875 per quintal under the MSP scheme.He said that at a time of distress, the Central government, which has consistently…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Centre has reduced the stock limits for jute traders and balers due to the sharp increase in jute prices in recent months, which are prevailing well above the minimum support price (MSP) for 2025-26, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The reduction in the stock limits has been announced to prevent hoarding and speculative practices in the trade of raw jute. The measure is aimed at increasing the availability of jute in the market to cool down the p…
Vijayawada, Jan 15 (IANS) The Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Thursday celebrated ‘Makar Sankranti’, the colourful harvest festival, with pomp and gaiety.The countryside in both the states wore a festive look with decorated houses, kite flying, cockfights, bull fights and other sports on Thursday, the second day of the three-day festival.Villages in both states came alive on Sankranti, considered the biggest festival. The day began with men, women and children attired in their b…
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, highlighting the severe crisis faced by Bengal gram farmers in Karnartaka and urged immediate intervention of the Centre.Taking to social media X, CM Siddaramaiah stated, “I have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighting the severe crisis faced by Bengal gram farmers in Karnataka. Despite a Minimum Su…
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Telangana achieved record paddy procurement of 70.82 lakh tonnes during the 2025-26 Kharif marketing season, surpassing the 2020-21 procurement of 70.2 lakh tonnes. Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Tuesday that Telangana has achieved a milestone in paddy procurement.He said the record procurement has benefited about 14 lakh farmers across the State. The State disbursed ₹16,606 crore as the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The farmers were al…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Tuesday, targeted the Odisha government, alleging that it had betrayed the farmers of the state over the “chaotic paddy procurement process”. Speaking at a press conference held at the party headquarters here, senior BJD leaders termed the mess in the state’s paddy procurement process as alarming.State BJD Vice-President Sanjay Kumar Das Burma, on Monday, criticised the BJP-led state government for the gross mismanagement in pad…