New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has yielded several key decisions aimed at providing major relief to onion growers, sugarcane farmers and the sugar industry in Maharashtra.These include procurement of onions through NAFED and NCCF at Rs 1,580 per quintal, expansion of procurement from 2 lakh tonnes to 10 lakh tonnes, enhancement of onion storage and sorting-grading fa…
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Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has launched an intensive campaign to expand the reach of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) across Madhya Pradesh by enrolling 10 lakh new members by June 30. The membership drive, which began on April 14, aims to significantly boost the cooperative movement and strengthen financial inclusion for farmers in the state. Chief Minister Yadav also set an annual target of issuing 1.25 lakh new Kisan Credit Cards to empower more farmers with …
Surat/Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) The Gujarat government will develop Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as Common Service Centres and expand a network of more than 12,000 micro-ATMs across 14,330 gram panchayats to strengthen last-mile banking and service delivery, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Saturday. Addressing the second day of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (South Gujarat Zone) in Surat, Vaghani said the initiative would enable more than 75 government servi…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The government on Thursday said it has significantly expanded MSP procurement operations in Chhattisgarh, along with launching Bihar’s first-ever structured pulse procurement initiative under the ‘Atmanirbhar Pulses Mission’.The government strengthened MSP procurement under the PM-AASHA scheme, with the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) playing a c…
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….
Coimbatore, March 3 (IANS) Farmers in parts of Coimbatore district have alleged that technical glitches and procedural delays are hampering access to crop loans from Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), even after the Tamil Nadu government introduced an online application system to speed up approvals. The Cooperative Department recently digitalised the crop loan process, enabling farmers to apply online with the promise of same-day processing.Under the scheme, eligible farmers can …
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The National Cooperative Database (NCD) has recorded over 8.5 lakh cooperatives, of which approximately 6.6 lakh are operational — covering nearly 98 per cent of rural India and serving around 32 crore members across 30 sectors, official data showed on Sunday.These institutions connect milk producers, artisans, fishers, traders, and workers to markets, while connections with women-led SHGs have integrated nearly 10 crore women into the cooperative framework.“From nati…