Agartala, July 10 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said the state government is committed to doubling farmers’ income through a series of welfare initiatives, including procurement of paddy at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), distribution of modern agricultural machinery and easy access to institutional credit through Kisan Credit Cards. After inaugurating the paddy procurement programme under the MSP scheme at the Kakraban Higher Secondary School ground in Gomati district, Sah…
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Ahmedabad/New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of Congress on Tuesday questioned why the state government has not implemented the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), despite repeated requests from the Union government, and demanded that the scheme be introduced immediately to protect farmers against crop losses caused by natural calamities. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, party national spokesperson and former Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil released copies of letters wri…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central government on Tuesday unveiled a special contingency plan amid concerns over a possible El Nino weather phenomenon that could lead to a weak monsoon this year and adversely impact the kharif crop in 315 vulnerable districts in the country.Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with state Agriculture Ministers, senior officials, experts from the ICAR, ICAR-CRIDA, and the India Meteorolog…
Agartala, June 20 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that enhancing farmers’ incomes remains one of the state government’s key objectives, asserting that stronger farmers would lead to the development of villages, which in turn would drive the state’s and the nation’s progress. The Chief Minister said that if villages develop, the state develops, and only when the state develops can the country achieve real progress.“In the past, farmers often fell into debt while cultiv…
Jaipur, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) from West Bengal, transferring more than Rs 18,880 crore directly to the accounts of over 9.44 crore farmers across the country.Under this instalment, over Rs 1,320 crore was transferred to the accounts of more than 66 lakh farmers in Rajasthan, providing financial support and renewed momentum to the state’s agricultural sector.Chief Minister Bhajan Lal…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Before his two-day visit to West Bengal starting Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made social media posts in Bengali, elaborating on the details of his visit. He said he would be present in West Bengal for various programmes on June 20 and 21. He noted that June 20 was particularly noteworthy, as it marked West Bengal Day.The event will take place in Tarakeswar, Hooghly district, a location steeped in heritage for its association with Shyama Prasad Mukherj…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first programme in West Bengal, when he arrives in the state on Saturday will be at Tarakeswar in the Hooghly district, about 62 km from Kolkata. But, what is so important about Tarakeswar that the Prime Minister has decided to celebrate ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ (West Bengal Day) there? For the uninitiated, it was at Tarakeswar that a meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was held on April 15, 1947, authorising Bharatiya Jana Sangh foun…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at a function to be held at Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.There are over 2.18 crore women farmers among the beneficiaries of the 23rd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme…
Jaipur, June 11 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday presented the state’s development vision, key achievements and future roadmap at the 11th meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Reaffirming the state’s commitment to the national goal of ‘Viksit Bharat-2047’, the Chief Minister outlined Rajasthan’s comprehensive strategy for transforming the state into a leading economic powerhouse dr…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) As the NDA government completed 12 years in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the welfare and prosperity of farmers, describing them as the backbone of the nation’s food security, nutrition, and economic growth. Taking to the social media platform X with a hashtag ‘#12YearsOfKisanSamriddhi’, the Prime Minister said that farmers play a crucial role in ensuring the country’s food security and prosperity.PM Modi said…