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Agriculture Industry
Efforts being made to double farmers income by 2022: Sainiedit
Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Prabhulal Saini today said that efforts would be made to double farmers income by 2022. He also announced that 900 veterinary doctors and 4,000 livestock assistants would be appointed in the state soon. “To double the income of farmers by 2022, we need to increase production and productivity both,” Saini said.
Bumper rabi harvest in Telangana: Harish Raoedit
Telangana is all set to post a bumper rabi harvest, thanks to the marked improvement in water availability in the irrigation sources covered by Mission Kakatiya and major irrigation projects, Minister for Irrigation and Marketing T Harish Rao said on Monday.
Time to take farmers along: Kaptan Singh Solankiedit
Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Monday said the progress of the country lies in the progress of farmers and to realise the concept of a ‘New India’ we have to take them along. He was speaking at the prize distribution and closing ceremony of the three-day ‘2nd Agri-Leadership Summit’ at Surajkund in Faridabad district.
Oppn. focuses on reduced allocation for agriculture in TS budgetedit
Reduced allocation to Agriculture in the 2017-18 Telangana Budget was questioned by the Opposition in the legislative Assembly on Monday, during a debate on demands for grants. Telugu Desam Party member R. Krishnaiah too raised the issue of budget reduction for agriculture, and said that the sector needed innovation and modernisation in a big way. The agricultural university should be linked to the department and modernised, towards turning around the sector as a profit-making vocation by encouraging exports, he said.
Despite claims, govt allotted Rs 4,000 crore less to agriculture this yearedit
The Bharatiya Janata Party led state government tried to project its state budget 2017 as an “agricultural budget”. In reality, however, the government has allotted almost Rs 4,000 crore less to agriculture and related departments than in the previous year.
UP to lose 8% of revenue if farm loan waiver goes ahead: SBIedit
After the Bharatiya Janata Party won a massive mandate in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s first challenge will be fulfilling the election promise to waive off loans given to small and marginal farmers. The Uttar Pradesh government stands to lose Rs 27,420 crore, or 8 percent of its total revenue, if the farm loan waiver scheme becomes a reality, according to State Bank of India.
Budget
Maharashtra Budget to boost economy, infra, housing and agriedit
Just like many of the State Budgets this year, Maharashtra’s Budget 2017 does not add any new tax to the mix. But taking a leaf from the union budget, this budget focuses on 4 key areas: the state’s economy, infrastructure, housing and agriculture.