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Opinion | A better understanding of the political economy can resolve farm crisisedit
The transfer of Rythu Bandhu money directly into the bank accounts of farmers has created fresh problems for both farmers and the government.
Schemes launched to double farmers’ incomeedit
The agriculture department launched the Chief Minister’s Sashakt Kisan Yojana (CMSKY) and the Chief Minister’s Krishi Samuh Yojana (CMKSY) at Banquet Hall here on Monday. Aimed at doubling the farmers’ income by 2022, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two schemes were announced by the state’s finance minister during his budget (2018-19) speech, reports DIPR.
BoB aims to disburse Rs 400cr agricultural loansedit
Bank of Baroda (BoB) has organized a mela to disburse loans to farmers in rural areas of four regions under its division here. The move came in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising to double the farmers’ income by 2022. BoB general manager Pradeep Srivastava said Baroda Kisan Pakhwada is being organized from October 1 to October 16 across the branches in this division.
Technology in Agriculture
Modern Machinery worth Rs. 1 crore 10 lacs provided to farmers in district for better management of Paddy straw : DCedit
Modern machinery worth Rs. 1 crore 10 lacs has been provided to the farmers of district SAS Nagar for better management of paddy straw rather than burning it in field and the subsidy amounting to Rs. 73 las 4 thousand has been provided to the farmers for the machinery.Elaborating this Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Kaur Sapra said that this modern machinery has been handed over to the cooperative societies, clubs and farmers.Sapra said that various other equipments like Happiseeder, Paddy multure, Rotary Slasher, Zero trill drill, Chopper Hydraulic reversible MB play & shrub master and super SMS are provided on subsidy. She said that there are 67 cooperative societies in district and 148 machines have been provided to ...
More farmers buying machines than co-op societies, Happy Seeder top choiceedit
Where Punjab has been struggling to convince farmers to give up the unhealthy practice of stubble burning, it is now banking upon financial aid of Rs 695 crore from the Centre to fuel its campaign. The focus now is on in-situ disposal of residue with subsidy on machines. Among the eight types of subsidized equipment being provided, it is Happy Seeder, a tractor mounted machine, which has turned out to be most popular among farmers.
Farmers firm on stubble-burningedit
Hundreds of farmers, under the banner of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda), organised a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here. They disrupted the traffic on the Sirhind-Chandigarh road in protest against the decision of the government to book all those farmers indulging in burning of stubble in fields. They raised slogans against the government.