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Agriculture Industry
Drought pulls down economic growth to 9.6% from 10.4%: Economic surveyedit
Bengaluru: Farmers’ distress has dented the state’s economic performance, and is expected to reduce the overall growth to 9.6% compared to 10.4% the previous year, even as other sectors are poised for decent growth. The 2018-19 Economic Survey released on Friday estimates the agriculture sector will post a ...
Rythu Bandhu a temporary scheme, says officialedit
Picture used for representational purpose only HYDERABAD: Telangana’s pricncipal secretary for agriculture, C Parthasarthi has said that the government’s Rythu Bandhu scheme is not a permanent fixture. Speaking to STOI, Parthasarthi said that the scheme is an interim arrangement to provide assistance to distressed farmers until the government puts in place the adequate infrastructure to support agricultural activities.
Under President’s Rule, Jammu and Kashmir early bird to avail farmer doleedit
Jammu and Kashmir government has joined the club of first few states to fast-track the process of transferring the first instalment of Rs 2,000 to the farmers’ accounts under the ambitious ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ (Prime Minister Kisan) scheme. Brought under President’s Rule on December 20, 2018, the state has fixed February 22 deadline to identify the eligible farmers so that the first installment of Rs 2,000 is transferred before March 31.
Budget
Karnataka budget: Big boost for agriculture, Rs 12,650 crore for loan waiveredit
Amid growing farm distress due to drought and floods, the JD(S)-Congress government announced a major boost for agriculture and allied sectors by allocating almost 25% of the total budget.