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5L farmers to benefit under Sukhibhava in Guntur distedit
The government will transfer Rs 2,200 crore to Rs 2,500 crore to 5 lakh farmers under the 4th and 5th installment of the crop loan waiver scheme and Annadata Sukhibhava Scheme in next three months to extend helping hand to farmers.
With 1.59L farmers, Bijnor tops list for PM Kisan dole scheme in UPedit
With the data of farmers being uploaded on state portal ahead of February 24, when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Gorakhpur, Bijnor has topped the list of districts with maximum names, followed by Prayagraj.
Challenges in agriculture sector need to be met: Haryana CMedit
Haryana has made significant achievements in agriculture, but there are challenges which need to be met, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said Sunday. Khattar, while addressing the closing ceremony of the 4th Agri Leadership Summit here, said his government has set a target to ensure that farmers earn an income of at leastRs 1 lakh per acre.
Farm sector doles ‘disturbing trend’, says former RBI Governor Y V Reddyedit
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Y V Reddy termed the recent trend of rolling out doles for the farm sector, including the Union Budget’s basic income scheme, as a “disturbing trend” which will impact fiscal stability, growth and also Centre-state relations.
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Kovind lauds Haryana farmers for adopting new methods to manage stubble, crop residueedit
President Ram Nath Kovind Sunday praised the farmers of Haryana for adopting new methods to manage stubble and crop residue as he honoured some of them with ‘Kisaan Ratna’ and ‘Krishi Ratna’ awards.