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Farmers should adopt technology: Bihar agriculture minister Prem Kumaredit
State agricultureminister Prem Kumar on Saturday stressed on the need for production of grain, vegetables, fruits, commercial flowers and other farm products through scientific methods.
Modi rolls out his big pre-poll promise of Rs 2,000 per farmer – but who exactly will get the money?edit
On Sunday, even as states scramble to identify and verify beneficiaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, better known as PM-KISAN, from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Will PM-Kisan transform India’s agriculture support ecosystem?edit
The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the centre announced a scheme for farmers in the interim budget presented on 1 February, with just a few months to go for the general elections and under immense pressure to assuage the anger of farmers. Then finance minister Piyush Goyal called it “historic” and said the income transfer scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi or PM-Kisan, will pave the way for farmers to live respectable lives.
Opinion | Will Govt’s latest scheme of income transfer help resolve agrarian crisis?edit
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi direct income support scheme for farmers. While addressing a rally in Gorakhpur, Modi transferred the first instalment of Rs 2,000 per small and marginal farmer under the scheme. The scheme was announced in the 2019-20 Budget, with retrospective effect implying that the first instalment could be transferred for the December 2018 to March 2019 period – before the country votes for the Lok Sabha 2019.Modi Launches PM Kisan Scheme, Rs 2,000 Transferred to One Crore Farmersedit