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Agri Minister Tomar holds review meeting; asks officials to keep strict vigil on monsoonedit
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on June 1 asked the ministry officials to keep a strict vigil on the monsoon and drought conditions in the coming agriculture season. The minister also stressed on the need to strengthen field institutions and coordination with state governments for expanding out-reach and extension to farmers.
PM Narendra Modi’s Big Moves For Farmers! PM-KISAN to Benefit 15 Crore Farmers; This Pension Scheme Got Approvededit
PM Narendra Modi’s cabinet, in its first meeting of the new term, made big moves for farmers and traders. The cabinet has decided to extend the PM-KISAN scheme which promises poor farmers an annual payout of Rs. 6,000 in three instalments to all farmers.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar takes chargeedit
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, on Saturday, took charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare. Parshottam Rupala and Kailash Choudhary also took charge as Ministers of State in the Ministry. All senior officials of the Ministry welcomed the Union Minister and the Ministers of State.
Kaleshwaram irrigation scheme in Telangana to boost economic growthedit
Air is thick with expectation that there will be a tremendous surge in the growth of State’s primary sector, once Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) is operationalised.The boost in primary sector growth will further push the overall growth rate of the State from the present 15 per cent. High expectations are on KLIS among the Finance Department officials that the massive project will enhance the monthly agriculture income of farmers too.
In first Cabinet meeting, government reaches out to farmers, tradersedit
The Modi government began its second term by reaching out to farmers and small traders with pension schemes for them and expanding the ambit of the PM-KISAN scheme, meant for small and marginal landowners, to cover all eligible farmers irrespective of their land holdings.
Ficci hails government for extending PM-KISAN scheme to all farmersedit
Industry body Ficci Saturday hailed the Centre’s decision to extend benefits under PM-KISAN scheme to all farmers, saying Indian agriculture is yet to realise its full potential. The government Friday decided to extend the PM-KISAN scheme to all 14.5 crore farmers in the country costing Rs 87,000 crore a year and also announced over Rs 10,000 crore pension scheme for five crore farmers, thereby fulfilling the BJP’s poll promise.
The industry body also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a new pension scheme for five crore farmers as one of the first decisions of his new administration.
India loses fastest growing economy tag, Q4 GDP grew 5.8%edit
India has lost its coveted title of the world’s fastest growing economy to China, as low agriculture and mining output along with subdued consumer demand, slowed the country’s economic growth rate to 5.8 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2018-19, official data showed on Friday.
Explained: Why having one Minister for Rural Development & Agriculture is key step forwardedit
The appointment of Narendra Singh Tomar as Union Minister in charge of both agriculture and rural development marks the start of an effort to integrate two departments that have tended to work in isolation with markedly varying performance.
Loan Waivers Continue to Be Elusive for Lakhs of Farmers in Uttar Pradeshedit
“I had taken a loan of Rs 48,000 after the state government’s loan waiver scheme. In the bank notice, not only have they demanded an excess amount but they have also warned us of further action in case I do not comply by a certain date,” says Nathuram, a farmer of Nahari village in Naraini block, in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda. He is one of the many farmers who were served with notices on April 6 by the local block office of Aryavart bank, a Regional Rural Bank (RRB).
Seed shortage may hit Kharif outputedit
The fate of a large number of farmers of the district is hanging in balance as the authorities concerned are yet to provide paddy seeds to them for the ensuing kharif cultivation. The Government-run seed supply centres in all the nine blocks of the district have not stocked sufficient paddy seeds for the farmers.
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New Holland Agriculture stands out at the Indian Tractor of the Year Award (ITOTY) 2019edit
New Holland Agriculture, one of the world’s leading agricultural equipment brands, won three awards at the first edition of the Tractor of the Year Award (ITOTY) 2019, the first dedicated awards series for Indian manufacturers of Tractors and Farm Implements.
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CLAAS partners with Odisha govt to train agricultural workersedit
CLAAS — a leading manufacturer of agriculture machinery in India– in partnership with Odisha Farm Machinery Research and Development Centre, has set up a state-of-the-art CLAAS Academy in the OFMRDC campus in Bhubaneswar.