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Agriculture Industry
Farmers prefer DBT route for fertiliser subsidy: Studyedit
The first study commisioned by the NITI Aayog on Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertiliser (DBT-F) programme has found that farmers prefer the new system because it has improved the availability of fertilisers and reduced instances of overcharging. MSC (MicroSave Consulting) MSC had conducted four rounds of evaluation on behalf of the NITI Aayog and the Department of Fertilisers (DoF).
Haryana elections: BJP’s farm policies rile some, but its pitch on nationalism has takersedit
“They want to replace paddy with maize, but who will buy it? There is no system of procurement for this crop. There is nobody to guide us about such issues,” says Mahavir Kundu, 50, who is unhappy with the crop diversification push of the BJP’s government in Haryana.
Govt. Policies
Farmers prefer DBT route for fertiliser subsidy: Studyedit
The first study commisioned by the NITI Aayog on Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertiliser (DBT-F) programme has found that farmers prefer the new system because it has improved the availability of fertilisers and reduced instances of overcharging. MSC (MicroSave Consulting) MSC had conducted four rounds of evaluation on behalf of the NITI Aayog and the Department of Fertilisers (DoF).
Stubble Burning
Implement NGT ruling on stubble burning: BKUedit
Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) today threatened that if the state government failed to implement the decision of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in toto, farmers would be forced to burn stubble. Addressing a press conference here after the state committee meeting of the union, its president Ajmer Singh Lakhowal said as per the guidelines of the NGT, the state government was bound to provide machinery for stubble management free of cost to the farmers with land holding of two acre, for Rs 5,000 to those having land up to five acres and for Rs 15,000 to all other farmers.
No stubble burning, Punjab govt. staff toldedit
With paddy harvesting picking up momentum in Punjab, the State government has asked its employees to ensure that crop residue is not burnt in the fields owned or cultivated by them in an attempt to curb the menace of stubble burning. K.S. Pannu, Secretary (Agriculture and Farmer Welfare), said that instructions have been issued to the staff of different departments, boards, corporations and cooperative societies, asking them not to burn crop residue wherever they were growing paddy.