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Agriculture Industry
Govt buys 62.42 lakh tonne kharif paddy at MSP in last 19 daysedit
Money Control – Online
About 62.42 lakh tonne of kharif paddy worth Rs 11,785 crore was purchased at the minimum support price (MSP) from 5.33 lakh farmers in the last 19 days, the food ministry said on Thursday.
Govt. Policies
Can Modi govt’s farm reforms make India world leader in food trade?edit
Business Standard, The Economic Times – Online
Of all the controversial reforms Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sprung on the market, the recent laws to liberalize farm sales could turn out to be the most far-reaching.
In a fractious and unruly session last month, parliament passed three laws that some say could pave the way for India to upend the global food trade, while others fear it will wreck the livelihoods of millions of farmers. Within days, rural groups and opposition leaders launched public protests.
Govt plans to extend free foodgrains scheme on a month-on-month basisedit
Money Control – Online
As part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the government announced insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh per health worker, Rs 500 per month to 20 crore women Jan Dhan account holders, free gas cylinders to 8 crore families, increase in wage under Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 from Rs 182 to Rs 202 per day, and ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor senior citizens and widows.
Narendra Modi’s farm reforms could help turn India into food-export powerhouseedit
The Economic Times – Online
Of all the controversial reforms Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sprung on the market, the recent laws to liberalize farm sales could turn out to be the most far-reaching.
Stubble Burning
Punjab, Haryana begin penalising farmers for stubble burning Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/punjab-haryana-begins-penalising-farmers-for-stubble-burning/articleshow/78684425.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppstedit
The Economic Times – Online
Punjab and Haryana have started penalising farmers who burn harvest residue on fields as air pollution levels rise in northern India, officials said. More than 3,700 farm fires have been reported in the two states. Authorities have imposed environmental compensation of over Rs 20 lakh.