Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Opinion: Agri sector awaits reformsedit
Telangana Today – Online
Omicron is unsympathetic to the small man and farmers are no exception. In the wake of the withdrawal of the three farm laws, the Finance Minister has challenges to provide resources to the farm sector. Investment of Rs 1 lakh crore was unlocked for agriculture in 2021, although the extent of, and areas of investment, are still under wraps. This is the time to introduce a separate Budget for agriculture, both in the agriculturally intensive States and the union government. MS Swaminathan in his foreword to my book on Agricultural Banking (2013) mentions: “Brain (that is, technology), brawn (that is, labour), and bank (that is, finance and other resources) are the three pillars of sustainable ...
Buoyed by favourable policies, new-age technologies and booming agri-services, India’s agricultural sector is poised for stellar growth in 2022edit
The Times of India – Online
Country’s agricultural sector brightened up the GDP growth of the country in another year battered by the pandemic, which caused a significant decline in India’s economic activity. In the last fiscal year, while economic activity in the country suffered, agricultural sector posted a robust growth of 3.4%. The pandemic has a silver, or rather, green lining in the form of a thriving agricultural sector. Several legislations and technologies that have the potential to take India’s agricultural productivity to a higher orbit will become a part of the mix as we move towards the budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. Indian agricultural sector facing several challenges needs dedicated reforms. It is hobbled by lack of ...
Budget
Agriculture Budget 2022-23: Farmers of Tribal Areas Put Forward Their Demandsedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The exercise for presenting a separate ‘Agriculture Budget’ that was announced in the State Budget session (2021-22) by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has begun. Last year assembly passed the budgetary demands worth ₹3,756 Cr for providing new facilities in the agriculture sector and ₹1,829 Crore for the Animal Husbandry. It was also mentioned by Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria during the session (2021-22) that the Government of Rajasthan prioritizes agriculture and a new ‘Agriculture Budget’ will be prepared to help farmers realize their dreams. When it comes to farming, tribal communities of Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, and other districts of Southern Rajasthan are mostly dependent on Rainfed agriculture during the Kharif season. Mostly the tribal farmers ...
Govt. Policies
PM Kisan 10th Installment: What is Kisan Credit Card? How to apply? Know step-by-step process to apply KCC online through SBIedit
Zee Business – Online
The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme is a Central scheme that provides farmers with timely access to credit. The scheme was launched in 1998 with the aim to provide short-term formal credit to farmers. It was created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The PM Kisan Credit Cards have now been linked to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM Kisan). Farmers can seek a loan from KCC for up to Rs 3 lakh at a 4 per cent interest rate. It is also easier for PM Kisan beneficiaries to apply for KCC. “More than 2 crore Kisan Credit Cards were issued during Corona person, most of them to small ...
Paddy in India
Paddy Procurement Woes Haunt Farmers In CM Naveen’s Home Turfedit
OdishaTV – Online
Farmers continued to suffer due to alleged delay in the procurement of paddy in Odisha with reports of peasants holding night-long protests over the issue by keeping paddy sacks on the road in Ganjam district for the past two days. Hundreds of farmers from three Panchayats of Beguniapada Block in Ganjam, the home district of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, slept on the road throughout the night amid the winter chill protesting alleged inadequate procurement of paddy. The agitating farmers alleged that though they repeatedly complained to the government officials, it yielded no result. Similar protest over paddy procurement was seen in Dharakote block of Ganjam district with a large number of farmers from Jagmohan Panchayat holding ...