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Agriculture Industry
Serve farmers sincerely: Minister to agriculture officialsedit
The Hans India – Online
Agriculture Minister K Govardhan Reddy urged the agriculture officials to support the farmers and others in the sector as 65 per cent of the population relies on the sector. On Sunday, he participated in a blood donation camp in the city organised by the Agriculture Officers’ Association and garlanded the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. The Minister said officials should work hard for the welfare of those depending on the agri sector. He said Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was guiding the Ministers to work for the welfare of the farmers and introducing various welfare schemes for them. Now, he said, Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) are ...
Govt. Policies
PM-Kisan scheme: Kerala told to recover Rs 31 crore from ‘ineligible’edit
The New Indian Express – Online
The Union finance ministry has handed the Kerala agriculture department a daunting task: Recover Rs 31.05 crore accessed by 30,416 “ineligible” beneficiaries in the state under the PM-Kisan Scheme, and that too at the earliest. Under the PM-Kisan scheme, income tax payees and others such as farmer families holding constitutional posts, serving or retired officers and employees of state or Central government as well as those working in public sector undertakings and autonomous government bodies are ineligible to access the funds. Those earning a monthly pension of over Rs 10,000 are also ineligible for the PM-Kisan scheme. As per the scheme, the Centre transfers Rs 6,000 to the farmers in three instalments every ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Shift in monsoon’s pattern calls for new cropping strategies: Expertsedit
The Financial Express – Online
The pattern of southwest monsoon in recent years has necessitated a shift in cropping strategies by taking into account the change in the progress of the annual phenomenon across the country, according to experts. The monsoon this year was marked for various changes from the conventional trend. The rains hit the Kerala coast earlier than usual and then came in a lull in its progress towards the rest of the country. This resulted in deficient June rainfall and then surplus downpour during July-September period. Also, the spatial distribution of rains was uneven and particularly patchy in the eastern region. Stating that this year’s was not a ‘classical’ advancement of monsoon, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general, ...