Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Republic Economic Summit | Nitin Gadkari Reveals Plan To Transform Agri Sector; ‘Working To Make Farmers Urjadaata’edit
Republic World – Online
Delivering a key address at Republic Economic Summit, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the central government is working towards enhancing the role of the country’s farmers as ‘urjadaata’ by making them contribute towards creation of ‘alternative fuel’. “In the agriculture sector, we are calling our farmers ‘annadaata’ (food provider). Enhancing their role, the Government of India is working towards making them ‘urjadaata’ (fuel provider) as well. The policy of the government is to make the farmers contribute for ‘alternative fuel’,” the Union Minister added. Further, Gadkari stated, “Presently, we are making fuel like ethanol from sugarcane juice, ethanol from sea molasses and ethanol from foodgrain. We also have a ...
Govt. Policies
PM Kisan: Modi to transfer 12th instalment tomorrowedit
The Financial Express – Online
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 12th instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme worth Rs 16,000 crore to farmers at the inauguration of a mega agriculture conclave in New Delhi on Monday. Since the launch of PM-Kisan in February, 2019, more than Rs 2 trillion have been transferred to 113.7 million farmers’ bank accounts through 11 equal tranches of Rs 2,000 each. Farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 6,000 annually through three equal installments under the scheme. With the release of the 12th instalment on Monday, the total amount transferred to farmers since the launch of the scheme would be Rs 2.16 trillion. Currently, financial assistance under PM ...
Atmanirbhar agriculture key to becoming self-reliant India: MoS Kailash Choudharyedit
The Print – Online
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhary on Friday said there is a need to intensify research and development activities in agriculture for the betterment of farmers at the grassroots level. According to him, India needs to be Atmanirbhar in ‘krishi’ for it to become Atmanirbhar or self-reliant. Minister Choudhary made the remarks at an event organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. “In order to increase the farmers’ income, we need to decrease their loan burden, provide developed seeds, create market linkage and storage facilities. States need to work proactively at the field level, the Centre is always there to ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Crops damaged due to unseasonal rain, waiting for reports from states: Narendra Singh Tomaredit
The Indian Express – Online
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Saturday that unseasonal rain in several parts of the country affected kharif crops and that the Centre is waiting for reports from states to assess the extent of damage. “Definitely, crops have been damaged due to unseasonal rain. A survey is underway, and we are waiting for reports from the states to assess the extent of damage,” Tomar said at press conference, adding that state governments can use the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to provide support to farmers. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would release Rs 16,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme as the 12th instalment during the ‘PM Kisan Samman Sammelan ...