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Govt. Policies
CM YS Jagan has benefitted farmers with 1.46 lakh croreedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
AP Planning Board Vice-chairman and YSRC MLA Malladi Vishnu underlined that people are appreciating Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy as the best Chief Minister and able administrator, as he has extended to them welfare and development schemes for past four years. Vishnu said the CM has brought in YSR Rythu Bharosa, free crop insurance scheme, subsidised seeds, pesticides and farm mechanisation equipment, thereby benefitting farmers with 1,46,000 crore.
Stubble Burning
‘Use maize instead of grain for ethanol’edit
Mint – Online
The government should substitute water-guzzling rice with maize for ethanol production as part of a repurposed policy package in order to conserve water while moving toward the target of 20% ethanol blending in India’s fuel mix by 2025, leading agricultural economist Ashok Gulati said