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Low Prices, Procurement Delays Leave Madhya Pradesh Farmers With Empty Pockets
While it began on April 9 in select divisions like Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, and Narmadapuram, it is scheduled to start only on April 15 in other regions -- a delay of nearly 25 days compared to last year. This gap has proved costly for farmers who rely on timely sales to repay crop loans.
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Mizoram Gets 'Ginger Capital Of India' Tag, Steps Up Production Drive
A quiet meeting in Aizawl this week offered a clearer look at how a once-modest crop has turned into one of the state's strongest success stories.
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Dushyant Chautala's JJP, Ally Promise To Buy All Crops At MSP In Haryana
The Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) alliance on Sunday released its poll manifesto for the Haryana assembly polls, promising to procure all grains at MSP, unemployment allowance of Rs 11,000 and old age pension of Rs 5,100 per mont
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Centre's Assurance As Asia's Largest Onion Market Stays Shut For Second Day
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.
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Protesting Farmers In Haryana's Kurukshetra Block Highway To Delhi
Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister.
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Pay Farmers Within 72 Hours Of Crop Procurement: Adityanath To Officials
With Rabi crop procurement for 2022-23 beginning on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to ensure that the money is transferred to the bank accounts of farmers within 72 hours of crop procurement.
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Supreme Court-Appointed Panel Was Against Repeal Of 3 Farm Laws
The Supreme Court-appointed panel was not in favour of total repeal of the three controversial farm laws and instead had suggested leaving procurement of crops at a specified price to the states and scrapping of Essential Commodities Act.
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Varun Gandhi Demands Legal Guarantee For Minimum Crop Support Price
Launching an attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the issues of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi alleged on Friday that "crippling corruption" in procurement centres is completely out in the open.
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Will Protest Outside Haryana BJP MLAs' Homes Tomorrow: Farmer Leader
Farmers will protest outside the homes of MLAs in BJP-ruled Haryana and the headquarters of the district collectorate in Punjab to press for starting paddy procurement on time, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait tweeted this evening.
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Food Corporation Not Procuring Crops At MSP In Delhi, Claims Gopal Rai
Speaking to the media after the visit, Mr Rai said no counter has been set up at the mandi and no procurement is happening, as claimed by the FCI.
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Continue Existing Mode Of Payment To Farmers: Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM Modi
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking continuance of the existing system of payment to farmers for crop procurement till a consensus is evolved on the issue of direct benefit transfer.
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Punjab Asks Centre To Defer Direct Bank Transfer Scheme For Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has opposed the Centre's scheme to make a direct online payment of the MSP to farmers' bank accounts, bypassing arhtiyas (commission agents), for the crops to be procured by the government from the next Rabi season.
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Farmers Move Rajasthan High Court Over Exclusion Of 2 Key Crops From MSP List
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the state government on a plea challenging its decision to exclude two important crops of the state from the ambit of procurement on the minimum support price mechanism.
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Congress's Navjot Sidhu Targets Punjab Again On Minimum Support Price
On the day the Punjab government was planning to table a bill in the assembly to blunt the effects of the centre's new farm laws, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu criticised his party's government in the state for a second time for its crop procurement model and "lack" of storage and marketing abilities.
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MSP, Government Procurement Important Part Of Food Security: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government is committed towards procurement of agri crops at minimum support price (MSP) and termed it as an important part of the country's food security.
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Low Prices, Procurement Delays Leave Madhya Pradesh Farmers With Empty Pockets
While it began on April 9 in select divisions like Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, and Narmadapuram, it is scheduled to start only on April 15 in other regions -- a delay of nearly 25 days compared to last year. This gap has proved costly for farmers who rely on timely sales to repay crop loans.
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Mizoram Gets 'Ginger Capital Of India' Tag, Steps Up Production Drive
A quiet meeting in Aizawl this week offered a clearer look at how a once-modest crop has turned into one of the state's strongest success stories.
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Dushyant Chautala's JJP, Ally Promise To Buy All Crops At MSP In Haryana
The Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) alliance on Sunday released its poll manifesto for the Haryana assembly polls, promising to procure all grains at MSP, unemployment allowance of Rs 11,000 and old age pension of Rs 5,100 per mont
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Centre's Assurance As Asia's Largest Onion Market Stays Shut For Second Day
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.
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Protesting Farmers In Haryana's Kurukshetra Block Highway To Delhi
Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister.
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Pay Farmers Within 72 Hours Of Crop Procurement: Adityanath To Officials
With Rabi crop procurement for 2022-23 beginning on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to ensure that the money is transferred to the bank accounts of farmers within 72 hours of crop procurement.
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Supreme Court-Appointed Panel Was Against Repeal Of 3 Farm Laws
The Supreme Court-appointed panel was not in favour of total repeal of the three controversial farm laws and instead had suggested leaving procurement of crops at a specified price to the states and scrapping of Essential Commodities Act.
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Varun Gandhi Demands Legal Guarantee For Minimum Crop Support Price
Launching an attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the issues of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi alleged on Friday that "crippling corruption" in procurement centres is completely out in the open.
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Will Protest Outside Haryana BJP MLAs' Homes Tomorrow: Farmer Leader
Farmers will protest outside the homes of MLAs in BJP-ruled Haryana and the headquarters of the district collectorate in Punjab to press for starting paddy procurement on time, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait tweeted this evening.
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Food Corporation Not Procuring Crops At MSP In Delhi, Claims Gopal Rai
Speaking to the media after the visit, Mr Rai said no counter has been set up at the mandi and no procurement is happening, as claimed by the FCI.
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Continue Existing Mode Of Payment To Farmers: Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM Modi
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking continuance of the existing system of payment to farmers for crop procurement till a consensus is evolved on the issue of direct benefit transfer.
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Punjab Asks Centre To Defer Direct Bank Transfer Scheme For Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has opposed the Centre's scheme to make a direct online payment of the MSP to farmers' bank accounts, bypassing arhtiyas (commission agents), for the crops to be procured by the government from the next Rabi season.
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Farmers Move Rajasthan High Court Over Exclusion Of 2 Key Crops From MSP List
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the state government on a plea challenging its decision to exclude two important crops of the state from the ambit of procurement on the minimum support price mechanism.
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Congress's Navjot Sidhu Targets Punjab Again On Minimum Support Price
On the day the Punjab government was planning to table a bill in the assembly to blunt the effects of the centre's new farm laws, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu criticised his party's government in the state for a second time for its crop procurement model and "lack" of storage and marketing abilities.
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MSP, Government Procurement Important Part Of Food Security: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government is committed towards procurement of agri crops at minimum support price (MSP) and termed it as an important part of the country's food security.
