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Top 6 Central Schemes Fuelling Farmer Welfare: Rs 6,000 Aid, Low-Cost Loans, And Rs 3,000 Pension
Together, these programs reflect a comprehensive approach: immediate income support, resilience through insurance and credit, and long-term stability via pensions and technology-led interventions.
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No More CIBIL Checks? New Credit Initiative Promises Faster Loans, Wider Access
The Unified Lending Interface (ULI) is a digital platform designed to simplify lending by integrating technology, data, and policy, enabling faster and more inclusive credit delivery.
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Cabinet Clears 'Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi' Scheme To Boost Farming In 100 Districts
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' for six years, beginning 2025-26, to cover 100 districts.
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A Mystery 36-Digit Credit Made UP Farmer 'Richest' Man, Bank Says...
Sitting in his humble home in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, Ajit was in disbelief when his account reflected a bank balance comprising 36 digits.
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New Soil Carbon Measurement Method Could Boost Trust in Carbon Credit Markets
Direct soil carbon measurement is being explored as a more accurate method for verifying carbon storage in agriculture. Unlike predictive models, which can be unreliable, this method provides solid data that improves carbon credit market trust. A recent study showed how direct measurements could scale cost-effectively across large areas, supporting...
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Telangana Looking to Promote Eco-Friendly Farming Practices via Blockchain, AlgoBharat Joins Efforts
Telangana is looking to introduce blockchain-based solutions to make activities related to farming more eco-friendly. Carbon and other sustainable credits have historically required significant documentation and complexity to track with traditional methods. This makes the process unaffordable for many. AlgoBharat, in a bid to make this process cost...
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Sachin Pilot To Begin Election-Year with Farmer, Youth Rallies
Congress's Sachin Pilot -- credited with a big role in the party's victory in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh through ground-level election work -- will begin the election year in Rajasthan with an elaborate mass contact programme.
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Nirmala Sitharaman: Centre To Give Loans To 9,000 Farmers In Rajasthan
In a credit outreach programme, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government would give out cheques for loans under Kisan Credit Card Scheme to as many as 9,000 farmers with a total outlay of Rs 1,500 crore in just one day.
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Government Approves Computerisation of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies for Transparency, Accountability
The Government on Wednesday approved the computerisation of all functional 63,000 Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) over the next five years. For the reform, the government has set up at a budget outlay of nearly Rs. 2,510 crore in order to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in PACS' operations.
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Dairy Farmers To Get "Kisan Credit Card": Union Minister
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ''kisan credit card'' will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at reduced interest rates.
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"We Fought For Farmers, Trinamool Claiming Credit": Bengal Congress Chief
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders had gone to the farmers' panchayat at Jantar Mantar.
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307.33 Million Tonnes Foodgrain Production Target For 2021-22: Centre
The Centre has set a target of 307.33 million tonnes of foodgrain production for the current 2021-22 crop year ending June.
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Make Agriculture Profitable By Reducing Input Costs: Vice President
Stating that loan waivers and subsidies provide only temporary relief to farmers, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday stressed on making Indian agriculture profitable by reducing input costs and providing uninterrupted power as well as credit at low interest rates to the farming community.
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Narendra Modi Speech Highlights: Farmers, Taxpayers Behind COVID Welfare Schemes' Success, Says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave credit to the farmers and taxpayers for enabling the Centre to provide free foodgrains during the COVID-19 phase to the poor and needy in the country.
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Tamil Nadu Fumes At More Credit But No Free Power Plan For Farmers
In a rather unusual outburst against the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami on Monday said the conditions put forth by the Union government for additional borrowing were onerous, unreasonable, lacked consensus and above all not in keeping with the spirit of co-operative federalism.
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Top 6 Central Schemes Fuelling Farmer Welfare: Rs 6,000 Aid, Low-Cost Loans, And Rs 3,000 Pension
Together, these programs reflect a comprehensive approach: immediate income support, resilience through insurance and credit, and long-term stability via pensions and technology-led interventions.
-
No More CIBIL Checks? New Credit Initiative Promises Faster Loans, Wider Access
The Unified Lending Interface (ULI) is a digital platform designed to simplify lending by integrating technology, data, and policy, enabling faster and more inclusive credit delivery.
-
Cabinet Clears 'Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi' Scheme To Boost Farming In 100 Districts
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' for six years, beginning 2025-26, to cover 100 districts.
-
A Mystery 36-Digit Credit Made UP Farmer 'Richest' Man, Bank Says...
Sitting in his humble home in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, Ajit was in disbelief when his account reflected a bank balance comprising 36 digits.
-
New Soil Carbon Measurement Method Could Boost Trust in Carbon Credit Markets
Direct soil carbon measurement is being explored as a more accurate method for verifying carbon storage in agriculture. Unlike predictive models, which can be unreliable, this method provides solid data that improves carbon credit market trust. A recent study showed how direct measurements could scale cost-effectively across large areas, supporting...
-
Telangana Looking to Promote Eco-Friendly Farming Practices via Blockchain, AlgoBharat Joins Efforts
Telangana is looking to introduce blockchain-based solutions to make activities related to farming more eco-friendly. Carbon and other sustainable credits have historically required significant documentation and complexity to track with traditional methods. This makes the process unaffordable for many. AlgoBharat, in a bid to make this process cost...
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Sachin Pilot To Begin Election-Year with Farmer, Youth Rallies
Congress's Sachin Pilot -- credited with a big role in the party's victory in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh through ground-level election work -- will begin the election year in Rajasthan with an elaborate mass contact programme.
-
Nirmala Sitharaman: Centre To Give Loans To 9,000 Farmers In Rajasthan
In a credit outreach programme, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government would give out cheques for loans under Kisan Credit Card Scheme to as many as 9,000 farmers with a total outlay of Rs 1,500 crore in just one day.
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Government Approves Computerisation of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies for Transparency, Accountability
The Government on Wednesday approved the computerisation of all functional 63,000 Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) over the next five years. For the reform, the government has set up at a budget outlay of nearly Rs. 2,510 crore in order to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in PACS' operations.
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Dairy Farmers To Get "Kisan Credit Card": Union Minister
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ''kisan credit card'' will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at reduced interest rates.
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"We Fought For Farmers, Trinamool Claiming Credit": Bengal Congress Chief
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders had gone to the farmers' panchayat at Jantar Mantar.
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307.33 Million Tonnes Foodgrain Production Target For 2021-22: Centre
The Centre has set a target of 307.33 million tonnes of foodgrain production for the current 2021-22 crop year ending June.
-
Make Agriculture Profitable By Reducing Input Costs: Vice President
Stating that loan waivers and subsidies provide only temporary relief to farmers, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday stressed on making Indian agriculture profitable by reducing input costs and providing uninterrupted power as well as credit at low interest rates to the farming community.
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Narendra Modi Speech Highlights: Farmers, Taxpayers Behind COVID Welfare Schemes' Success, Says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave credit to the farmers and taxpayers for enabling the Centre to provide free foodgrains during the COVID-19 phase to the poor and needy in the country.
-
Tamil Nadu Fumes At More Credit But No Free Power Plan For Farmers
In a rather unusual outburst against the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami on Monday said the conditions put forth by the Union government for additional borrowing were onerous, unreasonable, lacked consensus and above all not in keeping with the spirit of co-operative federalism.
