Farmers

Debt-Free Farmer Invites Uddhav Thackeray For Daughter's Marriage

India News | ANI | Tuesday February 25, 2020

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar got an invitation from a farmer to attend his daughter's wedding after his loan was waived off.

Chaos In Maharashtra Assembly Over Government's Farm Loan Waiver Scheme

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Monday February 24, 2020

Chaos ensued inside the Maharashtra Assembly on the first day of budget session after the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government released the first list of beneficiaries of its farm loan waiver scheme. The BJP accused the government of playing with farmers' emotions.

Centre Appeals To Bengal Government To Join PM-Kisan Scheme For Farmers

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 24, 2020

The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today asked the West Bengal government to join the ambitious central scheme, PM-Kisan, which completed one year of operation without the state on board.

PM Modi's Litti-Chokha Meal Has Caused Heartburn In Bihar, Says BJP

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday February 22, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "litti chokha" snack at a craft fest in Delhi on Wednesday is feeding a political slugfest in Bihar, where polls are due later this year. The BJP, which is part of Bihar's ruling coalition, called PM Modi's gesture an endorsement for farmers and labourers, something that the opposition RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and his bro...

Haryana To Set Up Subsidised Canteens For Farmers, Labourers

India News | ANI | Friday February 21, 2020

Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday said that Atal Kisan-Majdoor canteens would be established in the "mandis" and sugar mills of the state to provide affordable, cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of Rs 10 per plate.

Rajasthan Budget 2020: Prosperity Of Farmer A Priority, Says Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 20, 2020

The Rajasthan budget is based on seven resolutions, including Nirogi Rajasthan and efforts are being made so that development is not interrupted in the state despite various challenges, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today.

Cabinet Gives Nod For Formation Of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 19, 2020

The move was taken as small and marginal farmers do not have economic strength to apply production technology, services and marketing.

UP Farmer Leader Charged For Damaging School Property In Ferozabad

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 17, 2020

A Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU- Bhanu group) leader along with his men have been charged for allegedly driving into a private primary school in a convoy of 15 SUVs, firing shots and vandalising property while nearly 300 students were in the premises.

"Let Him Hit The Streets": Kamal Nath's Retort After Jyotiraditya Scindia Threat

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday February 15, 2020

Responding to party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia's warning of hitting the streets if the Madhya Pradesh government fails to fulfil its poll promises including loan waivers for farmers and permanent jobs for school teachers, state Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said that Mr Scindia was "free to do it".

Centre Closely Monitoring Agriculture Credit Given By Banks: Finance Minister

Business | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 15, 2020

The government in Budget 2020-21 has raised the farm loan disbursal target by 11 per cent to Rs 15 lakh crore for the next fiscal and allocated Rs 1.6 lakh crore to implement various plans in agriculture and allied sectors as it chases the goal of doubling farmers' income by 2022.

Punjab Farmer Arrested For Burning Crop Waste Let Off After "Promise"

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A Punjab court has let off a farmer found guilty of stubble burning, a practice said to be responsible for the increasing air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas, after extracting a promise that he will desist from doing so in the future.

Delhi's Shaheen Bagh Inspires Anti-CAA Protests In Punjab

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Inspired by the people of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh - who have become the face of the resistance to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) - students, farmers' unions and left-wing organisations in Punjab staged protests against the controversial law which has faced agitations across the country for over two months.

Cabinet Approves Two New Bills For Farmers, Ports: Prakash Javadekar

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for the Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 which will protect the interests of farmers against spurious pesticides, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a press briefing.

1 Dead As 6 Farmers Attacked Over Child Lifting Rumours In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday February 5, 2020

One farmer has died and five others have been hospitalized - four of them are critical - after they were attacked by hundreds of villagers on the suspicion of being child-lifters in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Wednesday afternoon.

Over 5 Crore Farmers Yet To Get Full Amount Under PM-Kisan Scheme: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 5, 2020

Over five crore farmers were yet to get the third installment of money under the Centre's ambitious PM-Kisan scheme, aimed at providing direct support of Rs 6,000 annually to them, according to the latest Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare data.