Farmer Subsidy

PM Kisan instalment worth Rs 20,000 cr released: How to check balance, KYC status

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday released the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan scheme, which aims to support eligible farmer families by paying them Rs 6,000 in three equal instalments

New govt may kick off pesticide, seed reforms in agriculture sector

The industry wants reforms in the Central Insecticides Laboratory (CIL) as well to cut down on pending lists and time taken for clearance of new applications

India to stop importing urea by end of 2025, says Mansukh Mandaviya

India will by the end of 2025 stop importing urea as a massive push for domestic manufacturing has helped bridge the gap between supply and demand, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said. In an interaction with PTI, the minister noted that the availability of fertilisers is very important for Indian agriculture. He said the country has been using chemical fertilisers for the last 60-65 years to enhance crop production. Now, Mandaviya said, the government is making efforts to promote alternate fertilisers like nano liquid urea and nano liquid di-ammonium phosphate (DAP). "Use of alternate fertilisers is good for crops and soil health. We are promoting it," he said. Asked about achieving self-sufficiency in urea production, Mandaviya said the Modi government has adopted a two-pronged strategy to end dependency on urea imports. The minister highlighted that the government has revived four closed urea plants and is reviving one another factory. He noted that I

Ahead of LS polls, BJP to woo farmers through 'Gram Parikrama Yatra'

A Gram Parikrama Yatra started on February 12 in Sukh Teerth of Muzaffarnagar in Western Uttar Pradesh

High subsidy again skews fertiliser ratio in the kharif season 2023

Fertiliser subsidies account for 47 per cent of total govt subsidies for FY24

Govt likely to set aside Rs 30,000 crore for PM Fasal Bima Yojna expansion

The govt plans to go beyond crop insurance to include assets such as ponds, tractors, livestock, and palm trees

Rajasthan govt to boost organic farming, provide subsidies to farmers

The state government will also set up an organic products mart in Jaipur and Jodhpur at a cost of around Rs 100 crore

2.43 million farmers get Rs 21,912 crore input subsidy in Chhattisgarh

Addressing the event, Baghel said his government's efforts to strengthen the rural economy had given the desired results

CM Gehlot ups honorarium for women in rural livelihood projects by 15%

Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023: Ahead of the elections, CM Ashok Gehlot provides interest-free loans to women engaged in rural livelihood projects

Cap subsidised fertiliser bags, overhaul PM-AASHA scheme, says CACP

It also sought to bring urea under the nutrient-based subsidy regime

Rajasthan farmers to get Rs 500 cr in FY24 to build greenhouses, shade nets

"In the next two years, there is a proposal to give a subsidy of Rs 1,000 crore to 60,000 farmers to promote protected farming," the official said

10% of crop loss compensation to go to labourers employed by farmers: Mann

Ten percent of the total compensation for crop damage will now go the labourers employed by farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Friday after a Cabinet meeting in Ludhiana. He said the decision was taken as when crop gets damaged due to heavy rains or hailstorms, farm labourers also lose work and income. Explaining how the scheme will be implemented, he said the state government will soon start registering labourers as very few of them are registered and they cannot avail the benefits of schemes of state and central governments. It was the first state Cabinet meeting outside Chandigarh. It was held in the Circuit House at Ludhiana, about 100 km away from the state capital. Mann said it has been decided that most Cabinet meetings from now on will be held outside Chandigarh and the initiative will be called "Sarkar Tuhade Dwar" (government at your doorsteps). It will give officials and ministers a chance to listen to the grievances of the people, take feedback and ..

Budget 2023: Govt raises farm credit target by 11% to Rs 20 trn for FY24

The government on Wednesday announced an 11 per cent hike in agriculture credit target to Rs 20 lakh crore for the next fiscal with focus on animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, a moved aimed at providing higher farm loans at a subsidised rates to the farming community. Among other big ticket announcements for agriculture and allied sector, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman -- in her budget speech -- said the government will launch a new sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana with an investment of Rs 6,000 crore to improve value chain efficiencies and expand the fishery market. Customs duty on key inputs for domestic manufacturing of shrimp feed will also be reduced to promote export of marine products, she said. For adoption of natural farming, the FM said the government will facilitate 1 crore farmers for this purpose and will also set up 10,000 Bio-Input Resource Centres for creating a national-level distributed micro-fertilizer and pesticide manufacturing ...

PM Narendra Modi to release 12th installment under PM-KISAN scheme today

In what could be a Diwali bonanza for millions of farmers, the govt will release Rs 16,000 crore under the 12th installment of PM-KISAN scheme through, which is expected to benefit 10 crore farmers

Will 'one nation one fertiliser' lead to uniformity or anonymity?

Under 'One Nation One Fertiliser' all fertiliser bags, irrespective of their contents or the company that manufactures them, will carry a uniform brand name called "Bharat"

PM Kisan Yojana: How to know your registration number to avail of benefits

Under PM KISAN Yojana, the payment is done in the form of three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. But to avail of the benefits, the farmers need to get themselves registered under the scheme

Chhattisgarh to give Rs 10,000 input subsidy for crops, excludes paddy

Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday decided to provide an input subsidy of Rs 10,000 per acre to the farmers who will utilize the paddy cultivation area for farming of other identified Kharif crops

The solution to farmers' grievance lies not on farms but in factories

If fewer hands were employed on the farms, incomes per head would rise for those who stay engaged in agriculture. Farmers would then not worry about assured product prices, writes T N Ninan.

Limiting Centre's share might push up state's burden for high-risk crops

The difference between the actuarial premium rate and the premium paid by farmers was the subsidy shared equally between the Centre and states

EU's flawed agri subsidy system: Do 125,000 farmers deserve $14.3 bn?

In fact, the U.K.'s looming departure from the EU may leave a 98 billion-euro hole in the next EU budget and that shortfall has exposed deep discontent on the continent.