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Rs 2,326 cr transferred to ineligible beneficiaries under PM-KISAN: Tomar

More than Rs 2,326 crore has been transferred to 32.91 lakh ineligible beneficiaries, including income tax payees, under the PM-KISAN scheme

BJP's New Year resolution is the same amid farmers' protest: Winning polls

Farmer protest & Bengal election are the party's first two challenges

Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan launches scheme on the lines of PM-KISAN

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday inaugurated 'Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojna' on the lines of Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Scheme.

Farm Bills impact: Punjab, Haryana cut market fee for basmati and cotton

Madhya Pradesh to give PM-KISAN beneficiaries additional Rs 4,000 per year

Non-implementation of PM-Kisan scheme "cruel joke" on Bengal farmers: Guv

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday wrote to CM Mamata Banerjee, expressing displeasure over non-implementation of the Centre's PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme

PM releases Rs 17,000 cr for 85 mn farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

The Centre provides Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme

Govt transfers over Rs 19,000 cr to 95.5 mn farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

Govt said that the sowing of summer crops and procurement of rabi crops were going on uninterrupted during the fourth phase of lockdown

Upside of a crisis

Time may be ripe for structural changes that prioritise the poor

Fighting coronavirus: Food riots are a real possibility, says Pronab Sen

Sen said that if the coronavirus pandemic spreads to rural areas, containment will be impossible

Top headlines: FM's relief package for poor, Cipla gets USFDA nod, and more

Business Standard brings to you the top headlines of the day

Highlights: FM announces economic package to deal with Covid-19 impact

Government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 trillion to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers

Covid-19: Centre to fast-track PM-KISAN disbursals for 85 mn farmers

Will push Rs 16,000 cr into rural hands by April first week

Centre pays Rs 50,850 crore to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

Total number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme is about 14 crore, based on estimates of the Agriculture Census 2015-16

Over 50 mn farmers yet to get payments under third round of PM-Kisan: RTI

The total amount of the scheme, which came into effect on December 1, 2018, is to be paid in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 every four months

Budget 2020: Govt cuts allocation for PM-Kisan by 27.5 pc for this fiscal

The projection of the number of beneficiary farmers has also been lowered to 14 crore from the earlier 14.5 crore

Budget 2020: PM-Kisan scheme may see a cut in govt's budgetary allocation

It is learnt that the allocation for PM-Kisan may be slashed by 20 per cent to about Rs 60,000 crore in the general Budget from Rs 75,000 crore

Revamp of subsidy regime likely to be in focus in FM Sitharaman's Budget

As of now, the proposal on the table is to consider direct benefit transfer to farmers for food and fertilizer subsidies, sources said

Farm ministry spends less in 2019-20 as PM-KISAN faces teething troubles

While the spending on the scheme hasn't been encouraging in its very first year, cutting down on allocations is premature and can't be justified

Fiscal deficit won't matter if spending is prudent, says Pronab Sen

Terming the economic situation as 'very bad,' Sen said that post 2016-17 India's economic statistics measuring GDP growth were 'largely guess work'

Key policy steps taken by NDA govt this year to revive a sagging economy

Macroeconomic parameters have shown that the Indian economy is going through a rough patch. Here are the key policy decisions taken by the govt in 2019, to bring the India growth story back on track