-The Hindu Business Line Pune: Noticing that some banks had diverted the first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme to farmers’ loan accounts, the Maharashtra government has instructed banks to return the money to farmers. Speaking to BusinessLine, Maharashtra’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Suhas Diwase, said that banks that had diverted the PM-Kisan instalment to farmers’ loan accounts have reversed the transactions after the government’s instructions: “There are strict instructions...
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Maharashtra: Drought and low prices worry gram growers in Marathwada -Partha Sarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express The state has reported 13.13 lakh hectare of chana acreage as compared to 19.77 lakh hectare last year. The acreage had come down this year due to moisture stress from the drought. Pune: Gram growers in the drought-hit district of Marathwada are facing reduced yield and low prices. Low demand and offloading stock by government agencies have dimmed the prices of good realisation for farmers this year. Farmers in...
More »PM-Kisan instalment paid, then withdrawn from accounts, complain Maharastra farmers -Radheshyam Jadhav
-The Hindu Business Line Pune: On Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, transferring the first instalment of Rs.2,000 each to over one crore beneficiaries, Ashok Lahamage received an SMS from State Bank of India’s Sinnar (Nashik) branch, stating that Rs.2,000 had been deposited into his account. But, to his surprise, he received another text message from the bank a few hours...
More »Evict illegal occupants from forest land: Maharashtra -Vijay Pinjarkar
-The Times of India Following the Supreme Court order to clear forest land in possession of people whose title claims were rejected under the Forest (Rights) Act, 2006, the Maharashtra government has asked forest officials to free such land from the possession of illegal occupants. On February 22, the state government issued orders seeking to know how many claims under community forest rights (CFRs) and individual forest rights (IFRs) under FRA were...
More »Supreme Court Asks States To Prevent Attacks On Kashmiris, Social Boycott -Debanish Achom
-NDTV Supreme Court told the Home Ministry to give wide publicity of the nodal officers' contact details so that Kashmiris who need help can approach them easily New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed 10 states and the centre to ensure Kashmiris living across the country do not face social boycott, harassment or attacks, days after the Pulwama terror attack. The 10 states are Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,...
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