-Business Standard Decision likely soon, states will be free to adopt one or more of the models suggested New Delhi: The Central Government is looking at spending a minimum of Rs 200-250 billion initially along with the states in ensuring that farmers get the benefit of Minimum Support Price (MSP) either through direct procurement of goods or a system of Price Deficiency Payment on the lines of Madhya Pradesh’s Bhawaantar Bhugtan Model. Officials...
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Mega survey to track jobs in small companies starts in April -Yogima Seth Sharma & Kirtika Suneja
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The Government will have a brand new set of employment numbers to flash before the next general elections in 2019, which will highlight job creation. Under the first of its kind massive survey, which starts on the first week of April, the Government wants to track employment generation in micro, small and medium enterprises that are currently out of the coverage of the social security net. The survey...
More »U'khand govt to purchase millets, food grains directly from farmers -Deep Joshi
-Hindustan Times In a “maiden initiative” by the Uttarakhand Government aimed to enhance farmers’ income, the state-owned Mandi Parishad (whole sale market) will directly buy farm produce like millets and food grains from them In a “maiden initiative” by the Uttarakhand Government aimed to enhance farmers’ income, the state-owned Mandi Parishad (whole sale market) will directly buy farm produce like millets and food grains from them. “Farmers growing millets and food grains would...
More »Millets to be procured at MSP for public distribution system: Agri minister -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times The agriculture ministry has started a new programme to focus on millets or coarse cereal production, mostly grown by small and poor farmers New Delhi: The Narendra Modi Government has decided to include millets in the public distribution system for which it is procuring these grains at federally fixed minimum support prices, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said. The agriculture ministry has started a new programme to focus on millets or...
More »Transport ministry, petitioners argue on requirement of environment clearance for Char Dham project -Seema Sharma
-The Times of India DEHRADUN: The Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway (MORTH) in their affidavit submitted before the National Green Tribunal(NGT) in matter of Char Dham widening road in Uttarakhand stated that in all the total 53 projects/stretches of Char Dham, none is above 100 km which is why no environmental clearance was obtained. NGT bench headed by justice Jawed Rahim pulled up MORTH as well as state Government on...
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