-PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is considering a nearly threefold-hike in the margin money for ration dealers from existing Rs 70 to Rs 200 per quintal, besides paying arrears to them. Food and civil supplies minister Imran Hussain on Saturday said the matter is under active consideration of the government. "A proposal in this regard will be placed before the cabinet at the earliest for trebling the margin money," Hussain said...
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Chhattisgarh watershed project promises better income for small farmers
-PTI NEW DELHI: Eyeing economic gains through ecological work, non-profit organisation Pradan, along with Chhattisgarh government, has launched a watershed project in the state to enhance the income of 1 lakh small and marginal farmers, of whom over 40 per cent belong to Scheduled Tribes. A watershed is a chunk of a land that drains out at a common point. The watershed development approach takes a comprehensive account of the people, land,...
More »Education secretary tells collectors to ensure mid-day meal guidelines are followed
-The Times of India RAIPUR: After finding insufficient calorie content and protein in mid-day meals across Chhattisgarh, the state school education secretary instructed collectors to strictly follow the guidelines of mid-day meal menu. In a review meeting, school education secretary Gaurav Dwivedi informed collectors that during the sampling test of food nutrition value of mid-day meals, 19 districts and five centralized kitchens out of 27 districts were examined with the samples...
More »Farmers bear the burden of deflation -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Demonetisation, coupled with daily limits on cash transactions and fear of being tracked by revenue authorities post the Goods and Services Tax regime, have made traders less inclined to purchasing and stocking up produce during the harvest season. The defining feature of Indian agriculture in the last five years — much of it under the Narendra Modi government’s tenure — has been low prices for farm produce. The accompanying...
More »Worst price slump in 18 years shows scale of farm crisis -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times The agrarian crisis is one of the factors that may have resulted in the BJP’s loss in three Hindi heartland states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in December, according to analysts, and the party clearly doesn’t want it to affect its prospects in the 2019 parliamentary elections. New Delhi: This financial year, 2018-19 could end up being the worst year for farm incomes in almost two decades, government data...
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