-The Economic Times Forecast of a normal monsoon and extension of PM Kisan scheme likely to boost rural income, say cos. NEW DELHI| MUMBAI: Rural demand for groceries and daily essentials, which showed signs of slowing in the past three quarters, could revive after New Delhi extended the assured income support (PMKisan) scheme for Farmers. Expectations that rains would be normal this monsoon season should also lift buying power in the...
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PM's income support scheme will benefit over 8 lakh large Farmers -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Extending the assured income support (PM-Kisan) scheme for Farmers, approved by the new government in its first Cabinet meeting last Friday, will also benefit over eight lakh big landholders — having landholding size of 10 hectares (nearly 25 acres) and more — across the country. Though such big landholders account for merely 0.6% of total Farmers in India, their numbers in some states, such as Rajasthan,...
More »On Day 1 of new govt, Cabinet extends PM Kisan to all Farmers
-The Hindu Business Line 14.5 crore Farmers will get Rs.6,000 annually in three equal instalments The Union Cabinet, which held its first meeting on Friday, decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM Kisan) to all Farmers in the country irrespective of their landholdings. The Rs.75,000-crore PM Kisan scheme, first announced in the Interim Budget on February 1, was meant only for small and marginal Farmers. According to the scheme, poor...
More »Why Farmers voted for BJP -Parth MN
-Mumbai Mirror Modi, with his brilliant communication skills along with the media at his disposal, managed to convince Farmers to give him a longer rope A senior farm leader had once told me in a regretful tone: “Whenever Farmers are denied their rightful crop insurance, or they are harassed by banks for loan recovery, they come to us. We agitate, protest and resist the system’s bullying of Farmers. But the same Farmers...
More »Farm relief, new MSP regime on govt's to-do list
-Hindustan Times The Narendra Modi government’s new agenda for the crisis-ridden farm sector is being geared towards achieving the single goal of doubling agricultural incomes — a legacy of its first term in office. Prime Minister Modi had ambitiously promised a 100% jump in Farmers’ incomes between 2017 and 2022, but Farmers have been hobbled by unprofitable sales and even negative returns on some crops, as farm produce continue to sell below...
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