-The Indian Express He claimed that around 12 crore Farmers would benefit from the scheme and an amount of Rs 75,000 crore would be given under this scheme every year. Gorakhpur: DESCRIBING THE Congress, SP and BSP as “maha-milawati (highly adulterated)” and accusing them of “cheating Farmers” for political gains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna (PM-KISAN) with the promise of including those who...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 9674
Only nine crops account for two-thirds of global food output, finds FAO report -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business Line ‘Switch to modern production systems has led to decline in use of Farmers’ varieties and landraces’ As few as nine crops account for two-thirds of the global food output, and on-farm crop diversity has declined significantly over the decades as Farmers have switched from traditional production systems that utilise Farmers’ varieties and landraces to modern production systems depending on officially released varieties, shows a report on global biodiversity...
More »Rural tourism opens up new livelihood options for coastal communities -T Appala Naidu
-The Hindu Women make a decent living selling groundnut to beach visitors MANGINAPUDI: Several women living in the stretch of villages along the 9-km beach road have found a new opportunity to earn income — tapping the benefits being offered by the flourishing rural tourism with the development of the famous Manginapudi beach in Krishna district. Under a temporary thatched store, they sell groundnut mostly grown in the sandy soil along the beach...
More »Will the PM Kisan Scheme Impress India's Farmers? -Varun Kumar Das
-TheWire.in The scheme is far from being inclusive and will likely exacerbate already unequal social and economic conditions. The focal point of this year’s budget has been the announcement of a new centrally-sponsored scheme, the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kishan Samman Nidhi’ (PM-KISAN). This scheme assures small and marginal farm households a guaranteed annual income support of Rs 6,000. However, this scheme is hardly the first instance of agricultural income support in the country. States...
More »As PM Modi's Mega Farmer Income Scheme Rolls Out, 3 Challenges Before It -Sreenivasan Jain
-NDTV The scheme, announced during the budget in February promises Rs. 6,000 to 12 crore small and marginal Farmer households each, at a total cost of Rs. 75,000 crore. As the government races to roll out PM KISAN, its flagship Farmer cash handout scheme ahead of the elections, multiple challenges lie ahead. The scheme, announced during the budget in February promises Rs. 6,000 to 12 crore small and marginal Farmer households each,...
More »
