-The Indian Express All the Farmers who faced criminal action for defaulting on loans say they were made to sign on blank cheques. “If you write about our plight, will the government stop banks from sending us to jail?,” asks Ujagar Singh. The 60-year-old from Jhumba village in Bathinda district is among scores of Punjab Farmers who have been convicted or are facing trial in criminal cases of cheque-bouncing filed by banks...
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Grain populism: As polls near, states embark on aggressive paddy procurement -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Chhattisgarh, Bengal and UP emerge frontrunners in extending MSP-plus support to Farmers Call it the impact of the ensuing national elections: Governmental procurement of rice, the country’s largest crop by planted area, looks set to surpass 40 million tonnes (mt) for the time ever in the current marketing year that runs from October to September. That would work out to more than a third of the total projected...
More »The Modi Years: Do Farmers have better protection against crop losses? -Mridula Chari
-Scroll.in Private insurance companies have benefitted more than Farmers from the new crop insurance scheme. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana was launched to expand crop insurance coverage in India But coverage has shrunk, despite compulsory enrollment of Farmers at the time of taking loans Private companies retain a larger share of government funds than before Farmer groups have opposed compulsory enrollment and complained about payment delays. In its manifesto for the...
More »PM Kisan Yojna: Small, marginal Farmers to get Rs 4,000 by early April
-The Indian Express The Centre plans to transfer Rs 4,000 to small and marginal Farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme by the first week of April, well before the Lok Sabha polls start. The transfer of Rs 2,000 to the bank accounts of Farmers will commence from February 24 under the income support scheme and preparations are on to cover as high as 1 crore Farmers on the first day of the...
More »Families of Farmers who Committed Suicide Protest in Punjab Assembly
-TheWire.in The Shiromani Akali Dal has accused the Amarinder Singh-led congress government of not fulfilling its promise of loan waivers for Farmers in the state. New Delhi: A total of 919 Farmers have committed suicide in Punjab in the last two years. On Tuesday, the families of some of the deceased Farmers protested at the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh, The Tribune reported. Around 100 families who had gathered under the aegis of...
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