-The Telegraph Their demand for assured remunerative prices, therefore, is perfectly justified There are occasions when one suddenly becomes aware not just of the inadequacy of economic concepts for understanding reality but even of their obfuscating role. One such occasion was the recent kisan march in Delhi. The peasants have been facing distress for long, which has resulted in more than three lakh suicides over the last two-and-a-half decades, in growing indebtedness...
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Will Goods and Services Tax help in the doubling of farm income? -P Ravichandran
-The Hindu Issues such as levy on warehousing, agri-project imports pose a challenge With the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) — India’s biggest reform in the tax structure — the government has succeeded in moving a step closer towards making the country a unified common market, leading the nation’s economy towards growth and sustainability. India’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has grown consistently over the past three years, reaching over...
More »Farmers losing Rs. 30,000 cr to low quality pesticides, says farm lobby
-PTI New Delhi: Nearly one-fourth of pesticide samples sold in open market are substandard and losses on account of use of such spurious products are estimated at Rs. 30,000 crore to the farming community, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj (BKS), a Farmers’ body said on Monday. According to BKS, 13 out of a total 50 samples of pesticides sold in open market have been found to be substandard in a test conducted at a...
More »Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel waives farm loans, orders SIT probe into Bastar massacre -Joseph John
-The Times of India RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced to waive farm loans to the tune of Rs 6,100 crore of more than 16 lakh Farmers and also decided to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the deadly maoist attack in Bastar. Addressing his maiden press conference after the swearing-in ceremony and subsequent first cabinet meeting, Baghel said it has been decided to waive off...
More »Kamal Nath waives farm loans up to Rs. 2 lakh after assuming office as MP Chief Minister
-PTI Congress had promised during the poll campaign that if it wins, it would implement Farmers’ loan waiver within 10 days of coming to power. Bhopal: Loans up to Rs. 2 lakh of Madhya Pradesh Farmers will be waived, with Kamal Nath on Monday signing a file to this effect soon after he was sworn in as the State’s 18th Chief Minister on December 17. After Mr. Nath signed the file, Principal Secretary...
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