-Down to Earth Instead of encouraging them on paper, the government has to create a few model FPOs in the country and provide institutional support to them The Narendra Modi-led government has been tirelessly claiming that it would double Farmers’ income by 2022. There is a lot of evidence to show that in the pursuance of this target, the income of Farmers has not increased, but has rather stalled or decreased. Consequently,...
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Moong drops below MSP even as arrivals begin in N Karnataka -Vishwanath Kulkarni
-The Hindu Business Line Farmers want Govt to begin purchasing immediately Bengaluru: As the new kharif moong (green gram) hits the markets in North Karnataka, prices of the pulses crop are trading lower at around Rs.5,100 a quintal, much lower than the minimum support price of Rs.6,975 announced by the Centre. In fact, the prevailing prices in the State are also lower than last year’s support price of Rs.5,575/quintal, growers said, while demanding...
More »Amarjeet Sinha, Rural development secretary, interviewed by Sayantan Bera and Elizabeth Roche (Livemint.com)
-Livemint.com Rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha on how MGNREGS has evolved since 2006 to result in income, acreage, water tables, productivity and fodder availability Agrarian distress and rural distress are terms used interchangeably, but the rural economy today is very different from what it was many years ago, given the diversification of rural incomes and hence incorrect to think one means the other, says Amarjeet Sinha, secretary, ministry of rural development. In...
More »Agri infrastructure for Farmers' welfare is a priority -Radha Mohan Singh
-The Hindu Business Line The Narendra Modi government is committed to the welfare of Farmers. As a result of this there has been a qualitative improvement in their lives. Taking a step in this direction, the government has transformed the targets meant for the implementation of Farmers’ welfare schemes in a mission mode and time-bound manner. The government has been successful in bringing about awareness amongst Farmers through new initiatives taken for...
More »Crop Insurance: Another dressed up scheme -CP Chandrasekhar
-Macroscan.org/ Frontline.in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) launched in 2016 which is supplemented with Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS), have failed to deliver what it had promised. The number of Farmers insured under this scheme has fallen and the claims paid to Farmers has fallen from 98% to 61%. The scheme seems to be benefitting the insurance companies as there has been rise in gross premiums paid to...
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