-The Hindu There is enough evidence to show that the government has failed Farmers and agricultural labourers in a big way As the Lok Sabha debates the vote of no confidence today, representatives of Farmers from across the country will be marching outside Parliament under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella body of 201 farmer organisations. Farmers have already passed a vote of no confidence against...
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Rs 25 per litre for milk from July 21, says Maharashtra government
-PTI NAGPUR: An end to the four-day agitation by dairy Farmers appeared in sight on Thursday, with the Maharashtra government announcing that it had accepted a key demand of the protesters. The government has decided to give Rs 25 per litre for milk to dairy Farmers with effect from July 21, dairy development minister Mahadev Jankar said in the legislative assembly this evening. The Farmers had been holding protests in parts of the...
More »The MSP Illusion -Ajay Vir Jakhar
-The Indian Express Raising procurement prices of kharif crops will only give false hope to Farmers. Has the winter of Farmers’ discontent turned into a glorious summer by the significant hike in minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops announced two weeks ago? The hike is unlikely to stem the rural unrest that is gnawing into the ruling alliance’s votebank. The PM has had to personally defend the government’s programmes that have...
More »'Dismantling India': A grim account of 4 years of Modi government -Bhasha Singh
-National Herald Titled ‘Dismantling India’ and put together by a team of distinguished experts, the study complains about the failing economy, rising unemployment, atrocities against minorities under the BJP govt A damning report scrutinizing the performance of the Narendra Modi government in its first four years was released on Saturday. In last four years of Modi government, there have been 214 reported cases of attack on civil society and freedom of expression, 228...
More »Modi's Flagship Crop Insurance Scheme Wavering as Farmers Continue to Suffer -Bani Bedi
-TheWire.in In Maharashtra, a mere 7% of total claims have been settled under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. New Delhi: In April this year, Beed district in Maharashtra won an award for ‘effective implementation’ of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFSBY) – the Centre’s flagship crop insurance scheme for Farmers. However, last week it was reported that Farmers in Beed were provided compensation amounts of Re 1, Rs 2,...
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