-IANS Patna: Around three dozen Farmers in Bihar's Vaishali district have refused to reap their standing wheat crops to make space for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's function on March 12, officials said on Thursday. Around three dozen Farmers in Bihar's Vaishali district have refused to reap their standing wheat crops to make space for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's function on March 12, officials said on Thursday. Farmers of Sultanpur near Hajipur, the district...
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Bankruptcy code will help even Farmers -Shreya Garg
-The Hindu Business Line It is not just about making matters easier for corporates. Distressed Farmers can access relief under pressing circumstances The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) aims at improving the failing credit market situation in the country. A healthy credit market functions well where the debtor and the creditor have faith that their interests are recognised and protected under law. Failure to pay debt is a common occurrence but surprisingly, the...
More »Who Cares About Budget? -Ajay Jakhar
-The Indian Express Central allocations for agriculture are less important than the state budgets. I took the night train to Delhi to participate in budget-day discussions and my co-passenger, who boarded the train in ravaged Punjab, asked me a simple question: “50 Farmers are committing suicide everyday; will the budget end Farmer suicides?” My answer was — and still is — “No.” The Union budget is just the government’s bookkeeping exercise...
More »Pulse of the matter -Vivek Kaul
-The Asian Age The Economic Survey of 2015-2016 is a lovely document which goes into great detail on what is wrong with India on the economic front and offers good workable solutions to solve these problems. One of the points that the survey makes is regarding Indian agriculture becoming cereal-centric. The reason for this lies in the fact that the government procures rice and wheat from Farmers at the minimum support price...
More »Budget attempts to provide relief to drought-hit Farmers -Jitendra
-Down to Earth But boost in agriculture budget not enough, say experts Sensing the prevailing agriculture crisis, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley announced in the Union Budget that budgetary allocation for the agriculture and Farmers’ welfare ministry will be increased 45 per cent compared to last year. The government has set aside an allocation of Rs 35,984 crore which is Rs 11,000 crore more than that of last year. (See table)....
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