-TheWire.in While the government has claimed that it has fulfilled its promise of MSP at cost plus 50%, the claim is misleading. The MSPs fall short of offering returns at 50% over comprehensive cost of production, as the BJP had promised PRIor to 2014. New Delhi: On July 4, the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre announced the Minimum Support PRIces (MSP) for the 2018-19 kharif season. In a tweet, Narendra Modi...
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Minimum Support PRIce for rice gave return of 50% over cost 13 times since 1996-97 -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times The union cabinet announced Minimum Support PRIces (MSPs) for the 2018-19 Kharif marketing season on Wednesday. MSPs for all crops are at least 50% more than the projected A2+FL cost of production. New Delhi: The union cabinet announced Minimum Support PRIces (MSPs) for the 2018-19 Kharif marketing season on Wednesday. MSPs for all crops are at least 50% more than the projected A2+FL cost of production. Broadly speaking the A2+FL...
More »Why independents fail to make a mark in elections -Jagdeep Chhokar
-Hindustan Times The key to this problem lies in the way political and electoral financing are conducted in this country The stranglehold of political parties on the electoral and political system continues to increase with time. The anti-defection law, passed in 1985, formalised the control of political parties even on Parliament. Despite a large number of candidates on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the candidates with a realistic chance of getting elected...
More »RTI Reveals Steep Decline in Disbursal of Minority Scholarships Since 2014 -Majid Alam and Adil Bhat
-TheWire.in While the pre-matric and post-matric scholarships recorded staggeringly low numbers of beneficiaries, the merit-cum-means scholarship, which is given to students enrolled in professional courses, was less affected. New Delhi: Recently, at a conference on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding and Moderation’ in New Delhi, PRIme Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech, “The Government of India is leaving no stone unturned in empowering the Muslim youth. We want them to have the...
More »1,092 farmers commit suicides in Maharashtra in 5 months -PRIyanka Kakodkar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,092 farmer suicides till the end of May this year according to official data. This is lower by only 72 cases compared to 2017 despite a loan waiver being declared in the state a year ago. While there has been a marginal dip in the total cases, the arid and dePRIved Marathwada region has seen a rise in these five months. It has recorded...
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