The Pirpanjal region in Rajouri District witnessed a delightful snowfall on Friday, after a long wait, bringing smiles to the faces of tourists and farmers.
Farmers have called for a loosening of the rules that govern the bloc's shared agricultural policy, saying they are not paid enough, are being choked by taxes and environmental restrictions and face unfair competition from abroad - including cheap agricultural imports from Ukraine.
In an official statement, the agricultural body has also called upon all its units to rise up in protest against the Budget on February 16 and mark it as 'Grameen Bharat Bandh'.
The government presented the interim budget for 2024-2025 in Parliament on Thursday with focus on economic policies that foster growth, facilitate inclusive development, improve productivity, create opportunities for various sections while noting that it will pay utmost attention to easte
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy hailed the Union Budget 2024 as it has a provision for making India self-sufficient in producing different oil seeds as it will benefit the farmers across the country.
"Under the leadership of PM Modi, all departments are making efforts to take the country forward. The interim budget was presented today and it is focused on the poor, women, youth and farmers. This budget has highlighted PM Modi's pledge for the welfare of these categories," CM Yadav sai
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana Yojana has benefited 38 lakh farmers and assisted 2.4 lakh self-help groups (SHGs).
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday highlighted that the BJP-led Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in focusing on four major castes - Garib (Poor), Mahilayen (Women), Yuva (Youth) and Annadata (Farmer).
"The most important thing is that before the white paper will come, the new Indian voter will definitely observe how terrible India's condition was before 2014 and what not has India achieved in the last 10 years," she added.
"The immediate reaction would be the consolidation of the fiscal deficit. Our recommendation initially was a 5.4% fiscal deficit, but it's now 5.1%, which is a very significant step forward, but at the same time, does not sacrifice the focus on growth. So the capex spend has increased by