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Jaitley praises Budget as pro-poor, pro-farmer and pro-growth
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday described the Interim Budget as "pro-growth, fiscally prudent, pro-farmer, pro-poor" and one that gives more purchasing power to the Indian Middle Class.
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FM announces higher allocation for MNREGA for rural job creation
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI) In a bid to woo farmers, poor and the marginalised, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced higher allocation of funds for their benefit.
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Govt announces new scheme to give Rs 6000 annually to 12 cr marginal farme
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government on Friday announced a new scheme in the agriculture sector which will entail payment of Rs 6,000 annually to each of the 12 crore marginal farmers in the country.
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Last 5 budgets have been for farmers, this too will be for them: Radha Moh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday asserted that the last five budgets of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government have been dedicated to the farmers and this budget shall also be no different.
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People expect tax reliefs, universal income scheme from the Union Budget
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): People from all walks of life hoped for tax relief measures, farm loan waivers and universal income scheme on Thursday, a day before unveiling of the interim Union Budget.
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Kamal Nath alleges Rs 2,000 crore farmer loan scam by previous BJP govt, p
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday alleged a Rs 2,000 crore farmer loan scam during the previous 15-year-old BJP rule and vowed strict action against those involved in falsifying the list of beneficiaries.
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Fadnavis thanks PM Modi for 'historic' drought relief package
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said financial assistance of Rs 4,714 crore from the Centre for drought-affected areas of Maharashtra is indeed a “historic package” that would be of great help to the farmers.
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Chidambaram hails Rahul’s promise for minimum universal basic income to po
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of minimum universal basic income to poor will mark a turning point in the lives of the poor people, said former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday.
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Centre assures full support to PSBs to improve delivery services to farmer
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Pushing for financial inclusion, the Central government on Monday assured public sector banks (PSBs) its full support in their objective to improve delivery services to the farmers.
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Delhi government to give MSP to farmers as per Swaminathan Committee repor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, (India), Jan 28 (ANI): The Delhi Government has decided to begin the process of implementing the Swaminathan Committee's recommendations for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers, said AAP convenor and Irrigation Minister Gopal Rai on Monday.
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Odisha govt forced state farmers to sell paddy below MSP: says Dharmendra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Nabarangpur (Odisha), [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Odisha government has forced the state's farmers to sell below the minimum-support-price fixed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.
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Farmers whose crops have been destroyed by cold seek govt compensation
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Farmers whose crops have been destroyed in the intense cold weather accompanied with hailstorms, affecting the region for the past one week, have asked for government assistance.
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