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Govt announces 16-point action plan to double farmers' income
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech in Parliament on Saturday proposed 16 action points to revive the struggling agriculture sector by doubling farmers' income.
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Nothing in Union Budget barring small concessions to salaried class, says
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has nothing for the youth and the farmers except for some small concessions for salaried people.
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Budget will help realise dream of New India: UP Deputy CM
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020 will help realise the dream of New India.
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Union budget will contribute towards doubling farmers' income: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the general budget will contribute significantly towards fulfilling the government's resolve to double the income of farmers.
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FM spoke of everything but the Budget: Sitaram Yechury
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Reacting to the Union Budget 2020-21, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the Union Finance Minister spoke of "everything but the Budget" in her two-and-a-half-hour long speech. He alleged the Minister failed to address the "real issues facing t
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Budget to provide relief to poor, farmers: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the focus of the Modi government is to give poor people and farmers relief and thus the budget has allocated Rs 2,83,000 crore for agriculture.
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Massive locust invasion contained in Rajasthan's Ganganagar, say officials
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Massive Locust invasion which was threatening the crops of Ganganagar farmers and other nearby areas, has been contained by the state agriculture department.
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One of the worst in last decade: Akhilesh Yadav slams budget
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed Union Budget 2020-21 as 'one of the worst budgets in the last decade' and said it holds 'nothing concrete' for youth and farmers.
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Rs 15 lakh crore credit target for farmers during 2020-21 fiscal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Central government has set to disburse Rs 15 lakh crore among farmers as credit during the year 2020-21, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday while presenting the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha.
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Kisan Rail, Krishi UDAN for farmers, says Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Krishi UDAN will be launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on international and national routes aiming to improve value realisation in North East and tribal districts, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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Indian Railways to set up Kisan Rail: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Indian Railways will set up a Kisan Rail through public-private partnership model, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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NDA govt committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022: FM Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reiterated that the NDA government is committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022.
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