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Jagan Reddy announces 'Rytu Bharosa', discards TDP's farmer scheme
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): Scrapping the previous TDP government's "Annadata Sukhibhava" scheme which promised to provide Rs 10,000 to farmers, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday announced a new scheme "Rytu Bharosa" under which the cultivato
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Harsimrat wants to make farmers job givers, not seekers
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday said that her department will focus on making farmers job creators instead of job seekers while a new scheme will be rolled out to finance the farmers.
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Captain Amarinder promises 8-hour power supply to Punjab farmers
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday assured farmers of eight hours of power supply every day for the ensuing paddy season, beginning June 13, while promising 24-hour supply of power to all other categories of consumers.
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Haryana CM hails PM Modi for pension scheme to farmers, traders
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 1 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for taking historic decisions at its first meeting in New Delhi last evening.
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I thank Modiji and Shah for taking steps to ensure welfare of farmers: Vir
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet will go a long way in improving the status of farmers in the country, said Bhartiya Kisan Morcha president Virendra Singh Mast on Saturday.
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Financial Literacy Week to commence from June 3-7, says RBI
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI): Financial Literacy Week 2019 will be observed from June 3-7 on the theme of "Farmers" and how they benefit by being a part of the formal banking system, said a press note from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday.
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BJD welcomes Centre's decision to extend PM-KISAN benefits to all farmers'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 1 (ANI): Leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday welcomed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's decision of extending the benefits of PM-KISAN Yojana to all 14.5 crore farmers in the country.
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First cabinet decision shows willingness of govt to deliver: Raman Singh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur [Chhattishgarh], June 01 (ANI): Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday praised the the new Modi government for extending the Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi scheme to all farmers, saying it shows the willingness of the government to implement its poll promises at the
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People first, people always, says PM Modi after first cabinet meeting
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said great decisions which will benefit the farmers, traders and small retailers were taken by the Cabinet on its first meet in the second tenure.
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Cabinet clears pension scheme for small farmers, traders
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In its first meeting after the NDA returned to power, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a pension scheme for small-marginal farmers and small retailers and also extended the scope of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling o
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Cabinet clears farmer pension plan, widens scope of PM-KISAN scheme
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): Addressing rural distress in its first meeting on Friday, the Union Cabinet approved a new pension scheme for small and marginal farmers across the country and extended the ambit of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling of tw
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Uncertainty looms large over Amaravati construction as Jagan takes over
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): With the change of guard in the state, uncertainty over the construction of the capital of Amaravati looms large after YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced a probe into possible land scams' in the capital region.
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