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RBI projects 6.8 pc retail inflation in Q3 due to supply-side bottlenecks
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): Retail inflation is likely to remain elevated with the Reserve Bank of India on Friday pegging it at 6.8 per cent in the third quarter (October to December) of current fiscal year (2020-21).
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Economy to contract at 7.5 pc for FY21 due to COVID-19 impact: RBI
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised its forecast of economic growth for the current fiscal year (2020-21) to minus 7.5 per cent compared to its earlier forecast of minus 9.5 per cent.
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Union government procures 318 LMT paddy till Nov 30
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The union government on Tuesday said in the current year's Kharif season, purchase of over 318 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been done upto November 30, 2020 which is an increase of 18.58 per cent over the last year.
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Odisha asks border districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 17 (ANI): The Odisha government has asked eight bordering districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattisgarh into the state to ensure that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) does not go to unauthorised people and paddy is procured only from registered f
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Farmers must receive payment for procured crops before Diwali: Haryana CM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 5 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has directed the officers engaged in Kharif crops procurement that farmers have to be paid within seven days, Haryana Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated.
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Paddy arrival in Punjab in current Kharif season up by 26 pc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 3 (ANI): The Punjab government on Tuesday crossed the 160 LMT (Lakh Metric Tonnes) mark in terms of paddy arrival, as much as 26 per cent more than last year's procurement in the corresponding period.
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Paddy procurement has gained momentum showing increase of 23 pc over last
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Paddy procurement for Kharif marketing season 2020-21 has gained momentum showing an increase of 23 per cent over last year, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Sunday.
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Punjab Agricultural Development Bank to waive penal interest of farmers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 21 (ANI): Punjab government has decided to waive penal interest to those farmers who will pay their entire defaulter amount or close their loan account in Punjab Agricultural Development Bank (PADB), by year-end.
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Paddy procurement for Kharif season going on smoothly: Centre
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Paddy procurement for the Kharif marketing season (KMS) 2020-21 is going on smoothly and the government continues to procure crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP schemes as was done in previous seasons, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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Centre continues procurement of Kharif crops at MSP from farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With the commencement of the Kharif marketing season, the Central government is continuing to procure Kharif crops at its minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said on Monday.
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Punjab CM directs procurement agencies to pay pending dues of farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 7 (ANI): With the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday sanctioning a Cash Credit Limit (CCL) amount of Rs 30,220.82 crore for procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season 2020-21 for the month of October, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh
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