"The central and state governments under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have always been farmer-friendly. The extent of empowerment of the farmers is unprecedented. The Prime Minister is of the opinion that the confidence of the farmers of the country is the biggest strength
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea for a pan India enquiry into alleged financial fraud in the working of the Kisan Credit Card system for farmers with the connivance of bank officials.
The government has raised the rate of interest on various Small Savings Schemes for the first quarter of the financial year 2023-24 starting April 1 (today) by up to 70 basis points (100 basis point is equal to 1 percentage point).
There are 567,116 beneficiaries above the age of 60 years currently under the National Pension System (NPS), Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad informed Parliament in a written reply to a question on Monday.
After the meeting, farmer leader Darshan Pal said that famers will launch a bigger movement than the one in 2020. He said that another meeting will be convened on April 30 in Delhi.
A 58-year-old farmer who participated in the long foot march of farmers from Dindori in Maharashtra's Nashik to Mumbai died on Friday night at Shahapur police station in Thane district, informed the All India Kisan Sabha state general secretary Ajit Nawale.
Amid the ongoing farmer's march, under the leadership of All India Kisan Sabha and the Communist Party of India, to draw the attention of the governemnt towards their problems and plight, state ministers Dada Bhuse and Atul Save on Wednesday met and held talks with a delegation of the pro
"Today is going to be a historic day for the sugarcane farmers when on the eve of Holi, Rupees two lakh crores will be sent directly to the farmers' bank accounts through DBT," CM Yogi said.