Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday staged a march from the Shaheed Smarak to the Civil Lines here, calling on the government to fufil their demands related to the minimum support price (MSP).
The interest rate for short-term loans up to Rs 300,000 through Kisan Credit cards (KCC) for farmers will be seven per cent and interest subvention will be 1.5 per cent for the current financial year 2022-23 and the next 2023-24, RBI said in a statement on Wednesday.
Launched on February 24, 2019, the PM KISAN scheme is aimed to supplement the financial needs of land-holding farmers -- the financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday announced that it would conduct large farmers' marches to Raj Bhavans on the second anniversary of the SKM-led farmers' struggle and submit a memorandum to the President Droupadi Murmu through the respective Governors on November 26.
The incident took place in Kisan Nagar area - a part of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's constituency, where newly appointed office bearers of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction were being felicitated.
As per the official statement, last year on November 19, the Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of the Farm Laws, SKM has decided that this day will be celebrated as Fateh Diwas.
While addressing FIBAC on Wednesday, Governor Shaktikanta Das said, "Yesterday, we launched the trial of our digital currency, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project. It was indeed a landmark moment in the history of currency in our country. Going forward, it will be a landmark moment.
In the meeting launch of the 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PMKSK) across the country is one of the best practices adopted as part of the Special Campaign 2.0 initiatives by the Department of Fertilizers.
SKM in a statement said that Kisan leaders informed that preparations for the Raj Bhavan Marches are going on in different states and preparatory meetings are being held in all states.
The online portal of Kisan Bima Yojana will be officially launched from October 30, after which farmers can register themselves, so that farmers can benefit through the insurance scheme after being hit by natural calamities,said chief Agricultural officer.
Punjab (Chandigarh) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (Ekta - Ugrahan) on Thursday organised a rally outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur for the fulfilment of their demands.
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 on Monday and said that the 12th instalment of funds worth Rs 16,000 crore has been sent to farmers across the country.