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New farm laws are gamechanger will benefit small, marginal farmers, says B
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], December 8 (ANI): On the day of the Bharat Bandh call by farmers, BJP's Manipur unit has said that the new agriculture laws are a game changer and they will benefit small and marginal farmers.
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SC seeks Centre's response on pleas challenging farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a batch of petitions challenging the three farm laws, recently passed by the Parliament of India, claiming that the acts are "discriminatory and manifestly arbitrary" and will expose m
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New fruit and vegetable market starts operations in J-K's Rajouri
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 26 (ANI): In a bid to help marginal farmers, a fruit and vegetable market has been opened in Phalyana area of Rajouri district to facilitate direct marketing.
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RBI issues revised PSL guidelines to increase credit penetration
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued revised guidelines for priority sector lending to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas and increase lending to small and marginal farmers besides weaker sections.
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Cabinet approves Rs 1,340 crore recapitalisation of regional rural banks
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved Rs 1,340 crore recapitalisation of regional rural banks to improve their capital to risk-weighted assets ratio.
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Vice President urges scientists to enhance productivity of small, margina
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon the scientific community to lay emphasis on enhancing the productivity of small and marginal farmers.
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Agritech platform Safal Fasal launched in India to improve farmer liveliho
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Dec 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a bid to resolve farmer woes and create supply chain efficiency in agriculture, global fintech solution provider BPC has launched Safal Fasal, a digital platform that gives small and marginal farmers greater access to finance, technol
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Odisha cabinet approves Agriculture Policy 2020
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Odisha cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday approved the Agriculture Policy 2020, 'SAMRIDHI' with objectives including ensuring continuous growth in farmers income, making the growth process inclusive of small and marginal f
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Punjab: Rs 19.09 cr compensation to 29,343 farmers for not burning paddy r
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Punjab government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has so far disbursed over Rs 19.09 crore to 29,343 non-basmati paddy cultivating small and marginal farmers from across the state, who have not burnt the paddy residue.
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Amarinder Singh orders govt deptts to incentivise farmers who refrained fr
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the Agriculture Department to work out the modalities for immediate implementation of the Supreme Court's orders on providing financial assistance to small and marginal farmers who have
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Punjab govt will implement SC order to give incentives to farmers who shun
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that Punjab government will implement the order of the Supreme Court directing Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to give incentives for small and marginal farmers who shun stubble-burning.
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SC orders incentives for Punjab, Haryana and UP farmers who shun stubble-b
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered incentives for small and marginal farmers who shun stubble-burning, directing that Rs 100 per quintal be given to farmers for handling crop residue of non-basmati rice.
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