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PM Modi to release PM-KISAN instalment on Vajpayee's birth anniversary to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release Rs 18,000 crore in the accounts of over nine crore farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme on the
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Farmer leaders from UP, Delhi meet Tomar, extend support to farm laws
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New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Members of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Noida, and Indian Kisan Union, New Delhi, on Tuesday met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and said that the new farm laws were in the interest of farmers and should not be taken back.
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At Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia, Tomar says farm acts envisa
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New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the three farm acts brought by the central government are the biggest agricultural reforms in the country so far which will benefit farmers and strengthen Indian agriculture which is the bac
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Did not receive invite for meeting from Centre, says Bhartiya Kisan Union
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 22 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Tuesday said that their organisation has not received any meeting invitation from Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar yet.
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Mamata Banerjee writes to Union Agri Minister, seeks transfer of funds to
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 21 (ANI): Amidst ongoing farmers' agitation against the farm laws, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar requesting a transfer of funds under the central government's PM Kisan S
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Centre to explain benefits of new farm laws to farmers across country in l
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New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): The Narendra Modi government is reaching out to farmers across the country, with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's eight-page letter to protestors being translated into various vernacular languages.
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Tomar reviews progress of PM-FME scheme
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New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Food Processing Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday attended the second Inter-Ministerial Empowered Committee (IMEC) meeting to review progress of implementation of PM-FME (Prime Minister-Formalisation of Micro food processing E
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PM Modi urges protesting farmers to read Tomar's letter, Shah shares it on
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New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for “attempting to have a polite dialogue” with the farmers through an open letter, requesting them to read it.
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CAIT seeks 'due representation' in proposed SC panel on farm laws
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New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Confederation of All India Traders on Thursday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal seeking "due representation" in the panel proposed by the Supreme Court to resolve the dispute between the Cent
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Amid protests against reforms, lakhs of farmers express support for bills:
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New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): A large number of farmers have expressed support for the farm bills, while a protest is ongoing against the reforms, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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Modi govt followed Swaminathan Commission recommendations, Oppn misleading
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Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), December 16 (ANI): It is the Narendra Modi government, which followed the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission, and declared Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various farm produces by adding 50 per cent profit on the cost of the farmer, Union Agriculture Minis
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Government willing to find solution with open mind, continue dialogue with
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New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid continuing protest by farmers on Delhi borders over new farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that the government is willing to continue dialogue with genuine farm unions and find a solution with an open mind.
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