farmer grievances

Chandigarh, April 7 Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda claimed on Tuesday that the BJP government in the state is imposing new conditions for buying farmers' crops instead of procuring at the minimum support price (MSP).Over the next few days, the Congress leader will be...

Jaipur, April 4 – To address practical challenges in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and resolve farmers’ grievances, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a high-level meeting at the Kota Circuit House on Saturday.Birla directed officials to strengthen the procurement...

The government has modified the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to ensure transparency, accountability, and timely claim payments to farmers. Responding to supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha today, Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that previously...

Coimbatore, March 3 Farmers in parts of the Coimbatore district have alleged that technical glitches and procedural delays are hindering their access to crop loans from Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), even after the Tamil Nadu government introduced an online application system...

Bhubaneswar, February 25 The Odisha government on Wednesday allowed district collectors to extend the validity of tokens issued to farmers by 15 days to ensure that no one is denied the opportunity to sell paddy at state-run mandis during the Kharif Marketing Season.The government's move comes...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 Odisha's Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister K C Patra announced in the Assembly on Tuesday that the state government would procure paddy from all registered farmers by March 31.Patra made this announcement in the Assembly during a discussion on the alleged...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday alleged that the "non-performance" of the BJP government in Odisha has caused "misery" for farmers, women, and all other sections of society.Addressing the "Chasi Surakshya Samabesh” (Farmers' Protection Convention) here, he...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 The Odisha Assembly witnessed noisy scenes for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings multiple times.As soon as...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 The opposition BJD in Odisha said it will organize a massive rally near the assembly on Tuesday to protest alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement and the "poor" law and order situation.Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to...

Bhubaneswar, February 18 – Proceedings in the Odisha Assembly were disrupted on Wednesday as opposition members staged protests over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, forcing repeated adjournments and eventually suspending business for the day.Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and...