New Delhi, April 2 The government stated in the Lok Sabha on Thursday that consumers are not required to install pre-paid electricity meters.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour, Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar rejected suggestions that the government was compelling...
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Mumbai, March 18 Members of the opposition staged a walkout from the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over the issue of pending payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), alleging that farmers have not received their dues for several years.The...
New Delhi, March 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will digitally transfer the 22nd installment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme on March 13, releasing approximately ₹19,000 crore to 9.32 crore farmers, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday.The...
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Raipur, March 10 The opposition Congress on Tuesday alleged a loss of Rs 8,500 crore in Chhattisgarh's paddy procurement process, a charge the state government denied, sparking uproar in the state assembly that led to the brief suspension of 30 MLAs.The opposition legislators were briefly...
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Bengaluru, February 25 The Karnataka government has released ₹300 crore as financial assistance to sugarcane growers for the 2025-26 season, with ₹50 per tonne to be credited directly to farmers who supplied cane to sugar factories across the state, Minister Shivanand Patil said on Wednesday...
Chennai, February 16 – With the samba and thalady paddy harvest beginning across the Cauvery Delta districts of Tamil Nadu, the administration has ensured that an adequate number of Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) are functioning to facilitate smooth and transparent procurement of paddy from...