farmer support

New Delhi/Jaipur, March 25 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a key meeting on Wednesday with Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at his office in the Parliament House complex, focusing on ensuring maximum procurement of the wheat crop in Rajasthan and safeguarding...

Panaji, March 25 The Sanquelim constituency in North Goa is emerging as a model for community farming, with crop growers coming together under a flagship initiative of the state government, officials said.As part of the program, farmers in villages such as Surla and Kudne have adopted...

Imphal, March 23 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday emphasized the state government's commitment to a farmer-centric and self-reliant agricultural sector.Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the 'Agrivision Agri-Youth Parliament 2026' at the Central Agricultural...

Gandhinagar, March 22 – The Gujarat government will begin procuring pulses and rapeseed at minimum support prices (MSP) across the state from March 23, with arrangements in place to cover more than 2.96 lakh registered farmers, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Sunday.The procurement...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 The Odisha government's Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Watershed Support Service and Activities Network (WASSAN), a non-profit organization, to revive forgotten foods and neglected crops in the state...

New Delhi, March 18 The fertilizer major, IFFCO, announced on Wednesday that it has received government approval to manufacture and sell two new products, nano NPK liquid and nano NPK granular, which will help reduce the use of chemical fertilizers.IFFCO has already launched nano liquid urea...

New Delhi, March 18 The government on Wednesday approved ₹1,718.56 crore as reimbursement for price support extended under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations to the Cotton Corporation of India for the procurement undertaken in the 2023-24 cotton season.The decision was taken by the Cabinet...

REASI, March 16: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Reasi organized several legal awareness programs across the district.An awareness camp on the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 was held at the Mahore Court Complex, where participants were informed about the legal provisions...

Minister for Agriculture Production and Rural Development, Javid Ahmad Dar, attended the virtual event for the release of the 22nd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme from the Civil Secretariat.The installment was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who...

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is becoming a significant support system for farmers in Reasi, providing direct financial assistance to help strengthen agricultural activities and improve the livelihoods of farming families.Under the scheme, eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 per...

New Delhi, March 12 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday approved the 100 per cent procurement of tur (pigeon pea) dal from Madhya Pradesh, a move aimed at protecting farmers from any fall in market prices.The decision was taken during a meeting with Madhya Pradesh...

New Delhi, March 11 Approximately 1.25 lakh tonnes of pulses and oilseeds grown during the current 2025-26 rabi (winter) season will be procured from Telangana at the minimum support price (MSP), the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday.The procurement at MSP will cost approximately ₹894...

New Delhi, March 10 The government is likely to launch a new version of the PM KUSUM scheme, which would enable farmers to generate renewable electricity while continuing farming on the same land, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.Launched in 2019 with an outlay of Rs 34,422 crore...

Kolkata, March 7 Ahead of the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that from Saturday, unemployed young job seekers, who have passed the secondary examination (class 10), will receive Rs 1,500 allowance every month to help them move towards a self-reliant future.The...

Bhopal, March 6 – With assistance and financial support from the Centre's Integrated Horticulture Development Mission scheme, a Bhopal farmer, Ram Singh Kushwaha, not only learned professional horticulture, increasing flower production using automated systems, but also found a market beyond...

On Wednesday, Vijay, the leader of the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), made an emotional appeal to party members during an executive meeting and campaign program held in Chengipatti, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.Addressing the TVK executives and campaign volunteers, Vijay urged supporters to...

Chandigarh, March 3: Haryana is expected to harvest 13.17 lakh metric tons of mustard, while sunflower is projected at 0.70 lakh metric tons and summer moong at 98,000 metric tons.These figures were revealed at a review meeting chaired by State Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Tuesday.The...

Chandigarh, March 3 Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi chaired a comprehensive review meeting on Tuesday to assess the arrangements for procuring various crops under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27.The procurement schedule for mustard, gram, lentil...

Bengaluru, March 2 Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said on Monday that the Central government is committed to protecting the interests of tobacco growers in Karnataka.Kumaraswamy made the statement after a crucial meeting in Mysuru with public representatives...

RAMBAN, March 1: Deputy Commissioner of Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan, inspected assets established under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), with a particular focus on the Hi-Tech agriculture facility in Karol.Accompanied by senior district officials, the DC reviewed the...